When you're working on a large project, to-do lists can fall short. There's simply too much going on and too many people involved. Instead, you need to use dedicated project management software. But how do you choose a project management...

A new phone app launched in Japan will let people speaking different languages chat to each other. This article explains how.

Practical steps to take to ensure your Facebook account is safe.

This article describes how young children can create their own I Spy videos using the Draw and Tell app by Duck Duck Moose. It includes a link to a video showing a tour of Walter Wick's studio - he authored the 'I Spy' and 'Can You See...

Live-streaming is a way for people to broadcast themselves online. Apps such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube all offer live-streaming services. This site provides a list of questions, answers, and tips about the...

Privacy is the ability to keep certain things to yourself, for them not to be seen by or shared with others. Personal data is information about you collected by the apps and websites you visit (like the things you like and open). This...

Discusses the findings from a research study on how teens use popular social media and social networking sites. The study looked at the different sites, tools, and apps that are being used, with Facebook ranking the highest. It also...

There's no shortage of teachers doing innovative work around goal setting for students. This article is a compilation of favorite resources. Included are books to read to your class, a goal planning worksheet, classroom activities,...

How much do you know about browsers and the Web? In this short guide, you can find the answers to things you've always wanted to know such as cloud computing, cookies, phishing, plug-ins, applications, and much more.

This article from Paediatrics & Child Health provides research about how television, radio, music, video games and the Internet impact media on children and youth.

This article describes activities to do with young children using apps where they can build structures. It discusses two possible apps to try - Toca Builder and Blokify. Links to videos that tell you more about these apps are included.

In this article, a teacher explains how she taught kindergarten students to take photographs. They were then shown how to open an iPad app called Skitch and add words to accompany their pictures. This was followed by a Math activity...

For all its conveniences, significant barriers to effective digital communication exist. These digital communication barriers can interfere with the ability to get a point across via email, chats, texts, messaging, discussion boards,...

This article reviews six learning tools and apps that teachers and students will find very useful. Includes two more tagged under 'honorable mention.' (Published January 7, 2020)

Social media are apps and websites where you can connect and share content with friends. On these services you are often able to share and view a whole range of media such as video, photos, music and chat. Popular social media services...

Learners are invited to express algorithms in their everyday life, sports, games and apps.

Teaching during a pandemic has undoubtedly been stressful, and it has left many teachers feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. For many teachers, these feelings have led to burnout and compassion fatigue, and for others the...

Video calling allows us to speak to our friends and family, and see their faces, which is especially valuable when we are unable to see them in person. It has also allowed lessons, and contact with schools, to continue during the...

This article describes how to use the Story Maker app on the ABCYa website. A sample of student writing about making a snowman is provided.

The Federal Reserve announced that it is committing up to $800 billion to help unfreeze credit for homebuyers, consumers and small businesses. Specific details are included within the article.

A comprehensive news report about the Zika virus in Brazil. Zika is a serious concern because of how rapidly it is spreading throughout the world and the dangers it brings.

This article, by Paul Recer of the Associated Press, discusses the FDA's extended approval of defibrillator implants.

A chapter from an online book on the concepts of C++ program debugging. Includes steps in debugging a system, with illustration, common debugging situations, with illustration, debugging tools, and the debugging environment.

The author offers a complete explanation of the physics behind piano tuning and why piano tuning is an intricate process. Illustrations and graphs are included.