Developing Digital Literacy: Building Blocks for Today’s Classrooms Given the fast-changing digital environment, digital literacy is now a must-have ability in education. It goes well beyond simple computer use to include navigating, understanding, and critical interaction with digital surroundings. Today’s teachers have the special challenge of arming their pupils with knowledge and tools for creating,…
A VPN connection encrypts and protects students’ internet traffic from interceptors who may want to steal passwords.
Wonder Share Presentory is tool that helps teachers create more engaging video presentations for students.
At times, students may need to access resources restricted by geo-restrictions.
Using a VPN offers several key advantages for students, including preventing sensitive data and helping ensure safer online browsing.
[Updated October 2025] contributed by Justin Marquis, Ph.D In ‘Only Disconnect,’ Andrew Reiner, writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education, lamented the state of American youth, particularly their preoccupation with social media. By the end of his article, Reiner advocated for social media Sabbaths, in which students would disconnect from their networks to more deeply engage…
Piaget’s stages of cognitive development include the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stage.
3 major brain elements help control what information your brain takes in: the reticular activating system, limbic system, and dopamine.
Setting the purpose for reading is crucial as it provides focus and direction, guiding readers to engage actively with the text.
From building trust and relationships to cultivating responsibility, here are 6 strategies for working with your most ‘difficult’ students.
Like anything else in your classroom, promoting critical thinking skills is a matter of planning, priority, and practice.
Examples of assistive technology for the classroom include sip and puff systems, enlarged keys keyboard, and signaling devices.