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5 Education Articles to End Your Week: New Developments in Science & Technology Education

By Shannon Sweetser On January 28, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
The 10 States Leading Science and Technology by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Which states are leaders in science education and technology? Which cities are attracting the most college grads? The Atlantic reveals which states have the edge on attracting the best and brightest. iPad Apps for Teachers by Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog Perhaps [...]
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10 Free Educational Lecture Sites for Tutors

By Shannon Sweetser On January 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation
If you’re not yet using free video lectures to engage your students, you’re missing out on one of the best, free educational resources out there on the web today. Thousands of universities have increased their own transparency by posting their video lectures online. Whether you’re a tutor looking to brush up on a topic or [...]
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New Learning Study: If You Test Them, They Will Remember

By Shannon Sweetser On January 21, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
A new study published online in the journal Science reveals the value of encouraging students to take practice tests instead of simply studying the material. When students took practice tests they retained 50% more of the information a week later than students who took alternate routes to studying the material. We’ve already discussed why it’s [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Higher Education Studies, Tech Boot Camp and Chinese Education Systems

By Shannon Sweetser On January 18, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
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Hope you”re ready for some interesting reading after your long weekend! This week in 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week, I focus in on some new studies that came out this past week including one which determined, most unfortunately, that 36% of U.S. College Graduates don”t acquire any additional critical thinking or writing skills after 4 [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start the Week: Should Test Prep Start at Age 4?

By Shannon Sweetser On January 10, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Socrato: System, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
We’re on the cusp of a transformational time in education. As we start the new year, education experts are delving into how many organizations, parents, tutors, teachers and businesses are coping with challenges within the educational world. In some cases, parents are starting test prep as early as age 4 in order to get them [...]
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Tutors and Teachers: Are Classrooms Ready for the iPad?

By Shannon Sweetser On January 7, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
It’s not even a year later and the revolutionary new tablet from Apple, the iPad, is already shaking up classrooms across the country. On one side of the argument you have iPad supports (students, parents, teachers) who believe the iPad has the power to “change the way business is done in the classroom,” and on [...]
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Why Tutors Should Heed Google Expert's Social Media Advice

By Shannon Sweetser On January 6, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Content, Education Techology, Education: Technology, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Can a tweet or Facebook status affect a website’s overall ranking? What about the quality of your followers? According to Matt Cutts, head of Google’s WebSpam team, they sure can! In a recent Google Webmaster Help Video, Matt Cutts answers a question (derived from this Danny Sullivan post “What Social Signals Do Google & Bing [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: The Cost of Education Wars

By Shannon Sweetser On January 3, 2011 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Testing
We can only hope that this new decade holds some solutions to the many educational challenges we have faced. The financial burdens facing the nation have left many classrooms striped of all extraneous resources. Many teachers are having to do so much more with so much less. In this week’s top education articles to start your week, [...]
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11 Must-Read Education Blogs for 2011

By Shannon Sweetser On December 29, 2010 · 9 Comments · In Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
First off, congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 2010 Edublog awards! I think it’s truly amazing that so many educators are using blogging as a way to supplement their teaching careers. It’s a valuable form of expression and one that requires patience on behalf of the writer. I know how tough it [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: Americans Failing Army Entrance Exam

By Shannon Sweetser On December 27, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, In The News, Socrato: System, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
We at Socrato hope that you”re throughly enjoying the last week of 2010. A snowstorm has crippled much of the Northeast, so I hope that wherever you are, it”s nice and warm. Though last week was a notoriously slow news week, I was able to find a few interesting blogs and articles on a variety [...]
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