Our picks highlight leading tech trends, with an eye toward the future.
Top 10 Tech | 2016
By on December 6, 2016
Our picks highlight leading tech trends, with an eye toward the future.
On the Map | Touch and Go
By on November 30, 2016
Injecting game play or interactive quizzes into lessons can help them go down a bit more smoothly. Here are two apps that offer students of geography both “learn” and “play” opportunities.
A Sobering Centennial: The Somme Offensive | Touch and Go
By on November 9, 2016
The Battle of the Somme, the devastating, five-month offensive of World War 1, is commemorated in an app marking its centennial.
A Sobering Centennial: The Somme Offensive | Touch and Go
By on November 9, 2016
The Battle of the Somme, the devastating, five-month offensive of World War 1, is commemorated in an app marking its centennial.
Robots, Early Learning on the Rise: What’s Trending in Kids’ Books
By on November 7, 2016
While ebooks have stalled, the outlook for the children’s book market looks good. That data and coming trends were unpacked at the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit.
Amazon “Rapids” App Offers Kids Short Stories
By on November 3, 2016
Amazon’s new app for kids ages 7–12 brings them original short stores that unfold in snippets of chat style text on e-readers and cell phones.
To Panama with a Tiger and a Bear | Touch and Go
By on November 3, 2016
Two creatures discover that the land of their dreams is not so far away after all.
STEAM, with an Emphasis on “A” | SLJ ISTE Webcast Series
By on October 17, 2016
This fall series, sponsored by littleBits, explores the education technology topics educators are talking about this school year, from virtual reality and STEAM to popular culture and digital literacy.
Open Music Library Combines Free and Subscription Databases
By on October 12, 2016
Academic database and streaming media publisher Alexander Street is beta testing the Open Music Library (OML), a new online resource that will eschew database paywalls, enabling non-subscribers to discover and use high-quality open access and public domain content from contributors such as the Library of Congress (LC) and the British Library (BL), while offering subscribers a seamless experience discovering and using free and for-fee content together.
