The Simplest Way To Take A Screenshot On An iPad
There are a variety of apps that can help here, but the simplest mechanism for taking a screenshot on an iPad involves hitting 2 buttons.
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10 Steps Towards A Blended Learning Program
To build support for a blended learning program, start by inventorying widely used apps, testing broadband, and identifying strategies.
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Staying Foolish: Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address was personal, moving, and wise in a way that most commencement addresses only seek to be.
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Building Academic Vocabulary: Marzano’s 6-Step Process
In this post, Marzano laid out a 6-step process for building academic vocabulary, including direct instruction and playing with words.
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The Similarities Between Montessori And Digital Learning
The Similarities Between The Montessori And Digital Learning by Carri Schneider first appeared on gettingsmart.com “Before elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child’s natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and…
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Top 10 Characteristics Of Effective Vocabulary Instruction
What Are The Characteristics Of Effective Vocabulary Instruction? by Kimberly Tyson, Ph. D. of learningunlimitedllc.com We know that there is a strong relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension. Systematic vocabulary instruction is an integral part of a K-12 comprehensive literacy framework for instruction. I consider it a privilege to have supported many teachers, coaches, & administrators…
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10 Ways The World Is Changing In 2013
Driven by technology innovation, population growth, and a strong undercurrent of socio and political desire for change, the world is changing quickly. In larger countries, this change is either driven by business, or must be honored by business wishing to stay in the black. The following presentation from Fjord service and design consultancy takes a look…
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6 Possible Roles For Teachers In A Personalized Learning Environment
by Justin Marquis, Ph. D There is a mountain of speculation and debate about what school and learning will look like in the near future. Will education be online? Individualized? Self-paced? Flipped? Hybridized? Maybe even completely irrelevant? Rarely, however, is much speculation given to the role of the educator in the future of learning. All…
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The Google Curse: Too Much Information Too Easily Found
But the whole ‘universe at your fingertips’ via Google is unhelpful in this sense: what you’ll actually find is strangely limited.
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8 Reasons Failure Can Be A Good Thing
8 Reasons Failure Can Be A Good Thing by Staff Writers Anyone even passingly familiar with Facebook knows everyone tends to live a life of great success (right?), while failure is just that thing Larry David and Louis C.K. have managed to wring gratifying careers from but everyone else avoids. Honestly, though, aiming for the…
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20 Reasons You Shouldn’t Assign Homework Over The Holidays
20 Reasons You Shouldn’t Assign Homework Over The Holidays by Miriam Clifford Many students agree that homework over the holidays really is a form of cruel and unusual punishment. Upon returning from winter break, you’ll probably have a handful of students saying the dog ate their homework or it got blown away in a winter…
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20 Interesting Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom [Updated]
Ways to use twitter in the classroom include backchannel discussions, connecting with experts, or tracing ‘viral’ content.
