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Description This book is a beginner’s guide to Java Programming Language for Kids ages 12 – 18. I have explained all the topics in a simple, concise and easy language with thorough examples, codes and have tried...

Description This book is a beginner’s guide to Java Programming Language for Kids ages 12 – 18. I have explained all the topics in a simple, concise and easy language with thorough examples, codes and have tried...

You really can do anything online. While COVID-19 has drastically reduced our ability to gather in-person, the social-emotional growth of children, including the need for regular social interaction among students, has...

As we embark on a new year against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we continue to live in an extraordinary age of mass school closures and distance learning. Despite the challenges that remote learning...

In a district where most of our students receive free or reduced lunches, we have next to no access to high-quality STEM programs, computer science classes, or coding courses. When I was Googling different ways to fill...

It’s been almost one year since the country shut down, and schools are still adapting to the new normal of remote and hybrid learning environments–with a newfound reliance on digital books. While ebooks and...

When COVID forced school districts nationwide to quickly pivot to remote learning, we not only had to configure mobile devices for students to take home, but also implement safeguards to shield them from inappropriate...

I’ll never forget that feeling of heading into the complete unknown when New York Public Schools first closed due to the spread of a global pandemic. Overnight, our classrooms were empty. Technology became our...

Legislators in Arkansas, Iowa and Mississippi have introduced bills to ban schools from using curriculum linked to the New York Times’ slavery-centered 1619 Project, reports Sarah Schwartz in Education Week. The 1619...

You could do it tooPhotos-K.Barrett, authorBeginningI was having a discussion with my middle-school class about ways they could impact the world around them. We talked about what things were bothering them and what...

Back in March, copyright was not top-of-mind for many people, as health and educational continuity took precedence. Many publishers waived copyright fees for use of materials in distance learning, made teaching...

Here are some tips I learned doing remote teaching last semester. I am putting them out here hoping that they help some teachers and students. Many of these tips will also be useful for remote workers in meetings and...

Media and public relations are rich areas for research. Here are some suggestions for areas of study for students.I deliver an annual lecture for media and public relations students at Newcastle University about...

It’s something no teacher or administrator wants to think about, but what if one of your students is showing an interest in computer hacking? Teachers–sometimes more than parents–can tap into kids’ interests and...

Closing the educational divide and the digital skills gap has always been important to technologically-minded educators, but the disruptions of COVID-19 have brought a new urgency. Ensuring all students can participate...

This interview is part of our “Getting to Know You” series, featuring brilliant entrepreneurs from the NY Tech community.Shaun Johnson is an experienced entrepreneur who has worked across the fields of technology...

If classmates are remote, children can “turn and talk” with a teddy bear. Photo: Rafael Russano Silva/Pexels Making remote learning work requires more than familiarity with technology, says Brian Greenberg, CEO of...