The brute force of social media, combined with the incredible access to–and engaging nature of–digital media like video games, videos, and film–are undoubtedly impacting the way students learn. The very nature–in duration, tone, form, and nuance–of the media they consume hasn’t just “changed” (which implies a single change) but is in a constant state of…
The future library system won’t disappear soon, but rather, blossom into something in congruence with today’s myriad informational demands.
Promoting reading, writing, and other academic subjects stands as crucial to keeping humanity from wrecking itself before it checks itself.
It’s a shame more people are not aware of the wide array of free online libraries. Databases, books, videos, audio recordings and e-books are available, just waiting to be viewed and used. This guide will help avid readers, serious researchers and casual surfers alike get the most out of free web libraries. Best Online Libraries…
Ask just about any teacher if kids today are struggling with writing and you’ll get a resounding “yes.” While curmudgeonly complaints about “kids today” have always existed, even in relation to writing, there are numerous indications that today’s writing crisis is much more than generational criticism. Research shows that students, from grade school to college,…
Student bloggers develop crucial skills with language, tone their critical thinking muscles, and understand their relationship to the world.
Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms.
Here, are a few amazing iPad apps for struggling readers and writers to help them see school as fun and engaging, not a struggle.
In the world of tech, education, and culture, thinking differently is at worst a path to revelation, at best, the way to spectacular change.
Ever heard of Inanimate Alice? Understand what all the fuss is? If the answer is “no” to either, take a gander here.
While a student isn’t likely to start a social media-based group to improve their writing, it doesn’t mean they can’t get feedback from peers.
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