5 Big Ideas Of The Google Chromebook
Google is taking this a step further with Chromebooks, a bold experiment that will test the strength of their gravity on the internet.
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Solving The Riddle Of iPads In Education: Part 2
The statistics, news stories, and press releases continue to tell the tale: Educators, like consumers, are interested in tablet computing. And just as importantly – for better or worse – the powers that be with their hands on the purse-strings of educational spending are interested in tablets, too. Whether digital slates will ever truly replace…
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What Are The Ingredients For Self-Directed Learning?
New Marlborough, Mass What are the ingredients for self-directed learning? Technology? “Grade-level” reading? Peer-to-peer collaboration? Project-Based Learning? A Montessori approach? What if it was simpler? What if it was just a matter of getting out of the students way? I’ve always found this a fascinating concept. As a classroom teacher, one (of many) important epiphanies…
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50 Awesome Chemistry Videos For The Busy Science Teacher
Though we don’t often recognize it, chemistry defines nearly every element of our everyday lives. From the reactions that fuel the sun to the biology of our bodies to the technology in our gadgets, chemistry is at the heart of everything we do and is the central science that unites biology, physics, geology, astronomy, medicine,…
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Could The Arts Put The Steam Into STEM?
The Common Core has emphasized the practical nature of education, and rightly so in many cases. As a result of its emphasis on practical education, for example, students are reading more non-fiction now in the elementary grades. This is a good thing, as reading non-fiction requires certain skills not required when reading fiction. The result…
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100 Twitter Tips For Teachers
Twitter has become a staple in education at every level from teaching to learning, content to research, networking to news and curation.
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10 Future Technologies That Already Exist
While there’s always a “yeah, but” factor to new tech, it’s interesting to see the realization of what was not long ago science fiction.
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52 Twitter Hashtags For The 21st Century
Here are 50 Twitter hashtags for the 21st century learner, by categories that are arranged by ideas that will continue to rise in importance.
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21st Century Learning: Preparing Students For Complex Futures
How To Prepare Students For Complex Futures by Art Costa, Ed.D., and Bena Kallick, Ph.D Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards which set a framework for what concepts, and skills should be mastered in math and English-Language Arts in K – 12 education. The National Science Teachers…
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The Official Educator’s Guide To YouTube
YouTube is a goldmine for educational content if you can navigate its challenges and utilize its built-in features and settings.
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23 Ways To Use The iPad In PBL
From designing and documenting to publishing, drawing, and publishing, here are 23 ways to use the iPad for project-based learning.
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40 Simple Ways To Use A Smartphone In The Classroom
Take quick surveys of what students think and want by asking them to respond via smartphone apps designed specifically for realtime feedback.
