Join in: What’s the #EducationWeWant?

It’s a new year, and we have a new name – The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report). To celebrate the change, we’re launching a new campaign using our logo as an interactive visual. We want to know which of the new education targets supporting the global education goal are most important to you. Join in online, and via twitter using #EducationWeWant...

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Can Africa afford free education?

Today, BBC World Service is holding a debate in South Africa around the question ‘Can Africa afford free education?’, which we have been helping them answer. Inequality in education: poverty as a major factor. The new agenda calls for 12 years of free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education, yet, as of 2010, on average in the region, 20-24 year...

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Syria? Education?

Posted on 3 February 2016 by GEM Report It’s not news that calls for funds for education in humanitarian situations are left unmet, but it doesn’t fail to shock when the actual figures are laid bare. Syria, which no one can deny is in dire need of assistance, and where education has been flattened over the course...

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Google has reportedly made $31 billion in revenue from Android

We know that Google doesn't reveal the revenue or profit it makes off of its Android mobile-operating system. However, looks like the well-guarded secret has just been revealed by Oracle. The the database maker’s attorney in an ongoing lawsuit against Google revealed last week that the latter has made a total of $31 billion in revenue and $22 billion in profit from Android...

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Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrain

Social media has pros and cons when the classroom is involvedWhen news broke last month that Newark teacher Krista Hodges used Twitter to express her desire to stab some of her students and pour hot coffee on them, the questions arose quickly: Aren’t there rules about that? Why wasn’t she fired?The answer is that teachers who use social media are living in the Wild West:...

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16 educators new teachers should follow on Twitter

During Connected Educator Month, do just that—connect with teachers on TwitterIt’s no secret that new teachers need lots of support, and these days, teachers often find support online and through social media. In fact, following just a few inspirational educators on Twitter can help new teachers start their classroom careers off on the right foot. Data shows that many...

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Schools begin teaching kids to cope with life online

Students are learning how to manage social media, online behaviorLike many kids her age, Bloomingdale High senior Tranae Robinson has dozens of social media applications at her fingertips and routinely logs into at least seven of them on her smartphone–Twitter, Snapchat and Pinterest included. She admits teens could be more mindful of Internet safety and how they present...

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5 Twitter hashtags you should be searching

Regularly searching education-related Twitter hashtags can help educators expand their professional growthSocial media remains a game-changer in education. Through platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, students are able to collaborate on projects or discussions about assignments. Educators connect with peers across their district, state, or, in many cases, across the...

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10 ways to use social media to pass bond issues

School leaders share social media strategies that successfully support district effortsAs the fight to get voter approval for bonds becomes more challenging, school district leaders and their supporters are tapping into Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social media to win their campaigns. “Schools that don’t use social media are missing out on one of the most effective...

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District policy change could ban selfies

Students would need teacher permission to take selfies in schoolWhether by design or not, a proposed Wake County (N.C.) school policy change could ban students from taking pictures of themselves and others in school. One of the revisions to the school district’s technology policy would prohibit students “from taking pictures or videos with any device unless directed by...

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Social media access challenges parents, educators

Adults tackle question of how much social media is enough, but not too muchTwin Design / Shutterstock.comWith smartphones and tablet and laptop computers now as common as pencils and notebooks in many classrooms, schools and parents alike are having to figure out how to guide students’ use of technology. Access to the internet for students can mean access to a world of ...

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LinkedIn spends $1 billion on education company to improve skill training

LinkedIn to acquire lynda.com to better connect the global workforce, says company.LinkedIn is acquiring lynda.com, an online learning company that offers courses on business, technology, and creative skills with the aim of helping people achieve their professional goals–a move that could have big impacts on the way students and others find jobs and leverage skill sets....

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To curb cyberbullies, this district will monitor students’ social media

Student messages on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook are now being monitored by the Orange County (Fla.) school district as part of a new program to curb cyberbullying, crime on campus and suicide. Central Florida’s largest school district announced that it had acquired new software that would allow it to grab and then analyze social media messages posted...

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New law helps fight tech-based bullying

As cyberbullying increases, new laws and measures are helping combat tech-based bullyingThe face of a bully and the definition of bullying have changed over the years. Technology has come to replace the glaring student who pushes others down on the playground or the mean girl who uses word-of-mouth to spread her gossip. Smartphones and social media have opened an entirely...

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Survey reveals why teachers aren’t embracing social media

Survey reveals that the majority of classroom educators shy away from social media integrationA new survey finds that just 13 percent of participating educators have used social media as part of their classroom learning. The University of Phoenix College of Education survey of 1,002 U.S. K-12 teachers found that 87 percent of those surveyed said they have not embraced social...

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