by Ben Lovegrove, inkids.com.au While most educators and teachers are aware of the benefits that can arise in the classroom through the use of iPads and tablets, budgetary constraints can often limit the way that technology can be used to augment learning activities in smaller schools (or school districts). In many cases, schools find that the money…
Finding apps isn’t difficult. Finding education apps is only a bit more challenging. Finding free education apps is also possible. Finding free education apps worth downloading is a different story entirely. The following is our list for the 55 best apps for learning we can find. Some are formal learning–math drilling and phonics, for example–while…
Google’s Cloud Printing is an under-the-radar technology that makes it easy to share printers, print remotely, and share documents.
by John Barell, morecuriousminds.com Recently, a curriculum coordinator at a Montreal IB World school asked me how we might assess students’ prior knowledge without using the standard KWL chart format. It occurred to me that one of the most powerful means of challenging students to think of what they already know is by using a problematic scenario….
If we’re being honest (and we are), we were of the opinion that the primary use of word clouds for learning–most notably with Wordle and Tagxedo-were to help support the analysis of diction and tone. There were some other “cute” uses, but little that made it stand out above other more versatile tools. But then we saw…
While the definition of ‘expert’ is subjective, the message is clear: expertise is less about intelligence and more about persistence.
How Video Game Design Is Like Rocket Science The connotation of video games is more than anything else, juvenile. If you asked 10 educators what they thought of video games, Initial imagery would probably be something along the lines of Super Mario Brothers and other colorful and iconic heroes stomping mushrooms and collecting gold coins….
There is little need to rehash the argument that public education–in the United States anyway–is utterly broken. For every student that “gets straight As and loves school” there is another is hopelessly lost, and five more than merely endure it. And that’s generously assuming that “straight As” are an indication of having their personalized learning…
When you see a Lady Gaga music video, do you think of it as a teachable material for your classroom? Probably not. But for some visionary teachers, pop culture is a useful tool that can help get students interested and engaged in learning, and even offer resources for better understanding classroom material. Why Teach Pop…
The user interface of an eLearning platform is often referred to as a UI. It is most commonly used in an educational setting for different learning management systems, allowing students to read the necessary content for their classes while interacting with other students and completing coursework. There are a number of elements associated with a successful…
Teaching tactics unmoored from helping kids become autonomous decision-makers is doomed to fail, even if good tactics become second nature.
VoiceThread is a digital conversational platform that uses video, audio, or chat to create threaded conversations for learning.