Did you know that extra arts education can increase writing scores? Then it’s how to be a better parent or friend and using VR to learn. On to what smart tweeters do, four modern literacies, making schools places of joy, a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, and a new short from Pixar teachers can use.

Time to see if your school library has these diverse books. Then it’s how to raise a happy kid and a student tech support team. On to digital tools and distraction, an online weather learning lab, student-designed education, a success quote, and making beer with expensive and inexpensive equipment.

Start with a look at a product that build’s kids zen. Then it’s some engaging tech tools and why you shouldn’t grade everything. On to awesome Twitter tools, AI understanding body language, how fraternities can be good, a noise of others quote, and a healthy rice ranking.

Rest is the foundation of performance. Are you and your kids getting enough? Then it’s online taking on higher ed and training teachers to use education technology. On to critical blog features, Cybrary Man’s genius hour resources, student journalism classes, a Dan Rockwell quote, and some insane surfing video.

Creativity is the top soft skill employers want. Are you teaching it? Then it’s other in-demand skills and how video improves learning. On to Google Maps and AR, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp integration, biology and PE, a reason to smile quote, and a cool optical illusion.