Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a staple of our 8th grade English curriculum. In an effort to breathe new life into teaching this classic of modern American literature, Faculty Fellow Angela Hagans guided students (and faculty) through the process of using Prezi to demonstrate what they had learned about a [...]

Learning to write is relatively easy; learning to write well is a considerably more formidable task.  It’s widely documented that technology can improve students’ writing skills, and applications for the classroom are constantly evolving.  Here are two free and simple tools that have the potential to strengthen your students’ ability to write effectively. BookHooks Style [...]

Computer programming has changed considerable since the days of FORTRAN and BASIC. Today, tools like Scratch can be used to engage and teach even young students fundamental programming concepts. As described on their About page: Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and [...]