4 Simple Ways To Get Started Teaching With Twitter
Twitter provides four techniques (among many others) that teachers can use to enrich their student’s learning.
School Makes Me: A Picture Worth Thinking About
There is no need to take one small artifact and jump to conclusions about how awful everything is, but it’s sad no matter how you look at it.
21 Creative Digital Essays You Can Use In Your Classroom
With digital essays, learners can express ideas and reinforce details by having control over the “camera” and where the readers eyes go.
The App (Seemingly) Designed For Sexting: What Teachers Should Know
In part 1 of this series, we took a look at the definition–and scale–of the sexting craze. The takeaways from that post were simple–sexting is an increasingly common trend among teens and adults alike. Now we’re going to take a look at an app designed–or seemingly designed–to be very, very good at sexting. Snapchat. Snapchat was…
Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool
Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool Leanna Johnson, Learning with Technology Scoop.it collates work from online publications using an online magazine format, and this visual impact alone makes it very effective. The additional appeal of broadcasting from a hub allows me to tap into and share with my ed tech networks, which is why…
The Definition Of Sexting
Sexting could be defined as the process of sending any communication that relays sexual desire or intent. It’s not limited to nude images.
20 Tips To Reduce Student Anxiety
Back in October, we published an article about the importance of holistic teaching. When students are stressed, their capacity for learning is drastically reduced. In psychology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains in part why anxious and depressed students are much more likely to fail. Even if the situation is not catastrophic, a student’s mind and body…
4 Tips For Transitioning Your Classroom To Digital Media
4 Tips For Transitioning Your Classroom To Digital Media by Terry Heick For years you’ve taught with physical texts. You may have watched used film, downloaded the occasional computer program, and even brought students up to the smartboard for some dragging and dropping, but for the most part, your classroom has been centered around physical…
The Impact Of Creativity On The Brain
by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com The Impact Of Creativity On The Brain The current theme of the critical role of the arts in providing students with a well-rounded education that meets the needs of the whole child promotes thoughts about how the arts can “increase students’ college-, career-, and citizenship-readiness in all subjects as well as keep them engaged…
5 Tips For A Smoother BYOD Transition
In making a BYOD transition, consider defining policies, growing client densities, managing devices, and understanding impacts.
Getting Started With Linkedin Groups For Teachers
One of the ways to network is through LinkedIn Groups, a section that allows you to get to know and develop your reputation through the sit
5 Apps To Promote Student-Centered Learning
All teachers have access to a toolbelt of gadgets that lower anxiety while elevating students’ voices. I think of them as tech sedatives.
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