Technology and training company Become Unmistakable is releasing Student uMap, a platform designed for educators and students to help students connect to each other and their teachers in the new “COVID classroom.” It allows students to safely share their enthusiasm and concerns while providing a platform for their teachers to […]
Month: October 2020
‘Two Screens for Teachers’ to supply extra monitors in Seattle and puts out call for help in other cities
The two-screen setup of an elementary school teacher in Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Two Screens for Teachers) Remote teaching is about to get a little bit easier for thousands of teachers in Seattle Public Schools. The nonprofit organization “Two Screens for Teachers” announced Tuesday that it’s purchasing a second computer […]
95K Alabama students connected through free internet voucher program
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – About 95,000 Alabama students receive free internet through the state’s free internet voucher program. © Provided by Montgomery-Selma WSFA Starting next week, vouchers for free internet access for families of students on free or reduced lunch will be mailed out. It’s all a part of the […]
Top School Supplies & College Student Deals Ranked by Consumer Walk
Save on a range of school supply deals for teachers, college students, & K-12 students at the Prime Day 2020 sale, featuring the top discounts on school devices such as MacBooks, Chromebooks, tablets, & computer desks Here’s a summary of the top school supply deals for students and teachers for […]
What We’re Teaching at ExtraCurricular This Week
Photo credit: . From Cosmopolitan Sooo…how’s your fall semester going? Actually, nevermind. We know, and we’re sorry. That’s why we created ExtraCurricular. ICYMI: we’ve created an entire semester’s worth of classes—free! free classes!—to give you everything that (campus) life just…isn’t right now. sign up here It’s College 2.0, and you’re […]
BHPS Teachers Engage Students Through Innovative Technology
As we embarked on this new school year, this one with students and teachers participating in a hybrid learning environment, the faculty of the Berkeley Heights Public School District have had to come up with new and innovative ways to teach and engage their students. In some cases utilizing and […]
A chilling prospect for some metro K-12 students: Are snow days melting away? | Education
Millard North freshman Josslyn Morgan tried to find a positive side to losing snow days. Snow days are fun, she said, but students still get winter break. “I really like snow days, because it was a day off from school, but we also get four more days of summer, so […]
East St. Louis students lacking internet for remote learning
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Countless parents in East St. Louis say they are relying on minimal resources while struggling to gain internet access to help their children participate in remote learning at area schools during the coronavirus pandemic. East St. Louis is a largely Black community where nearly […]
‘Are you kidding me right now?’
A high school student has been wreaking havoc among his teachers with a $16 gadget that can supposedly tell whether a diamond is real. The TikTok star on the rise, known as DiamondTesterKid, uploaded his first video in a now-eight-part series on Sept. 21. In the now-viral clip, which has been […]
Apple Removes Beats Landing Page From Website Ahead of Tuesday’s Launch Event [Update: Restored]
Apple has quietly removed the “Beats by Dre” webpage from its website ahead of its Apple event on Tuesday, as it prepares to launch a new, lower-cost HomePod and AirPods Studio headphones. As noted by Apple Terminal, the landing page for Beats products can no longer be found on Apple’s […]
EASI: Bringing science and tech to students and teachers | Local News Stories
For over a decade local science teachers have banded together to form the Eastern Arizona Science Initiative. Together, these educators put on annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math summer camps and provide teacher support. Paul Anger is the EASI chairperson and one of the creators of the non-profit group in […]
Six Ways to Prepare Students for Voting
Opinion —iStock/Getty Images Plus It’s more that just helping students register to vote By Julie Rine Holderbaum My 22-year-old stepdaughter recently told me that she wasn’t planning to vote this year, and then she admitted that she never had before, either. Two reasons for this came to light. Apathy was […]
Early School Supplies & Gadget Deals Reviewed by Deal Tomato
Here’s our review of the best early school supply deals for teachers & college students for Amazon Prime Day 2020, featuring deals on iPads, Fire HD tablets, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and Microsoft Surface laptops. Here’s our review of the best early school supply deals for teachers, college students, and K-12 students […]
Who ya gonna call? Remote learning help for teachers and parents
Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Within a few weeks, hundreds of teachers — and eventually […]
How to sign up for Spotify Premium on your iPhone or desktop computer, and get a free trial
© Reuters You can subscribe to Spotify Premium on your iPhone or a computer. Reuters Gone are the days of carrying around bulky iPods that could only hold a limited amount of music. These days, streaming services like Spotify have made it easier than ever to have access to […]
Is The Govt Providing Free Internet to All Students For Online Classes? Here’s The Truth
© Ritu Singh | India.com Viral News Desk A lot of misinformation and fake news has flooded social media ever since coronavirus hit India and not everything we read on the internet is true. Now, a post which claims the government is providing free internet to students has gone viral […]
Tax perks await donors of gadgets, computers to public schools for new normal in learning
MANILA, Philippines—With blended learning and online classes in full swing, donors of computers and other gadgets to public schools will be rewarded with tax deductions under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday (Oct. 8). Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 26-2020, signed […]
Juice WRLD’s Mom Pens Open Letter and Announces Live Free 999 Website Launch on World Mental Health Day
In conjunction with World Mental Health Day, Juice WRLD‘s mom has launched the official website for Live Free 999—a charitable organization founded posthumously in the rapper’s honor. Carmella Wallace announced the launch in an open letter Saturday, about 10 months after Juice—birth name Jarad Anthony Higgins—died of an accidental drug overdose. Wallace reflected on her relationship […]
how schools are meeting the need during remote learning
The two bright-eyed second graders huddled together looking at a laptop during music class in their makeshift remote classroom at the Boys and Girls Club in Paulsboro. © JESSICA GRIFFIN/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Josciah engaged in a Zoom session with his music class at the Paulsboro Boys & Girls Club in […]
Donaldson Donates 200 Laptops to Support Educational Success for Underserved Students’ Remote Learning at Prodeo Academy
Leaders at Donaldson Company, Inc. and members of the company’s corporate tutor team delivered 200 laptops to Prodeo Academy, a network of tuition-free preparatory schools in the Twin Cities metro area that develop students in PreK-8th grades to be critical thinkers and reflective leaders. When the pandemic necessitated the transition […]