Harrop: Use your hands

News-Herald - Froma Harrop "In a much-read essay, Maria Konnikova [...]

June 20th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Computer, Cursive, Hands-on, Handwriting, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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New push to get girls into computer sciences

Education Week - AP "Less than one percent of high [...]

June 19th, 2014|Categories: Career, Coding, Computer, Computer Science, Girls|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Basic Coding Should Be a Mandatory Class in Junior High

Time - Tim Bajarin "One of the roles our education [...]

June 16th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Computer, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, Learning, Middle School, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Microsoft Unveils Skype Speech Translator, But Don’t Ditch Your Vocab Flash Cards

Asia Society - Jeff Wang "This week...Microsoft executives showed off [...]

May 30th, 2014|Categories: Computer, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Heavy web use harms a child’s mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog

The Telegraph - Daniel Martin "Overuse of the internet is [...]

May 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Internet, Learning, News, Online, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Aren’t Teens Reading Like They Used To?

NPR - Jennifer Ludden "The digital revolution means there are [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, Technology, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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State’s new computerized exam tryout plagued by glitches

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "New state standardized exams, [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Get ‘em off their butt! Help your child resist computer-related health problems

Scene - Dr. Steve Hansen "At least 70 percent of [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Role Of STEM Education In Shaping The Future Of Information Security

Forbes - Staff Writer "American companies should begin to address [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Data, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Google Announces No More Scanning Student Emails

Education News - Nick Green "Tech mega-giant Google has announced [...]

May 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Computer, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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