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.
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D, learningunlimitedllc.com LearningUnlimited is an excellent resource of pure literacy resources for your school or classroom. To that point, they recently developed the following Common Core Standards cheat sheet that helpfully breaks down the initialisms/acronyms, key terms, and key shifts that the Common Core are bringing to K-12 classrooms in the United…
So it’s Sunday night. Maybe you’re looking for some team-building games, or some different ways to start class to shake things up a bit. You know what you’re going to teach tomorrow (probably), but you’re hoping for something to catch your eye and awaken your muse. Not sure about your muse, but the videos below might help awaken…
Here are 5 iPad apps that provide different ways for students to take notes. It all depends on what you want out of the notes you’re taking.
According the CDC, 1 in 88 children are identified with a form of autism. It is almost fives times as likely in boys than in girls.