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Interactive Polling via PowerPoint Makes Classrooms Responsive
Posted on May 21, 2013
Wake County, N.C., EMS classes allow students to answer questions electronically so responses display in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
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Girls Trade Acting for Theater Tech Skills
Posted on August 15, 2012
Girls in Technology program takes young women off center stage and into behind-the-scenes theater production technology.
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Why Educators Should Spend 15 Minutes a Day on Social Media
Posted on August 10, 2012
Some simple advice for educators on how to maximize your time.
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Teacher Professional Development Gets Personal
Posted on August 7, 2012
A Colorado district's Summer Institute helps educators become better teachers by allowing them to choose professional development that interests them.
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Why Educators Should Connect Digitally
Posted on August 3, 2012
Why educators should learn together on social networks and what happens when they don't.
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Digital Connected Educator Month Kicks Off
Posted on August 1, 2012
With the 2012-13 school year almost here, education organizations and educators are promoting the value of learning through social media.
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Collaboration, Leadership Key in Oakland, Calif., School Turnaround
Posted on July 11, 2012
Strong leadership, teacher collaboration and blended learning helped pull this urban school up from the bottom.
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Common Core Teamwork Culls Content
Posted on July 6, 2012
States are collaborating to match digital resources with Common Core Standards.
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Student Performance Will Appear on North Carolina Teacher Evaluations
Posted on June 29, 2012
By tracking the yearly progress of individual students statewide, North Carolina hopes to help teachers and students improve.
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3 Technology and Learning Strategies to Steal
Posted on June 8, 2012
Find out how Digital School District winners make learning relevant and real.
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