The benefits of reading narrative fiction - ScienceDirect
Tips for short stories | The Writer
After reading 500 short stories three times a year, here's some advice from this side of the editor’s desk.As I write to you, it’s been about a year since I left a literary magazine where my team of …
Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger | ScienceDaily
People who speak several languages may have brains that age more slowly, with four-language speakers showing brains that appeared about 13 years younger than those of monolinguals. Starting earlier and becoming highly fluent were also linked to a stronger effect.
New Evidence Challenges What Experts Said About Working From Home : ScienceAlert
As the recent global pandemic waned – and the urgent need for widespread remote work began to fade into history – a new view started to emerge.
The best Kindle alternatives — excellent ereaders for anyone who's had enough of Amazon's antics
Once upon a time, if you wanted a good ereader, you simply had to buy a Kindle. When it came to electronic reading devices, Amazon's Kindle lineup ruled the roost. Nowadays, the market has opened up, …
Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits
This goes way, way further than keeping an eye on license plates.Flock has long pretended to be a simple automated license plate reader (ALPR) company, despite overwhelming evidence that its cameras can track a lot more than that. Now there's a report that it has been developing new AI tools that can
How to Create an Assessment Plan
After writing measurable objectives, the next step is to design an assessment plan that includes diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments.
Flock Cameras in Schools: Safety or Surveillance?
Flock cameras in schools can strengthen campus security, but their license plate tracking raises urgent privacy and oversight questions.
DeFlock Maps | ALPR Camera Map & Privacy Routes
ALPR camera map and privacy-focused route planning across the United States.
Have I Been Flocked? How to search your license plate | Mashable
More than 4.6 million license plates appear in the website’s collection of public Flock records.
Lamar Consolidated ISD bans hundreds of books
Lamar Consolidated ISD has removed nearly 300 works from their libraries and classrooms ahead of the 2025-2026 school year.
LD to Lifter – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
Migrate LearnDash courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and mapped settings to LifterLMS using batch processing.
Critical Thinking Online Breakouts for K–12 Classrooms: Bible as Literature
Explore critical thinking online breakouts (CTOBs) through the study of select Bible as Literature passages.
Six Teacher Discounts Worth Checking Before You Pay Full Price
Save on classroom essentials with teacher discounts on tech, supplies, wellness, and more. Get access to 150+ discounts for educators.
HISD high school teacher says students struggle to read and write
A Houston ISD teacher went viral after he said seniors at Wheatley High School were unable to complete a sentence Tuesday.
Why This District Is Getting Rid of Chromebooks for K-2 Students
Some parents, educators, and even students are souring on the ubiquitous presence of the technology.
Tooting from the Blog
My approach to sharing via the fediverse has had to change with the closure of Echofeed. So here's my approach to replacing EchoFeed with a GitHub Action.
Back to School: Get Students Lab-Ready with Free Safety Certification Activities
Help students build safer science habits with nine free, interactive lab safety modules for grades six through twelve.
Choosing a District Assessment System
Find yourself building a workaround in a spreadsheet or other convenient tool? That may be a sign that your enterprise assessment system needs a hard
Back to School: Five Reasons Getting to Know You Activities Are Worth the Time
Building relationships with students at the beginning of a school year is critical, foundational, and one of the easiest steps to miss. I can see it
Critical Thinking Online Breakouts for K–12 Classrooms: Bible as Literature
You may have seen the headlines, board discussions, or hallway conversations already. Bible-related texts are showing up in new ways in Texas
FluentCleaner: Free Open-Source Windows Cleaner Without the Bloat - Firethering
FluentCleaner is a free and open-source Windows cleaner built as a modern alternative to traditional PC cleaning tools. It focuses on removing unnecessary files without scareware, spyware, dark patterns, aggressive upsells, or questionable registry magic. Inspired by the simplicity of the classic CCleaner, FluentCleaner uses the widely known Winapp2.ini cleaning ecosystem while adding its own curated cleaning database, safer exclusions, and a modern Windows interface. It is available in two editions: a modern WinUI 3 version for newer Windows systems and a lightweight Classic edition for users who prefer a much smaller application.
US cloud 'kill switch' is as dangerous as ransomware, European businesses fear | IT Pro
More than half reckon they couldn't last more than a day without cloud services
The End of Reading Is Here - The Atlantic
New Browser Encryption Tool - CipherSplat | Miguel Guhlin
CipherSplat brings modern, private browser encryption to files, folders, and text. And, it's FREE.
Study: School cellphone bans don't boost scores or attendance
The restrictions may still benefit students in other ways.
Suspected cyberattack disrupts Oceanside, California, school district systems - DataBreaches.Net
DysruptionHub reports: A suspected cyberattack disrupted work email, internet access, Google Drive and other applications at Oceanside Unified School District i
The most famous brand (Brinks) in physical security got pwned by ShinyHunters
Hopefully the company secures houses better than it locks down SaaS systems
Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement
Polling suggests patience with handsets in the classroom is running shorter than a teenager's battery life
Another Texas district joins experiment to limit classroom screen time
The school district was right to make the decision to implement a new technology policy.