Students who participate in esports may actually spent less time playing video games at home. And by focusing on the social, health and cultural aspects of competitive video gaming, students may improve their attendance and boost grades.

Nearpod, an instructional technology company, has teamed up with Agora Cyber Charter School to deploy the company’s more than 6,500 lessons with K12 teachers across Pennsylvania. The charter school provides full-time, tuition-free, public schooling for students through online instruction provided by teachers who lead classes remotely. Nearpod, the instructional technology partner helping districts and schools […]

By relying on abstract examples and simplistic advice like “be kind,” bullying prevention campaigns frequently exclude the most common and severe forms of bullying. What most bullying prevention efforts fail to mention is that the most severe and pervasive cases of bullying are actually instances of identity-based harassment and violence. Bullying prevention campaigns and policies […]

A new wave of professional development partnerships will double the capacity of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to offer its Certification for Educators edtech training to teachers in person and online. Some of the newest certification providers include Illinois Computing Educators, New Jersey’s Eduscape, Wisconsin’s Cooperative Educational Service Agency 2, Ohio’s Butler […]