How To Connect An iPad To A Smartboard
By displaying the iPad on the projector, you’ve got an easy way to broadcast your screen–or a student’s screen–to the entire class.
Author: TeachThought Staff
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Improve Your Craft: The 20 Best Books About EdTech Today
These days, it’s almost impossible to be an educator without implementing some kind of technology in the classroom. From blogging to educational games to online tracking tools, there are numerous tools that educators can take advantage of to cater to an increasingly tech-savvy group of learners. But not everyone knows just how to do that…
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Why Teachers–Not Schools–Are The Real Institutions
Why Teachers–Not Schools–Are The Real Institutions by TeachThought Staff “I am a teacher, therefore I teach,” is a phrase that seems to describe your job pretty well. After all, teaching is what you are getting paid for. But times are changing and such narrow perspective could become dangerous. At the very least, you are probably…
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52 Resources For Becoming A Better Teacher
Teachers may spend their days imparting knowledge to others, but that doesn’t mean they should stop learning themselves.
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18 Innovative Uses Of QR Codes
Quick Response codes, popularly known as QR codes, are popping up everywhere from the center of Iron Man’s suit to bottles of wine. Basically a barcode, when scanned, QR codes link to something on the web, from ads to videos and music to surveys. Despite the fact that many young people currently say they’re not likely to scan…
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Writer-Fight: The 10 Best Put-Downs in Literary History
A List Of The Best Literary Put-Downs There is a kind of unwritten rule among writers that you don’t criticize colleagues’ work too harshly, because they understand just how hard it is to produce great pieces. And yet, over the years handfuls of famous writers have taken huge exceptions to this rule, often with harsh…
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This Is What A 2,000 Year-Old Lecture Hall Looks Like
Here’s What A 2,000 Year-Old Lecture Hall Looks Like Kom el Dikka, a 2nd century AD Roman amphitheater in Alexendria, Egypt, allowed for an audience of up to 800 people, and hosted lecture theater performances, and even wrestling events. There is also speculation that it might’ve been a full-fledged university. Its excavation began in the…
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32 iPad Apps For Better Writing
Whether you’re looking for a place to scribble ideas or organize plotlines, these ipad apps for writing have you covered.
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10 Of The Youngest College Students Of All Time
10 Of The Youngest College Students Of All Time by TeachThought Staff For most of us, conquering the classes it takes to get a college degree is hard enough at 18, but for some, higher education much. As amazing as it is, some kids are ready to take it all on before they’ve even hit…
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Seth Godin: “School Is A Complete Failure”
A couple of years ago, Seth Godin participated in an interview where he released a scathing review of public schools in the United States.
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50 Ideas For Using Skype In Your Classroom
Skype, the free, ubiquitous downloadable, offers unique opportunities for tech-savvy teachers to get their students learning in new ways.
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40 iPad Apps For Homeschooled Students
Here, we present a collection of the best iPad apps for homeschooled students, including Stanza, Analogy, Starfall, and Princess Math.
