There is a lot more to check out at the Chicago Public Library than just books and periodicals. Brad Spirrison interviews Brian Bannon, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library.
Many of us associate Khan Academy purely with the pioneering educational videos that can be accessed for free online and via YouTube and other platforms. While the nonprofit organization does have a library of more than 5,000 video tutorials that cover math, science and other subjects, it also offers more than 150,000 interactive lessons, which are mostly math-oriented and aligned to Common Core State Standards.
Your kids are likely off from school today in celebration of Martin Luther King Junior Day. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the pioneering civil rights leader. There are several applications that can be creatively used to teach kids of all ages about Martin Luther King Jr. Here are three of our favorites.
These five mobile apps make junior marine biologists out of students who feel they have a kinship with all living things. They aid in the identification of organisms, biology literacy, and oceanography.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently made headlines by rising above 18000 for the first time in its 118-year history. While a significant feat, there is more to domestic and global economies than the stock market. Here are few mobile apps that track the economy in terms suitable for high school students.
Nearly three quarters of elementary and middle school teachers already incorporate digital games within their classroom curriculum, according to a recent survey by the Games and Publishing Council. The smart money is on this number going up in the coming years.
Environmental science covers many exciting and equally important academic fields. It has the potential to replace earth science at the high school level, digging into the benefits of hands-on scientific discovery. These five mobile apps look at geology, ecology, the environment, chemistry and other sciences.
Registration for the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee ends on December 12. Regardless of participation, teachers and students should constantly look for ways to improve both their spelling lessons and abilities. These five mobile applications are must downloads for spelling bee participants, whether on the national stage or classroom-only competitions!
To say that human beings have only explored a speck of the observable universe is an understatement of cosmic proportions. Thankfully, we now have new tools available on our tablets and smartphones to explore planets, stars, galaxies, space stations and space environments.
These five mobile apps, appropriate for middle school and up, provide information about Native American tribes, languages, customs, and culture.
In the last few years, 3D has moved beyond movie theaters and flat screen TVs to handheld and tablet devices. These mobile applications all use the third dimension for different ends, from exploring entire cities to physical projects produced by 3D printers to interactive models of human anatomy.
For better and worse, we live in a culture of coding. Now that virtually everyone is a consumer of digital content, there are unprecedented commercial and social opportunities for content creators.