There’s Gamified Learning and then there’s Learning through Gaming. Let’s look at the latter! The intersection of gaming and learning is an increasingly hot topic in the 21st Centurty K-12 learning community. But, are video games really providing any benefits for helping students in these age groups to learn? This infographic by Online College Course gives a [...]
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Another year of E-Rate-funded growth is about the begin. But first, make sure your Form 471 is filed! For nearly sixteen years, schools, libraries and school districts have been able to take advantage of the Federal Communication Commission’s E-Rate program. This program has enabled these educational institutions to receive millions of dollars in funding that [...]
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K-12 may be the most intensive learning period of anyone’s life, but Sesame Street Workshop believes that quality education starts younger than that. Thanks to Sesame Street Workshop, we can find out why it is important for children to receive high quality early childhood education. According to this infographic, children who receive great early childhood [...]
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We all know what search engines are and what they can do. But how much do you know about academic search engines? Search engines are used daily all over the world. They search through various sites, but just how effective is it for students that are researching topics for class assignments and projects? Not very [...]
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Hey, teachers! What can you do to help drive parent involvement in your students’ success? Let’s take a look! Welcome to part two of SharpSchool’s look ‘Parent Involvement’. In part one, we went over some strategies that parents could use to add to their child’s learning experience. In part two we are going to go over [...]
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This week, SharpSchool wants to address the mystery of how parents can be more involved with their child’s 21st Century learning needs. Part One examines how parents can take the initiative. It is no secret that student with parents or guardians that show interest in their child’s education are the ones who tend to have [...]
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The effect that technology has on kids today is undeniable. But how young does it start? According to Angiolotty, children as young as 6 months are using their parent’s electronic devices for play. Also, children aged 2-5 learn how to play an online computer game before learning to tie their shoes. By the time these [...]
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Want Lessons to become homework, and homework to become classwork? Then think about the Flipped Classroom Tech tools are being used a lot more frequently within classrooms in a variety of ways. Have you and your class begun to incorporate the new Flipped Classroom teaching method? Let’s start by addressing the obvious: what is a [...]
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Now that your K12 learning environment is in full swing, why not encourage your students to take to the blogosphere with one of these great student-oriented blogging services! The amount of online educational tools that are available to the K12 are impressive. However, many of these tools and services are geared towards actively engaging schools, [...]
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We wanted to start the New Year with an exciting project: a website overhaul! Everyone makes New Year’s resolutions. Some are big, some are small. Our collective wish here at SharpSchool was simple: Make SharpSchool.com an immersive experience, one that reflects what our own web and mobile solutions does for our invaluable clients. The new [...]
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