The Thinking Behind #edtech Innovation
Innovation in education is hard. It is hard because the what must stay relevant in an ever-changing world. It is ...
Lil Wayne vs Beethoven: Guess Who Makes You Smarter?
While technology can be polarizing and business corrupting, the arts have long had a cultural relevance normally reserved for religion ...
A Quick Primer On Charter Schools
A one-size-fits-all approach has never worked in education, and the variety of school options available today attests to that fact. ...
50 Ideas For Using G+ Hangouts In Learning By Category
At its core, Google+ Hangouts is simply a souped-up version of video chat. But when it comes to education, it’s ...
50 Best Twitter Feeds To Follow Educational Gaming
It always seems like the media and parent groups want to rush after video games in a flurry of pitchforks ...
Your Quick-Guide To Using QR Codes In Education
These funny looking checkerboards are cropping up everywhere – at zoos and in museums, in books, on airline tickets and ...
Are Colleges Feigning Success With Inflated Grades?
If the average number of hours spent studying has indeed dropped by nearly 50% since the 1960s, is college getting ...
A Brief History Of Gamification In Education
At TeachThought, we're big fans of gamification. Through the application of game-like mechanics (XP, turns, leaderboards) to non-game entities (discussions, ...
12 Characteristics Of An iPad-Ready Classroom
12 Characteristics Of An iPad-Ready Classroom by Terry Heick Implementing iPads isn't exactly a just-add-water proposition. While they're wondrous little ...
60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category
60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category by TeachThought Staff Social media offers some great opportunities for ...
10 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deploying iPads
10 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deploying iPads by Terry Heick Usually, iPad deployment will focus more on budget ...
This Is 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 ...
Sometimes, Technology Moves Backwards
Sometimes, technology moves backwards.
A Half Century Of Space Exploration In A Single Image
In fifty years, as a planet we've landed on the moon--in fact we've gone there 73 times, visited Venus 43 ...
32 iPad Apps For Better Writing
Today’s writers benefit from an incredible assortment of digital tools from which they can draw inspiration and productivity. Although some writers prefer ...
The 10 Youngest College Students Of All Time
For most of us, conquering the classes it takes to get a college degree is hard enough at 18, but for some ...
Seth Godin: “School Is A Complete Failure”
A couple of years ago, Seth Godin participated in a phone interview where he released a scathing review of public ...
The Convoluted Machinations Of Standardized Testing
Standardized testing is a hot-button topic in the United States, and perhaps for good reason. In the decade since the ...
