We are pleased to announce a brand new feature to our Topic Tool area! 
It is called the Mind Map, and there will be distinct versions of the Mind Map within Language Arts and Science.
 
Each version of the tool will contain mind map templates and images specific to the subject area (for example essay planning in Language Arts and food webs in Science)
 
This is one of our COMPLIMENTARY updates with your subscription, so enjoy with your students as soon as possible!
 

Education City now offers 4 specialized training sessions to help you meet your educational technology goals! To best utilize Education City in your school, we recommend all 4 sessions. Each session lasts approximately 30 minutes and covers the following topics:

It's here! After many, many months of planning, development, feedback and improvements, Education City's new ELL module, Learn English is LIVE!

This new module has been highly anticipated for quite some time! And, it's no surprise why. We know that you have more ELLs in your classroom than ever before. You probably have more students in your classroom than ever before, fewer resources and even less manpower.

That's why we created Learn English - to support ELLs - and their teachers!

Back in April we launched a pilot version of Learn English to more than 50 volunteer schools across the country. The objective of the pilot program was to see how students were responding to Learn English and how teachers are actually using Learn English. We gathered as much feedback as possible and continued to develop the module.

The results?

Overwhelming praise for a module that is easy for ELLs to understand, in age-appropriate contexts that engage the student and foster the independence that ELLs seek:

Q: Have you noticed any improvements in the students' confidence about a particular topic?

A: Yes - 77% "I saw my students who are usually really shy and don't want to participate wanting to play on Learn English. They would call me over and show me their work or tell me whatthey learned from the game. It was great!"

Q: Was the language level of Learn English content pitched correctly for your students?

A: Yes - 74%

"Learn English is the easiest ELL program I've ever used. It's the only thing I've introduced to the children that they've been able to understand and utilize from Day 1!"

Check it out for yourself!

Subscribers have complimentary access through November 12, 2010!

Do interactive whiteboards make an impact in improving your teaching and learning process?

Some critics have called it 'glorified chalkboards'. Read what other teachers and educators had to say here.

Welcome, October! Education City is excited for this month as we will be announcing a new, anticipated module that has been a growing demand in schools, stay tuned for details...

Can you guess what that new module will be?

Miss Morgan, a third grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, said "I use myCity for RTI in Tier II with a group of students who are having difficulties learning fractions and their test scores have increased!"

Are you using technology for RTI in the same way?

With many schools reducing teaching staff - how does technology play a role in helping meet achievement standards?

EducationCity.com has now added Science ‘Topic Tools’ to all our Science subscribers for FREE! A dynamic teaching tool to help you introduce a new topic, Topic Tools provides a whole array of open-ended whiteboard activities designed for the whole class. You can find Topic Tools on the Subject Select screen under Science.

The Science ‘Topic Tools’ will have the buttons appearing mostly in grades 3-6. Stay tuned! More tools will be added in the released grades and the remaining grades will be released over the coming months.

Who's your favorite character in EducationCity.com?  Stig, Sten, Klara or Manu? And why?  Tell us here.