The 21st Century Educator

Parents see the potential in mobile apps for learning, but find that children tend to use them purely for entertainment, a nationwide survey finds.

If we want to understand boy's underachievement in writing, literature, and languages we need look no further than the way boys perceive these subjects.

At Sammamish High School, we're developing and implementing a comprehensive problem-based learning program for all of our students. Working closely with my peers during this process has become one of

What was once a futuristic technology is now giving students an immersive way to learn from the world around them.

If we can teach kids to solve messy problems before they graduate, they might have better luck solving messy problems when they start running the world, says Tim Holt.

HAMPTON — As the technologists at Winnacunnet High School look forward to the future, they know two things for sure in the ever-changing landscape that is 21st-century education: They need comprehensive wireless Internet access and they need modern...

A recent Pew Internet study on cell phone use in the United States revealed that in 2012, 85% of Americans used mobile phones to do much more than just mak

This is the second in a special Edutopia blog series about developing 21st century skills through project-based learning. In the first post, "Yes, You Can Teach and Assess Creativity!

In this prickly NYT op-ed, Pamela Paul bemoans the rise of game-based learning, pointing the finger directly at education technologists who "believe computer games (the classroom euphemism for video games) should be part of classroom lessons at increasingly...

... but I do not think it means what you think it means. One of my favorite lines from "The Princess Bride." If you’re not familiar with the movie, this

SchoolInfoApp helps schools embrace a mobile-first strategy with its custom mobile apps.

An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival...

This post begins in a place that’s far away from, well, just about everything. We’re traveling to place called Zuni Pueblo in northern New Mexico. Zuni is

The 21st century has already brought enormous changes to the ways in which we gather, process and exchange information. Social media platforms, such as Fac

Trisha Riche' is a kindergarten inclusion teacher at R. L. Brown Elementary in Jacksonville, FL. The grade-level chair at her school, Trisha was selected as one of the top ten most innovative educat

At under $300 a device, Chromebooks are an attractive alternative to pricier laptops and tablets. Learn everything you need to know about deploying them from two districts who have taken the plunge.

With hard data in short supply, the true value of bring-your-own-device policies is in the eye of the beholder. Insider (registration required)

DENVILLE TWP. --  The pre K-8 Board of Education passed a three-year technology plan Monday, April 15, with the goal of further integrating smart boards, document cameras and curriculum that uses technology into the classroom.

It's time to stop looking at technology in the classroom as something teachers must either embrace or reject, says a 5th grade teacher, and to start having a more nuanced conversation.

Amanda Todd’s mother is using her daughter’s tragic story to warn parents to update old "stranger danger" lessons and focus on social media interactions.

It can be intimidating to try something new in your classroom. This is especially true with technology. I believe that technology should make the work of teachers easier while creating an environment

Search Google for “Technology Integration” and you get nearly 2.8 million hits. Search Google for “Technology Infusion” and you get more than 66,000 hit

Two years ago, seventh-grade history became the only ungraded class in the school. The administration agreed to let me try it, as a means of empowering stu