Today in Georgia History, the Georgia Lottery sold its first ticket to support education in the state. But, it wasn’t first time that a lottery had been in place. In the 18th and 19th centuries,...
ISTE 2012 wrapped up last night. If you’re like me, you were unable to attend the ed technology conference in San Diego in person. But thanks to Twitter, blog posts and YouTube and other social media...
Georgia is getting a new civil rights museum that has just begun its construction phase and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2014. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will be a...
I know a lot of us are using Pinterest, but in the event that you haven’t yet experienced it (because it is an experience), here’s a brief explanation: Pinterest is a way to organize the internet....
When you think of the sophisticated word, multiculturalism, do you often wonder how to define or even express the concept to your young homeschool students? You can start by saying you took a...
What happens when educators are the victims of bullying by students? The story could enfold like Karen Klein’s. She is the 68 year old bus monitor from upstate New York who’s verbal assault by middle...
WGBH is the Boston PBS station behind the series “Arthur.” In addition to producing the show, they develop some neat games based on the series. I got a personal demonstration of one of them - D.W.‘s...
What child isn’t fascinated with the hilarity of poop? Since it seems we can’t get them to stop joking about, perhaps we can try to make it educational. Maybe in the process, we’ll remove some of...
Astronomers are predicting that the 2012 LZ1 asteroid will be visible tonight. If you lack the proper fancy equipment for such an adventure, you can also watch it online with SLOOH Space Camera....
