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Earthquake-Monitoring Tech May Help Save Elephants

SCIENCE Technology developed to study earthquakes could help conservationists monitor elephant populations from afar. (Pacific Standard) Learn more about how elephants communicate with our great video resource. (Cue up to about 1:36.) Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The Pacific Standard article identifies two ways elephants communicate using vocalization: sound and infrasound. What is sound? … Continue reading Earthquake-Monitoring Tech May Help Save Elephants

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Tech Giants Unite, to Fight Wildlife Crime Online

BUSINESS Tech companies launched a coalition aiming to reduce the illegal online trade in ivory and other wildlife products by 80% by 2020. (National Geographic) What else will it take to stop wildlife trafficking? Find out from Nat Geo Explorer Juliana Machado Ferreira. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas A new program unites international technology … Continue reading Tech Giants Unite, to Fight Wildlife Crime Online

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Laser Scans Reveal Ancient Maya ‘Megalopolis’

WORLD A vast, interconnected network of ancient cities was home to millions more people than previously thought. (National Geographic) Use our resources to learn more about the Maya and space archaeology! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Archaeologists made a “major breakthrough” in their study of the ancient Maya. Who are the Maya? “Maya” describes … Continue reading Laser Scans Reveal Ancient Maya ‘Megalopolis’

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10 Free Tech Tools & Websites Every Teacher Should Know About

Confession: I was a late tech adopter. I didn’t own a computer until I was in college. I couldn’t record on the VCR, and I didn’t have a smartphone until about 2009. As a new teacher, I felt comfortable with PowerPoint and Word, yet I rarely explored any other tech tools. I felt out of my league when it came to tech, and chalked it … Continue reading 10 Free Tech Tools & Websites Every Teacher Should Know About

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Make a Great Old-School Lesson Better with Technology

On January 1, I subjected myself to the horror of reading edu-Twitter, where people were coming up with the #oneword for 2018. So many were great words—mindfulness, belief, commitment. But then there were the ones that made me roll my eyes—”technology”, “1to1learning” (which isn’t even one word, it’s four!), and “paperless”. Technology is great. But it isn’t a cure-all in education. Technology can enhance a … Continue reading Make a Great Old-School Lesson Better with Technology

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