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…
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.
50 Important Education Twitter Hashtags Note: We are updating this list that is now going on two years old. Please suggest any revisions, additions, etc., in the comments below and we’ll make the changes. Twitter chats are a great resource for learning and networking, allowing academics from all over the world to come together on…
ClassDojo, the app designed to reward positive behavior in the classroom, has released their student-feedback service to the iTunes Store.
The Timeline Eons app features a scrollable timeline thousands of times longer than the Earth’s circumference.
With iPads, Learning Will Never Be The Same Again Beyond being a media player, a web browser, an expensive organiser and a games console, the iPad has another use, one that’s perhaps more important than any of the others. It is a natural tool for learning and for teaching. 1. Simple to use Using an…
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…
While Facebook has its warts, its presence in our lives is undeniable–and Facebook resources have plenty to offer for the classroom.
When it came time for the teacher to assess what we learned, he did not give us a traditional test.
Cognitive tutoring is still in its infancy, but may be one of the most promising products of the intersection of neuroscience and education.
Teaching the English language to non-native speakers is one of the most challenging educational jobs out there! Here are 50 tools to help.
Who Are The Top 10 Users On Pinterest? It’s not entirely clear what makes pinterest users tick. Images are curated into often gorgeous collections, with users spending hours on end to meticulously maintain their collections. For users, does it function as a kind of visual social bookmarking, an engaging way to daydream, or something in…