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I once heard John Irving give a lecture on his process at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, an in-depth account of the way his novels come to be. He kicked it off by writing a single sentence on the chal…

Global estimates indicate that most employees are not fully engaged at work. One of the main drivers of employee disengagement is bad leadership. But leaders are often unaware of this, as it’s very unusual for employees to feel that they can honestly and openly criticize their bosses without paying the consequences. If you want to give your employer a chance before considering other jobs, you need to try to communicate your dissatisfaction. One tactic is to tell your manager that you need help reaching your full potential, or that you need a new challenge. Alternatively, you can say that your role is not the right fit for you. Another option is to say that you find your work exhausting and that you’re looking for help. Granted, these approaches are not guaranteed to work, so it’s always good to have a Plan B in mind before you address the issue head-on.

If you're interested in checking out some of the technology available in our makerspaces and a whole lot more, come to the Technology Petting Zoo on Thursday, 10.19.17, from 4-6 down at the Mass....

In this podcast, hear about one district's efforts to prepare students with emerging technologies and career pathways for real jobs after high school.

Steve Wozniak, the Apple co-founder who changed the world alongside Steve Jobs, has today announced the launch of Woz U. Woz U will start as an online learning platform focused on both students and companies that will eventually hire those students. Woz U is based out of Arizona, and hopes to launch physical locations for learning in more than 30 cities across the globe.

Looking for ways to create engaging and stunning content? Give Adobe mobile apps a try and create on the go. This blog entry shares some examples.

Driver’s license data were stolen.

Stay current with updates and new possibilities for Google Suites for Education with these great resources, webinars, and videos.

Another day, another security breach (and another, and another...). This time it's Disqus, which is revealing that in 2012 -- around the time when Engadget used Disqus for comments -- hackers made off with some of its data, covering a snapshot of usernames and associated email addresses dating back to 2007, as well as "sign-up dates, and last login dates in plain text for 17.5mm [sic] users." More distressing is news that it also coughed up passwords for a third of those accounts, which were in hashed (SHA1) form but it's possible the attackers could have decrypted them.

From computational thinking to role models, educators can use classroom tech to further engage young women in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

It's easier than you think.

The Rocky Mountain chapter of Mystery Writers of America is putting on a contest. All you have to do is write a mystery in six words.

Experts from NMC and CoSN explore the trends and issues facing K–12 schools in the coming year.

Taking steps now can help protect your money, and minimize the risks of tax consequences from this devastating data breach.

ReadWorks is an edtech nonprofit organization that is committed to helping to solve America’s reading comprehension crisis.

William Faulkner is one of the best writers America has ever produced, with a distinctive voice and a relentless intelligence that earned him a Nobel Prize in literature at age 52—not to mention tw…

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma present students with a collaborative inquiry and digital literacy learning opportunity that should be taken advantage of. Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for educational technology and teaching innovation.

This blog will showcase some of the many powerful math tools that your students (and you!) can use with the Chrome browser. Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for educational technology and teaching innovation.

Equifax last week disclosed a historic breach involving Social Security numbers and other sensitive data on as many as 143 million Americans. The company said the breach also impacted an undisclosed number of people in Canada and the United Kingdom.…

I just got back from ISTE 2017 in San Antonio Texas. Saw some really cool things with emergent technology that I’d like to report on. Specifically, I was excited about some of the augmented r…

In a highly unusual hacking case, an entire school district in Montana shut down for three days following a data breach of student and faculty records.