Tag: STEM
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Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Philissa Cramer The first attempt by the “nation’s report card” to measure students’ ability to think creatively and use technology found ... -
Creating the Tech Leaders of Tomorrow: How to Inspire Your Students to Lead in the Digital Age
There’s no denying that the digital age has transformed education. However, education in this time of technological transformation needs to extend beyond the question of “How ... -
Do students lose depth in digital reading?
Naomi Baron, American University Do students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print? For both parents and teachers, knowing whether computer-based ... -
Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
Margaret Kristin Merga, Murdoch University and Saiyidi Mat Roni, Edith Cowan University There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it ... -
Make a match: How some schools decide what education technology to buy
by Nichole Dobo School leaders and teachers struggle to find the right education technology to suit their needs. Education technology makers can’t figure out exactly what ... -
OPINION: The four ways we can train teachers to use technology that hasn’t been invented yet
by Candace Roberts Education critics often see technology as unnecessary bells and whistles to a curriculum that has sufficed for decades. But the reality is ... -
Schools must get the basics right before splashing out on technology
For years, schools and education experts have debated whether technology belongs in the classroom. Now the discussion has shifted and even schools that had thus far ... -
What happens when middle schoolers take to Twitter? They become learners
Fully 92 percent of American teenagers go online daily. More than half of them do so several times a day and a quarter are online “almost ... -
Want more innovation? Try connecting the dots between engineering and humanities
Sophia Krzys Acord, University of Florida; Kevin S Jones, University of Florida, and Susan D Gillespie, University of Florida _This article is a part of The ... -
Sexism in video gaming is just another form of bullying
Michael Kasumovic, UNSW and Jeff Kuznekoff, Miami University Many people have experienced harassment or bullying online. However, the victims of such harassment are disproportionately women. Women ...
