Read more about Does Your Child Have What It Takes To Be The Next JEOPARDY! Teen Tournament Champion? As always, when the online test to become the next JEOPARDY! contestant comes around, it catches my attention. I have to sign up, before it’s too late!Unfortunately, since I took the online … [Read more...]

Call me forgetful, but I read so many things on the web that I often can't remember where I found them. Sure, I could bookmark them all in my browser, but I'd soon have thousands of bookmarks to dig through later - no thanks! The good news is that now I don't have to remember everything I find … [Read more...]

A while ago, I had written two blog posts about mobile apps for iPhone and Android, but I was recently presented with the idea for writing specifically about iPad apps. For those of you out there who own an iPad, there are a lot of great iPad-optimized apps that are both educational and … [Read more...]

People who know me well know that I’m a trivia buff, and JEOPARDY! has always been one of my favorite shows. Each year, JEOPARDY! hosts an online test for those who are interested in being on the show, and it’s a test I never miss! This year, the online test for JEOPARDY! Kids is being … [Read more...]

Smart phones have exploded in popularity over the last few years, and it seems that almost everyone has one now. These devices enable a whole new way of learning on the go, using apps and games with an educational twist. A few weeks back, I wrote a blog post that listed several of the best … [Read more...]

Recently, my colleague Ben Graff wrote a blog post about the various mobile apps his team here at K¹² has created for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. While our team is hard at work creating more apps for all of our K¹² families, there is no … [Read more...]

When I came on board here at K¹², one of the things I was asked to do was to take over management of the thinkTANK¹² blog. While I am responsible for publishing new content written by our awesome bloggers or deleting SPAM from our comments, I’ve thought a lot about how we … [Read more...]

We are excited to bring you some great news today – for all of the families in Louisiana who have been patiently awaiting a K¹² virtual school, the Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA) is set to open this fall. Enrollment for the upcoming school year begins March 1st. LAVCA is … [Read more...]

Parents and students - we are very excited to tell you about a brand new opportunity for students in Southern California. Today we are announcing the launch of our newest virtual school, iQ Academy Log Angeles. iQ Academy L.A. is an online school authorized by the Rowland Unified School … [Read more...]

Every few months or so, Facebook announces a new milestone figure regarding their user numbers. Most recently, Facebook announced that it now has more than 500 million users around the globe, and all signs point to continued growth (some predict that Facebook could hit 1 billion members within a … [Read more...]