The Student Loan Forgiveness Program On July 1, 2009, a new government program, called the Student Loan Forgiveness Program , went in to effect to financially assist people who take on careers in public service, such as teachers. As a former classroom...

Continuing with our recent blog post on using Google Earth to map GPS Data, we thought we would explore the possibilities of the ‘Layer’ function to display volcano information, using our Activboard. Using Layers The layer function within...

During my first year with the New York City Department of Education, my Principal decided to implement a Program called Resolving Conflict Creatively. This program is part of Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) and helps develop social skills and...

One of the best things about Promethean is that we are surrounded with some fantastic technology, but it's technology with a purpose. We love exploring new ways of using technology but also integrating it with other cool applications. After all, isn't...

Plugged in. Online. Connected. Our students are using technology resources in increasingly connected ways through online communication tools and social networks. As a result, digital citizenship was a common topic of discussion at NECC this year. With...

Who remembers reading the "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories? I remember going to the library each week to check out a new one. It was very exciting to be part of the story and be able to change the character's destiny of the story. Here...

In my role as a Promethean Australian Resource Developer, I make flipcharts for teachers about a range of topics in the Australian curriculum. Prior to this, I was a primary teacher and a Planet Teacher Feature. I really enjoy finding ways to make the...

As a Teaching and Learning Consultant for Promethean, it is my job to go out and work with teachers. I get to provide teachers with information and ideas to help them create more interactive and engaging lessons that will make learning more fun for their...

I am honored to be a to able to write about the new “My Planet” app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Having purchased an iPod Touch a few weeks ago I was able to be among the first to download and experience the My Planet app. My name is Susan...

Over the next coming weeks the Planet team are going to be blogging about some of the aspects of the new Planet (referred to here as Planet 2.0) that will make your life in the classroom a whole lot easier. Our whole ethos here at the Planet is amount...