by Emma | Apr 5, 2018 | Administrators, Blog, Pedagogy, Teaching Topics
An honor code highlights a school’s values and is usually agreed upon by administrators, teachers, students and parents. Honor codes include behaviors that go against the school’s values, such as cheating, stealing or plagiarism. How Does It Work? At the beginning of...
by Emma | Mar 15, 2018 | Apps, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Study Skills, Teaching Topics
The world is filled with distractions. These distractions can cloud young students’ minds. They can also keep them from achieving their goals. Moreover, these distractions are multiplied online, which can make it tremendously difficult to stay on task. Here are...
by Emma | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog, Educational Technology
Paper Versus Screen Learning As online learning, e-textbooks and digital note-taking gain popularity, schools face new pressures. The main challenge? How to balance old-school tools, like pen and paper, and new technology, like e-readers and laptops. As educators seek...
by Emma | Jan 30, 2018 | Administrators, Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Educational Technology, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, Pedagogy, Teaching Topics
Digital citizenship is a concept that enables teachers, administrators, parents, and technology teams to teach students how to use the internet appropriately. Students who develop a strong sense of digital citizenship are also developing skills that can help them...
by Emma | Jan 16, 2018 | Apps, Blog, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Study Skills, Teaching Topics
Technology has become an integral part of teaching and instructing students. It allows them to develop critical thinking skills, learn new concepts and creatively express their own ideas. Technology also enables educators to accommodate the three main learning styles:...