2015 – Page 11 – TeachThought

What Vonnegut Might Say About Your Teaching

I’m in the middle of “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut, and I stumbled on a magic secret about teaching I want to share with you.

Planning the Digital Citizenship Summit provided us with insight into how the education world can better promote digital citizenship.

Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad by Terry Heick The iPad. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s (somewhat dimming?) neon sign.

Use Google Docs to collaborate with your colleagues on joint lesson plans or to create shared calendars for cross-classroom activities.

Untethered from desks, a tablet represents personalized learning potential for a student in ways we’re just catching up to.

How To Create A Twitter Chat In Your School contributed by Nellie Mitchell A twitter chat is an amazing resource

A beautiful poem of suffering, anxiety about the future, and ultimately–finally–love. By Wendell Berry, here is “The Peace Of Wild Things.”

Web literacy touches on a variety of competencies but allows students to do one essential thing: meaningfully engage on the Internet.