“How Learning Platforms Can Support Personalized Learning” by Marie Bjerde first appeared on gettingsmart.com I wish school were different for my children. As a mom living in a school district with excellent schools, high test scores and property values, research-based practices, and warm, thoughtful educators who care about my kids you would think I would…
Duolingo is an innovative educational app that allows users to learn 19 different languages in a gamified environment.
From Educreations Whiteboard to Google Jamboard to Goodnotes 5, here are 8 of the best digital whiteboard apps for iPad.
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Short of lifelong study under monkish self-discipline, any history of education is going to be necessarily brief. Miss some stuff. Oversimplify. Like the one below, conveniently in infographic form that leaves out all mention of Socrates or John Dewey, but includes facebook and MOOCs. That said, it’s worth a skim if for no other reason…
As news gets faster and the amount of information we consume increases, the idea of information overload is commonly banded about.
Twitter provides four techniques (among many others) that teachers can use to enrich their student’s learning.
There is no need to take one small artifact and jump to conclusions about how awful everything is, but it’s sad no matter how you look at it.
With digital essays, learners can express ideas and reinforce details by having control over the “camera” and where the readers eyes go.
In part 1 of this series, we took a look at the definition–and scale–of the sexting craze. The takeaways from that post were simple–sexting is an increasingly common trend among teens and adults alike. Now we’re going to take a look at an app designed–or seemingly designed–to be very, very good at sexting. Snapchat. Snapchat was…
Sexting could be defined as the process of sending any communication that relays sexual desire or intent. It’s not limited to nude images.
Back in October, we published an article about the importance of holistic teaching. When students are stressed, their capacity for learning is drastically reduced. In psychology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains in part why anxious and depressed students are much more likely to fail. Even if the situation is not catastrophic, a student’s mind and body…
4 Tips For Transitioning Your Classroom To Digital Media by Terry Heick For years you’ve taught with physical texts. You may have watched used film, downloaded the occasional computer program, and even brought students up to the smartboard for some dragging and dropping, but for the most part, your classroom has been centered around physical…
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