Technology

20 Of The Best Tutoring Apps For Teachers by TeachThought Staff What are the best tutoring apps for teachers and students? Well, believe it or not, what actually qualifies as a 'tutoring app' isn't clear-cut. Is it a tutoring…

The Power Of I Don't Know by Terry Heick At TeachThought, nothing interests us more than students, as human beings. What they know, might know, should know, and do with what they know. A driving strategy that serves…

The Complete Updated List Of Backwards-Compatible Games For Xbox One by TeachThought Staff What is a 'backward-compatible' game? In short, a backward-compatible game is a game from a previous version of a video game console…

Reclaiming Your Day: 3 Simple Digital Efficiency Hacks For School Principals by Heather Warrell, TeachThought PD Leadership Workshop Facilitator Let’s be honest—while school leadership can be highly rewarding, it can, at times, be…

10 Resources For A Student-Centered 1:1 Program In Your School contributed by Christi Wilson For school districts striving to move from a teacher-centered learning environment to a learner-centered approach, a 1:1 technology program may…

25 Of The Best Math Resources For 2018 by TeachThought Staff Ed note: Though the list was curated entirely by editors at TeachThought, the post was sponsored by zapzapmath Zapzapmath is a game-based approach to learning math…

How To Buy Bitcoin—And Why You Should Consider It by TeachThought Staff The following links are affiliate links. You can read more about our affiliate policy here, but the general premise is that we receive a very small % of…

Google Releases DeepVariant AI For Genomics by TeachThought Staff Google has announced the release of a new technology to map human genome sequences. By outward appearances, this is a very narrow and niche application of…

The Elements Of A Digital Classroom by TeachThought Staff What makes up a classroom? Is it the space? A room, for example? Is it the purpose? Can a regular meeting space in a garden be a ‘horticulture classroom’? Is it…

by Jennifer Rita Nichols Educators and students of today have more knowledge and tools available to them than ever before in history.  Advances in technology have created a digital world where people from all wakes of life can…

Technology Is Now As Much A Part Of Learning As Reading & Writing by Terry Heick iPads are the worst technology for students and will ever use. This was a useful idea I saw hanging for a moment in my twitter feed from Jamie…

Generation ‘Like’: When Students See Themselves As Digital First by Terry Heick Students that have more control than ever over their own identity have, unsurprisingly, lost control of that identity. Coldly, and as a matter of…

Making Your Next Technology Transition Less Scary: 8 Keys To Success by Gregory Hart Technology transitions can be scary for school districts. New technology often means changing the way your teachers and staff do their jobs on a…

Standards For Digital Citizenship In Graphic Form by TeachThought Staff ISTE has long had available technology standards to help promote informed use of technology by students. These standards are broken down into 5 categories for…

The Desperate Need For Self-Criticism in Education by Terry Heick To grow, teachers must be able to reflect critically on their own performance. Education is ‘actuated’ by teachers. It makes sense, then, that education should also…

What To Look For In Your Online Education by TeachThought Staff This is sponsored content The rapid evolution of technology is changing everything, and education is no exception. Cumbersome card catalogs went extinct as almost…

A Student-Centered Universal BYOT Policy Template For Schools by TeachThought Staff ed note: This content has been updated and republished from a previous post BYOT--which stands for Bring Your Own Technology--is a natural response to…

The Proper Posture For Tablet Use Is The Same For Nearly Everything Else You Do by TeachThought Staff We've been hearing for years how smartphone technology causes (insert scary sounding ailment here). The same with living under…