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  1. Raising The Grade: Jessica Martinez on Technology

    Raising The Grade: Jessica Martinez on Technology

    Jessica Martinez is in her twelfth year as an educator. She spent nine years as a classroom teacher before becoming an instructional coach. She gives her thoughts on technology in education and specifically at Bancroft Elementary. Keep reading to learn more about some of the benefits and drawbacks she’s seen.

  2. Raising The Grade: Is There an App for That?

    Raising The Grade: Is There an App for That?

    My school district, like many across the country uses the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and Text Reading and Comprehension (TRC) assessments to measure elementary students’ reading abilities. These are a series of probes that evaluate skills indicators such as word fluency, retelling, synthesis, and inferring.

  3. Map of Skills | Discovery of RNA Sequences

    Map of Skills | Discovery of RNA Sequences

    In this “Map of Skills,” Kaila Deiorio-Haggar, a Ph.D. Researcher at the Meyer Laboratory of Boston College, describes her work on autogenous ribosomal elements in bacteria. She uses computational frameworks to discover autogenous ribosomalelements in bacteria and talks about the computational alignments of genomic structures.

  4. Dr. Keith Explores: Water & Chemicals

    Dr. Keith Explores: Water & Chemicals

    Remember that list we made? I made a short list as well and one product contains isopropyl alcohol, 2-butoxy-ethanol and ammonia. I have another item that has a warning label that a poison control center should be contacted immediately if the product is swallowed. The product is to be used to clean surfaces like counters and bathroom sinks and tubs.

  5. Map of Skills | Teaching Voice and Singing

    Map of Skills | Teaching Voice and Singing

    Some want to learn how to sing for the joy of singing. Others want to make singing their career—they want to record albums, audition for major talent competitions, or be signed to labels. See what kinds of technology Maya and her students use in order to maximize their talent and leverage the potential of various STEAM tools.

  6. Raising The Grade: It's An A+ for ALEKS

    Raising The Grade: It's An A+ for ALEKS

    It stands for Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Space. ALEKS is an assessment and learning system that is completely Web-based. It uses effective questioning to gauge a student’s skills and accurately tells me what they’ve mastered, what they haven’t mastered, and what they’re ready to learn next.

  7. Introduction to Video Production, Part 2

    Introduction to Video Production, Part 2

    In this second part of “Intro to Video Production,” Eli introduces popular video editing programs for advanced production. What if you are looking for something more advanced? What if you have come and gone with iMovie or Lightworks and it’s just not doing it for you anymore? Keep reading to learn about more of our suggestions.

  8. Introduction to Video Production, Part 1

    Introduction to Video Production, Part 1

    Staff Writer Eli Kell-Abrams sheds light on the world of video production.”Oh the times, they are a-changin’.” It was as true in 1964, when Bob Dylan first said it, as it is now. It’s a new day, a day filled with screens, technology, and flashing lights. A day where famous books are now being overshadowed by the motion pictures made about them.

  9. App on Track: Learn It and Make It with Craftsy

    App on Track: Learn It and Make It with Craftsy

    We are taking this app around the track to find out what’s under the hood! We’ll tell you if it’s worth your time, if what we find is any good. Unleash your creativity with Craftsy! Find out how to bring ideas to life and create projects that make you proud. Craftsy has more than 500 online classes in photography, cake decorating, cooking, and painting.

  10. App on Track: 1001 Wonders of the World

    App on Track: 1001 Wonders of the World

    1001 Wonders of the World aims to take you on an adventure! The purpose here is clearly to give you an experience of what it would be like be at each location. It not only features 2000 spectacular images, and interesting information on the most beautiful places on earth but it has the sounds to help capture the feel of each of those amazing places.

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