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Persuasive Games Engage Students in Learning
In a recent survey, 40% of educators reported that online applications and games are the most effective way to engage students. Games can even influence players to take action. According to Persuasive...
View ArticleIntroduce Kids to Engineering During Engineers Week
National Engineers Week is February 17-23, 2013! During this week-long celebration, engineers from all disciplines will showcase their love of engineering and build awareness about the many...
View ArticleSmithsonian Education for Teachers and Students
The Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” is the world’s largest museum and research complex with 19 museums, 9 research centers, and more than 140...
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Infographic: Pros & Cons of the Hyperconnected Life
Technology experts are almost evenly split when asked about the positive and negative influences of hyperconnectivity on the younger generation. Since there are strong arguments for each position,...
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Environmental Education: Taking Technology Outdoors
The National Environmental Education Foundation has produced a series of free educator toolkits that inspire environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. These provide a variety of...
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Science and Technology Resources from the Franklin Institute
Check these resources for learning about science and technology, from The Franklin Institute website: http://www.fi.edu/learn/index.php – Science learning home page features Science Headlines,...
View ArticleHomeschooling with Technology Survey
Note: I received the e-mail below from a homeschool mom who is seeking homeschoolers to complete a survey as part of a research study for her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education at Texas Woman’s...
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Science for Kids
Science Kids is the home of science and technology on the internet for children around the world! Learn about the amazing world of science with awesome science experiments, hands-on projects and...
View ArticleCool Math Websites
“Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.” ~Galileo Galilei Coolmath.com is a wonderful math website that was started in 1997 by Karen, a math teacher with an M.S. in...
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STEM Gifts for Homeschoolers
Only two weeks left until Christmas! This year why not put some scientific knowledge underneath your tree? STEM toys enable students of all ages to learn, play, and discover while providing exposure to...
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Be An Engineer
Engineers are critical to our world and to the way in which it works, and they also help shape the future. Whether it’s developing new fuel sources, managing energy resources more efficiently, or...
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Discount Laptops for Homeschools
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 7/21/15 Microsoft Education Product Policy allows nonprofit Notebooks for Students (NFS) to offer in-classroom technologies and pricing (previously reserved for traditional public...
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Reactions: Everyday Chemistry
Reactions is a video series produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS) that explains the chemistry in everyday life. This collection of short YouTube videos covers the topics of Food Chemistry,...
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“The Martian” Movie Inspires Future Space Scientists
Mars Trek is a NASA web-based portal for exploration of Mars. NASA has released a new interactive map of Mars that charts Mark Watney’s fictional journey across the red planet in The Martian science...
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Infographic: Kids and Technology
71% of children aged 5-15 have access to a tablet computer at home. 72% of children age 8 and under have used a mobile device. 17% of children under 3 own their own smart phone or tablet. These are...
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Social Studies Lesson Plans for Grades 7-12
Here are a few Social Studies lesson plans from a Graduate student at SUNY Plattsburgh, for Grades 7 through 12. Massachusetts Bay Colony Lesson Plan – Students will answer the six Journalistic...
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From STEM to STEAM [Free Webinar]
Register Now! (Registration is open to all educators including teachers, administrators, principals, librarians, afterschool educators, homeschoolers, college professors, and others.) Title: “From STEM...
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Science for Kids
Science Kids is the home of science and technology on the internet for children around the world! Learn about the amazing world of science with awesome science experiments, hands-on projects and...
View ArticleCool Math Websites
“Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.” ~Galileo Galilei Coolmath.com is a wonderful math website that was started in 1997 by Karen, a math teacher with an M.S. in...
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STEM Gifts for Homeschoolers
Only two weeks left until Christmas! This year why not put some scientific knowledge underneath your tree? STEM toys enable students of all ages to learn, play, and discover while providing exposure to...
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