Monthly Archives: October 2013

Common Core Considerations on Edutopia

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Stan Freeda

The State of the Common Core Millions of teachers and thousands of districts in 45 states are currently undergoing a sea change in the way that they teach and assess students. The new Common Core Standards for learning have been … Continue reading →

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If you’re not preparing your students to use social media well, you’re not doing your job

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stan Freeda

Our students are living in a world where more than 90% of employers use social media for recruiting.  If students are not savvy users of social media, they can kill their chance of getting many jobs. In fact 1 in … Continue reading →

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24 Unique Maker Education Resources For Teaching & Learning

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stan Freeda

Read the entire article by Mike Acedo on the Teach Thought at http://www.teachthought.com/learning/24-unique-maker-education-resources-teaching-learning/ Image Credit:  http://www.teachthought.com/learning/24-unique-maker-education-resources-teaching-learning/  

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How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stan Freeda

The web is filled with videos, social media chatter, and more resources than your brain can handle. Who is putting all that stuff online? According to a new study on internet usage by different generations, all the content on the … Continue reading →

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The Many Benefits of Music Education

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stan Freeda

Very cool infographic from the University of Florida Master of Music Program, posted on Visual.ly Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Funding for research and development of this infographic was provided … Continue reading →

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An Early Report Card on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stan Freeda

MOOCs promise to change the face of higher education, one giant classroom at a time. Here’s what they’re doing well—and how they can do better. If the MOOC movement were in college, it would be time for a freshman report … Continue reading →

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5 Tech Tools for the Next Generation Science Standards

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Stan Freeda

An education futurist shares his favorite software and hardware to help teach the NGSS. I want to start by saying that, in general, I am not a huge friend of standards. For years I’ve spoken out against standards that turn … Continue reading →

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Why you can’t stop checking your phone

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Stan Freeda

Drive for long enough in America, and you’re bound to see someone texting behind the wheel. Maybe it’ll be the guy ahead of you, his head bobbing up and down as he tries to balance his attention between his screen … Continue reading →

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10 Digital Field Trips For The Modern Classroom

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Stan Freeda

Field trips are important to student development. They bring students to new place physically, but also to places in their mind. I once had a student who said that his entire reason for pursuing acting was because of a field … Continue reading →

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School Speed Test Month Continues in New Hampshire

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Stan Freeda

With the New Hampshire SchoolSpeedTest, educators from around the state are building actionable data that will help power an Internet upgrade for New Hampshire students and teachers. So far, 975 SchoolSpeedTests have been run by teachers, IT coordinators, and staff … Continue reading →

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