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7 Statistics About Cyberbullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and October 18-22 is Digital Citizenship Week. Given how much time students spend online, the need to be taught how to recognize cyberbullying, and how to address it when they see it. Here are seven statistics to help you...
Computational Thinking: Beyond Problem Solving
While it’s often celebrated as a powerful tool for problem-solving, and as a foundation for coding, computational thinking is actually much more. There are four key types of computational thinking: Decomposition. Break the problem down into smaller, more manageable...
How to Teach Students to Code: 5 Tips from Experts
In our increasingly digitized world, many emerging careers rely more and more on technical computer skills, including coding. This means coding is becoming a crucial part of a future-ready curriculum for students. Besides creating a knowledge base for future learning,...
Building a Digital Literacy Program that Nurtures Future-Ready Students
Most likely, your students now have greater access to devices they can use for schoolwork than in years past. But do you have a comprehensive plan to integrate digital skills into the curriculum, across grade levels and subject areas? Developing and implementing a...
Learning.com Voted a Top Workplace in Oregon and Southwest Washington
Sponsored by The Oregonian, the Top Workplaces list is based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by Energage, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Top Workplaces research partner. Portland-based Learning.com was voted as an Oregon and Southwest Washington Top Workplace, the fifth time with this title.
Learning.com Supports Local Diversity with a Scholarship for an Aspiring Programmer
In 2020, Learning.com stepped up its commitment to workplace diversity by establishing an annual budget to support the DEI committee’s efforts. Our DEI committee was able to sponsor one student’s coding course this year. Aligning the goals of bringing underrepresented youth into the tech field while also giving an amazing opportunity to someone in our community feels like a win-win.
What to Look for in Technology Curriculum for Students
There are multiple options available for technology curriculum for students. How can you determine which will best support your students’ needs? Besides reading online reviews, which can help you get an unbiased sense of how the curriculum performs in the real world,...
EasyTech Earns Back to School Awards of Excellence
Learning.com’s Easytech digital literacy curriculum has been honored with Tech & Learning’s 2021 Excellence Back to School Awards. The awards recognize outstanding education products that support effective teaching and learning as teachers and students return to class.
District Prepares Students on Many Devices, with Many Skills
Madison County Schools in Jackson, Mississippi, provides digital equity to its 13,000 students through Learning.com’s EasyTech.
Digital Equity a Central Theme at This Year’s ASU-GSV Summit
Last week, I was pleased to attend the annual education conference organized by Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley (ASU-GSV). This is the tenth year I’ve attended, and it was, as always, a fabulous gathering of approximately 3,800 entrepreneurs,...