In part 1 of this 6-part series, Thomas Stanley looked at an overview of blended learning, specifically the critical interactions of a blended learning model. In part 2 below, Stanley looks specifically at student-to-student interaction,…
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TareasPlus Launches A “Khan Academy” For Spanish Speaking Students
TareasPlus Launches A “Khan Academy” For Spanish Speaking Students NEW YORK – April 29, 2013 – TareasPlus, a San Francisco-based startup that has delivered more than 10 million STEM video lessons in Spanish to students throughout…
What Happens When Students Are Simply Free To Learn?
If you could learn about anything, what would you choose to learn? If you gave this freedom to your students, what would they choose? Last fall, Patti Grayson shared with a few friends and me…
8 Brilliant Alternatives To Blogging In The Classroom
Blogging is–or should have been–a boon to teaching writing, but somehow it never quite got there. Though professional blogging (ahem) can indeed pervert some of the best parts of writing (which basically amounts to packaging…
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Infographics are interesting–a mash of (hopefully) easily-consumed visuals (so, symbols, shapes, and images) and added relevant character-based data (so, numbers, words, and brief sentences). The learning application for them is clear, with many academic standards–including…
A Glimpse At The BYOD Device Of The Future
BYOD has changed how the barriers of tech adoption are seen. First and foremost, they’re now visible (the barriers). Many schools and districts are finding that in the current organizational context, BYOD is not as…
The Honest-To-Goodness Beginner’s Guide To Twitter For Teachers
So you’ve heard a lot about this twitter thing, but you’re not sure if it’s worth your time. Or are you suspect it might be, but aren’t sure where to dive in, or how to…
Learning Is Not About The Technology
You have an expert Skype or Google Hangout into your classroom. Students discover a career they want to pursue. It’s not about the technology. It is about the learning. Your students are creating deep reflections…
10 Benefits Of Blended Learning For Teachers [Infographic]
Blended learning–the mixing of eLearning and face-to-face learning–is a natural response to the growing accessibility of eLearning, and the continued need for a human component, and the existing infrastructure of countless brick-mortal educational institutions. In…
Edshelf Adds Social Learning To Their Innovative Curation Model
Edshelf URL Edshelf on twitter Edshelf on facebook Along with Learnist and Pocket, Edshelf is one of our favorite web apps that we discovered in 2012. The idea behind Edshelf is…
Introducing The #LearnBetter TweetChat For Progressive Learning
-Join us for a TeachThought Twitter Chat #LearnBetter- Thursday, April 25, 2013 7pm EST What is a Twitter chat? A twitter chat is a group of people getting together at the same time to discuss…
Quixey | The Search Engine for Apps
The evolution of app searching, cataloging and curation is here. There are hundreds of app review sites, software stores and many other places on the internet where you can search for apps and software applications….
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