Tag: technology
Getting “schooled” on our Facebook page
By Scholastic on August 16th, 2012
After a fantastic BlogHer event, we knew there was so much more to talk about with our teacher and parent friends when it comes to the subject of technology and literacy. So we asked Leticia, aka Tech Savvy Mama, to stop by our Facebook page formore… full post
Purge or preserve: How eBooks affect your personal library
By Lia on August 3rd, 2012
It’s no secret that we OOMers love books: talking about them, writing about them, borrowing them, collecting them. There’s just something really gratifying about seeing all the spines lined up on a shelf– a visual reminder of the countless subjectsmore… full post
Three Years Later, and Still Making Strides
By Guest Blogger on July 30th, 2012
Guest blogger Grace Matelich is from Larchmont, NY and will be a senior at Vanderbilt University this fall. This summer, she is interning with the Education Group’s marketing team and working on increasing READ 180’s online presence. more… full post
Sally Ride Remembered
By Dante on July 25th, 2012
Like most people, we were saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Sally Ride on Monday. She was one of the great American pioneers, blazing a trail — literally — by becoming the first American woman to travel to outer space (she went twice, inmore… full post
Storia named a “fantastic children’s book app” by Mashable!
By Morgan on June 11th, 2012
We talk a lot about the brain drain that can happen over the summer — the research proves that kids who read four or more books on their summer break can avoid the “summer slide” (the loss of reading skills that occurs when kids are out of school).more… full post
Extra! Extra! Read all about it… online
By Lia on May 29th, 2012
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans’ daily newspaper, made a major announcement last week: starting in the fall, it will cut back on print editions and only publish three days a week. For a newspaper with a 175-year history, that’s a huge step, and whenmore… full post
To teach technology or to teach WITH technology
By Anne on April 19th, 2012
It is a great pleasure of my job to speak with amazing teachers. Just recently I’ve come to know Derek Olson, a 2008 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and a 6th grade teacher at Afton-Lakeland Elementary in Stillwater, Minnesota. We asked him tomore… full post
FREE teaching resources on Scholastic.com for St. Patrick’s Day
By Alex on March 16th, 2012
As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, many of you may be looking for new and exciting lesson plans and ideas for the classroom—well look no further! Scholastic has created a number of FREE resources that will help teach students about leprechauns,more… full post
The most powerful technology is often simple and hidden
By Tyler on February 27th, 2012
Visiting a school the other day, I stood behind a fifth-grader who sat at a computer station practicing his spelling — the software delivering seemingly random words to him through the headphones on his ears, and requiring that he type them asmore… full post
Delete Digital Overload
By Dante on February 22nd, 2012
During the workweek I live online. My job is creating digital content, but I’m not just engaging with the myriad of editing and production tools I need — I’m also, by necessity, on Twitter and Facebook, while orbiting the galaxy of Googlemore… full post
