David Lee EdTech

"66 percent of 4th grade girls say they like science and math. But only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female."

The use of the Internet among young people has grown every year due to the increase in the number of homes’ that have Internet access and the development of engaging online applications, such as social media websites. Among all eight to eighteen year olds, homes with Internet access increased from 74 percent in 2004 to 84 percent in 2009 (Rideout). 96 percent of students who have Internet access were found to be using social networking technologies ("The Use of Social Media in School"). With the increase in the use of the Internet and social media technologies, a new type of bullying has emerged called cyberbullying. 17 percent of students reported that they were victims of cyberbullying in 2013 ("Technology, Teen Dating Violence and Abuse, and Bullying").  This intervention plan was developed to provide teachers, parents, and students with: an overview of cyberbullying. a cyberbullying prevention plan. a procedure for reporting cyberbullying. an example cybe...

With Google in Education's Classroom teachers can: -Create a class -Add students from your Google Apps account or with a class code, create assignments -Add a file from Drive, YouTube or webpage onto Classroom -Allow students to see assignments and complete them in Google Docs -Allow students to submit work automatically -See who turned in what in real time -Provide grades and feedback from Classroom

Are your students excited about the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Have them take tours of Brazil's new stadiums with Street View! Click the image below to find more stadiums in Google Maps Street View.   Views : Beira-Rio (Estádio José Pinheiro Borda) by Google Maps

Slidebean  is a web-based tool that allows users to create aesthetically-pleasing presentations with very little difficulty and effort. It is so simple to use that I decided to have my 1st graders try it out. Slidebean will go live on June 4th, 2014. The beta version has already been used by over 7,000 people. According to the CEO of Slidebean,  Caya Jose Cayasso , the company's immediate goal is to become a "true valuable alternative alternative for teacher and students to build their presentations." With its extremely simple user interface and its elegant designs, Slidebean could become the next big presentation tool in education. However there are some issues that Slidebean needs to address before this can happen (see the  Needed Fixes  section at the bottom of the post).  Technology Integration  Our 1st grade classes just finished up their Plants unit. They learned about the different parts of a plant...