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Alexander Hendrix

Virginia Lawmakers Encourage Teachers To Use Digital Media In Classrooms | WAMU 88.5 - ... - 0 views

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    A quick summary of how the Virginia government is trying to encourage digital media aligned with the SOLs for use both in the classroom as well as for parents who homeschool their kids.
Kelsey Agett

Civics/Government: Introduction - 1 views

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    Webquest on voting!
Kasey Hutson

the Edthena blog - about better coaching for teachers and using technology - 0 views

  • The public perceives education as of the government. The public is demanding better education options. The public is asking for real progress in the way of education reform. And yet, the government is now sitting on the sidelines waiting till next year.
  • To those lawmakers who claim to be education advocates and committed to real change in education -- take education off your lipservice list and put it on your to-do list. Stop using education and education investment as a bargaining chip to get your other deals done.
  • However, without a concerted effort to "place bets" on the ideas that have the potential to transform education, how can we ever expect to "hit it big" when it comes to education technology?
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  • Edhtena is a technology platform that's focused on schools. And yet, schools sometimes don't have the right technology upgrades to support technology like Edthena.  Sure, the computers are powerful enough. Sure, the internet bandwidth is there. But the software -- mainly the browser -- that users have may not deliver the best experience.  This is why we're so excited by Microsoft's announcement to automatically update Internet Explorer for all users. LOTS of schools are still running LOTS of computers with Windows XP with old versions of IE. Now, teachers won't have to worry about what version software they have. And IT departments won't have to worry about capacity to update everyone over time.  Everybody wins here. Thank you, Microsoft.
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    I'm biased because this blog is from my childhood best friend's older brother (whew), but he has a really cool start-up company that is focused on educational technology and, further, on using technology to provide teachers feedback. Adam is a TFA alum, originally from Virginia Beach, who is passionate about teaching and helping teachers improve their craft. Worth checking out!
Lauren Tappan

FREE -- Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government - 1 views

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    free resources with every subject area
Jennifer Massengill

iCivics | Free Lesson Plans and Games for Learning Civics - 0 views

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    A civics website founded by Sandra Day O'Connor trying to teach kids civics in a fun and engaging way.
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