Duolingo: Innovative Educational App for Learning Languages
Duolingo is an innovative educational app that allows users to learn 19 different languages in a gamified environment.
Author: TeachThought Staff
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8 Of The Best Digital Whiteboard Apps For iPad
From Educreations Whiteboard to Google Jamboard to Goodnotes 5, here are 8 of the best digital whiteboard apps for iPad.
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A Brief History Of Education [Infographic]
Short of lifelong study under monkish self-discipline, any history of education is going to be necessarily brief. Miss some stuff. Oversimplify. Like the one below, conveniently in infographic form that leaves out all mention of Socrates or John Dewey, but includes facebook and MOOCs. That said, it’s worth a skim if for no other reason…
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10 Tips & Tools To Deal With Information Overload
As news gets faster and the amount of information we consume increases, the idea of information overload is commonly banded about.
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4 Simple Ways To Get Started Teaching With Twitter
Twitter provides four techniques (among many others) that teachers can use to enrich their student’s learning.
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School Makes Me: A Picture Worth Thinking About
There is no need to take one small artifact and jump to conclusions about how awful everything is, but it’s sad no matter how you look at it.
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The App (Seemingly) Designed For Sexting: What Teachers Should Know
In part 1 of this series, we took a look at the definition–and scale–of the sexting craze. The takeaways from that post were simple–sexting is an increasingly common trend among teens and adults alike. Now we’re going to take a look at an app designed–or seemingly designed–to be very, very good at sexting. Snapchat. Snapchat was…
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The Definition Of Sexting
Sexting could be defined as the process of sending any communication that relays sexual desire or intent. It’s not limited to nude images.
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20 Tips To Reduce Student Anxiety
Back in October, we published an article about the importance of holistic teaching. When students are stressed, their capacity for learning is drastically reduced. In psychology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains in part why anxious and depressed students are much more likely to fail. Even if the situation is not catastrophic, a student’s mind and body…
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5 Tips For A Smoother BYOD Transition
In making a BYOD transition, consider defining policies, growing client densities, managing devices, and understanding impacts.
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Getting Started With Linkedin Groups For Teachers
One of the ways to network is through LinkedIn Groups, a section that allows you to get to know and develop your reputation through the sit
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5 Apps To Promote Student-Centered Learning
All teachers have access to a toolbelt of gadgets that lower anxiety while elevating students’ voices. I think of them as tech sedatives.
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