22 Things We Do As Educators That Will Embarrass Us In 25 Years
What do we, as educators, do now that in 25 years we’ll look back on and shake our heads in embarrassment?
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6 Checks To Thoughtfully Connect Students & Standards
Curriculum Development: 6 Checks To Thoughtfully Connect Students & Standards by Tony Frontier A year from now, students around the country will be sitting at lunch tables talking about the new standardized tests they’ve taken. Removed from the politics and processes of these new tests, students will not talk about the development processes used by the PARCC or Smarter Balanced consortia. They will not talk about the merits…
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Literacy, Creativity, & Play: 12 Apps That Should Be On Every Elementary School iPad
Literacy, Creativity, & Play: 12 Apps That Should Be On Elementary School iPad So this collection wasn’t as easy to curate as it’d seem. It wasn’t a matter of simply choosing the best apps across content areas–math, science, social studies, etc. The title says “every iPad,” which seems to imply universal needs. Every. iPad. Same…
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A Twitter Abbreviation Guide
A Twitter Abbreviation Guide To Make Sense Of All That Crazy Talk Twitter is a wonderful platform to engage, lurk, socialize, read, distribute, share, or otherwise “do something” with ideas and content. Part of what makes it so useful is its 140 character limit. This requires users to be succinct in each tweet, which in…
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5 Bad Technology Habits Teachers Can Fall Into
5 Bad Technology Habits Teachers Can Fall Into by Aimee Hosler Computer-based testing. Flipped classrooms. eLearning and online courses. Mobile learning. Personalized learning algorithms. Technology has revolutionized learning — and teaching. It doesn’t always work as planned, but when it does, technology can promote student engagement, boost efficiency and help tomorrow’s workers develop the tech skills employers so desperately…
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5 Apps To Help Students Organize What They Learn
5 Apps To Help Students Organize What They Learn contributed by Justin Boyle Most students need all the help they can get when it comes to planning big projects. Here’s a list of apps that can help them stay organized when they’re working on group presentations, research papers or other big tasks that might take…
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2 Student Beliefs That Can Change Everything
We know the strong relationship between feedback & achievement. What about the one between feedback, personalization and, hence, motivation?
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50 Inspiring TED Talks For Teachers
These are the best TED Talks for teachers because they make us laugh, warm our hearts, break down barriers, and inspire us to dig deeper.
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What Is Oculus Rift? A Virtual Reality Headset Owned By Facebook
Oculus Rift is one of the pioneering virtual reality headsets originally crowd-funded and eventually purchased by Facebook.
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A Twitter Guide Inspired By Dr. Seuss
In lieu of all the guides, tips, strategies, and frameworks for twitter, some of you may still be looking to up your twitter game.
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12 Of The Best Laptops For Students & Teachers
The computer industry’s ambition, pushed by consumer appetite, has created enthusiasm for technology design.
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The Value Of Education Is Infinity
What Is The Value Of Education? by Andrew Koved, fedu.org My whole life I’ve been in love with 2 in 1’s, pocket knives that have tiny tweezers and scissors, and using my phone for its myriad of uses other than being able to place calls. Heck, if they made a 15 in 1 waffle iron,…
