by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Michael Fricano II is a technology coordinator for Mililani Ike Elementary School in the sunny state of Hawaii. With an articulate technology vision, they are constantly researching new ways to use technology with their students and teachers effectively. Along with the many other mobile apps and desktop programs…
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Selecting Blending Learning Tools: An Administrator’s Guide Selecting the right eLearning platform, learning management system, or related digital content for your classroom–or even your school, district, or university–cannot be a case of monkey see, monkey do. What works there, may not be the best fit here. So Education Elements has reminded us of 3 simple…
Student To Community Interaction In Blended Learning Models 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, he looked specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of synchronous and asynchronous access, and in part 3 he looked at student-to-teacher…
5 Less Formal Alternatives To Homework Over Summer Break by Kay Bisaillon and TeachThought Staff How many days until your summer break begins? I can tell you, to the minute, without looking. (And this doesn’t make me a bad person.) Now, imagine this: your principal, or Superintendent, or even your school board comes to you in…
You teach, which means you need to know what students do and don’t understand. Which means you need to assess. You teach in the 21st century, which means you use the internet and digital tools to plan, share, and curate learning. This means online assessments could be a boon to your teaching, whether for blended…
When someone sent me this infographic earlier this week, I took a glance at it, then set it aside in a rush of meetings, research, and, well, daily stuff. But when I took a second look, I was surprised with what I saw. First, some back story: Infographics have become the content de jour recently,…
Moving From Teaching To The “Guide On The Side” 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, he looked specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of synchronous and asynchronous access. In part 3 below, he takes…
16 Learning Strategies To Promoting Grit And Delayed Gratification In Students In psychology, intelligence is not the primary predictor of success. It is the ability to persevere in hardship, persist and learn after failure, and have a resilient spirit in the face of obstacles. Intelligence is a gift that can be developed and nurtured, but…
How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks, According To A 10th Grader This article was written by Noa Gutow-Ellis, a high school sophomore in Houston, Texas. She’s passionate about all things related to the Arab Spring and 21st Century Education. As an 8th grader, Noa gave a TEDx talk about the power of social media. We can do better. Better…
Concept-mapping allows creators to articulate nuance, context, and interdependence between ideas in a very user-centered way.
How To Reduce Student Testing Anxiety Tests aren’t going away anytime soon, and as the stakes increase, when the time for tests rolls around everybody in the classroom can get a little edgy. Teachers need all the help they can find to prepare students to take tests seriously without making them anxious or overwrought. Here…
Questionnaires? Interest inventories? A mastery-by-standard database? Here, Graham Attwell offers ideas to use Google Forms in the classroom.