8 Examples Of Augmented Reality In Education
Augmented reality is a medium through which the known world fuses with current tech to create a uniquely blended interactive experience.
Author: TeachThought Staff
TeachThought’s mission is to promote critical thinking and innovation education.
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50 iPad Apps For Struggling Readers & Writers
Here, are a few amazing iPad apps for struggling readers and writers to help them see school as fun and engaging, not a struggle.
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18 Snapshots Of iPad Integration In Education
These recent studies show whether the iPad movement is the wave of the future of education, or a waste of valuable resources.
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The Typical Facebook Fight Humorously Deconstructed
Facebook is–based on number of users–the most popular social network on the planet. But it’s not for everyone. Its central functions are short updates, pictures and “likes” that, while similar twitter, somehow combine to form a formidable passive-aggressive mix that can often play out humorously, as the image below from college humor demonstrates. Image attribution…
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A Brief History Of Video Games In Education
While there has been a surge in the acceptance and prevalence of game-based learning in schools over the past decade, especially in light of the success of programs like Khan Academy, playing games in the classroom is nothing new. Educational games have been a commonplace part of the K-12 experience since the beginning of the…
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What Is Google Course Builder?
What is Google Course Builder? Google Course Builder is a now mostly-unsupported platform developed by Google using the Python coding language back in 2012.
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Popular Classroom Management App Released On iOS
ClassDojo, the app designed to reward positive behavior in the classroom, has released their student-feedback service to the iTunes Store.
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TeachThought App Of The Day: Timeline Eons
The Timeline Eons app features a scrollable timeline thousands of times longer than the Earth’s circumference.
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The Evolution Of The Khan Academy
The Khan Academy: An Evolution The story is well-known by now. Sal Khan was tutoring his cousin Nadia as she struggled with unit conversion. Using videos, he tutored her remotely using Yahoo Doodle. Eventually, the tutoring became more comprehensive and included more math–which meant more videos, a YouTube channel, a Bamboo tablet, and eventually the website…
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100 Ways To Use Facebook Resources In Education By Category
While Facebook has its warts, its presence in our lives is undeniable–and Facebook resources have plenty to offer for the classroom.
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A 10th Grader Explains: Testing Is Not Learning
When it came time for the teacher to assess what we learned, he did not give us a traditional test.
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9 Ways Neuroscience Has Changed The Classroom [Updated]
Cognitive tutoring is still in its infancy, but may be one of the most promising products of the intersection of neuroscience and education.
