What Is The Value Of Wikipedia For Teachers? Imagine a digital pile of everything we know. Or that we notice and think about. A kind of codex for humanity, in the form of encyclopedic entries on everything from String Theory & Quantum Mechanics, to a listing of every single ancient Jedi, Bigfoot trap, and internet meme…
This guide, in the form of 11 questions and answers, helps clarify certain misconceptions about what has come to be one of the most popular and frequently used websites in the world. It also can can be found in its entirety on wikipedia.com. As it is created by Wikipedia–or some arrangement of its volunteer editors–it is undoubtedly…
by Andrew Weiler, languagelearningunlocked.com Language learning is one of the most challenging skills to teach in a formal learning environment. Despite the fact that all of us were successful in learning our first language, most people struggle learning a second. Of course there are those who learn multiple languages, and some quite effortlessly it seems,…
I recently stumbled upon this idea of “decision theater,” a spectacular merging of technology, collaboration, and challenge-based learning. The goal of the Arizona State-based program is to “enable action through knowledge-based decision processes,” and this is interesting (to you and I) for a variety of reasons: 1. The structured interaction between “decision-makers” and technology 2. The…
6 Strategies For Engaging Boys In The Classroom Engaging male students is a matter of concern for many educators, judging by professional development books and conference sessions we see, as well as conversations with other teachers. Historically, boys have been out-performed in the K-12 classroom by girls, though they have performed somewhat evenly on national…
In addition to creating fiction, storyboarding apps can also be used for sharing assignments, capturing research notes, and documenting PBL.
The overwhelming amount of information will surely impede learning for many students in the absence of teaching grounded in good curriculum.
Ageism in education can be a factor but we paid our dues long ago and deserve to stay active and contribute our experience to education.
This infographic on the history of blended learning does a good job of making the case that the concept has always existed!
When The WiFi Goes Out: Responding When Students Can’t Recently, our middle school sports team played a game far away. The coach suggested the students bring their backpacks to do homework on the long bus ride. Not surprisingly, no one got any homework done—at all. The students tried, but they needed the internet to access…
A Visual Guide To Creative Commons Licensing Creative Commons licensing was one of the best things that ever happened to the internet. Where once the internet was an untamed beast overran by plagiarism, non-attributed image theft, copyright confusion, and super shaky sense of who owns what–well, really that hasn’t changed for most. But for those…
by Judy Willis and Terry Heick Like killer bees, the Common Core Standards have been coming for what seems like decades now, and with a similar tone of doom and despair. (Or hope and interest, depending on your perspective.) Most of the adjustments discussed are focused on curriculum and technology, but there is the matter…