We are thrilled to unveil a brand new theme today! Yoko – as it is called – is our first “responsive” and HTML5 theme. This means that it will look great on all types of devices – including tablets and phones. Exciting, huh? This works because the theme is designed to move the sidebars and…
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Improving parent communication in 3 short steps
Earlier today, this blog post was published on Edutopia.org that shares results of a recent survey by the National School Public Relations Association in the US. The survey asked parents and non-parents (over 43,000 of them!) how they want to be kept informed about what’s going on at school. The results were surprising in that social…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Move over Google Reader, Facebook is my news reader of choice
Right up there with running more and eating healthier, keeping up with the blogs I like to follow has been my easy way out of New Year’s resolutions the past few years. How many of you out there have also spent a good amount of time setting up your Google Reader only to let the…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Introducing Teacher Challenges – Free Professional Development!
We couldn’t be more excited to announce the start of a new series of free professional development for educators – something we are calling ‘Teacher Challenges’. The online trainings will be open and public to anyone that would like to participate. While we will provide a suggested time line and set of activities, you can…
We should talk – what are you doing to ensure student safety online?
It is one of the most important conversations we can have. When student privacy and safety is at stake, we all have an obligation to do our part. Keeping in mind that laws and policies vary depending on where you are and what age you work with, there are some common sense tips we should…
Edublogs News: Featured blogs and a hero’s interview
For the past few months, we have announced on facebook and twitter our featured blog-o-the-week each Thursday. We hope that others are able to gain ideas from these blogs while we are able to recognize teachers and students for all of their excellent work. This week, the featured blog is Heroes 2011 from Brebeuf Jesuit…
