What The iPad Has Done To Education
When adopting a new learning tool, the clearer the picture of how that tool ideally functions can be helpful in improving its use.
When adopting a new learning tool, the clearer the picture of how that tool ideally functions can be helpful in improving its use.
Here, are a few amazing iPad apps for struggling readers and writers to help them see school as fun and engaging, not a struggle.
The Khan Academy: An Evolution The story is well-known by now. Sal Khan was tutoring his cousin Nadia as she struggled with unit conversion. Using videos, he tutored her remotely using Yahoo Doodle. Eventually, the tutoring became more comprehensive and included more math–which meant more videos, a YouTube channel, a Bamboo tablet, and eventually the website…
Who Are The Top 10 Users On Pinterest? It’s not entirely clear what makes pinterest users tick. Images are curated into often gorgeous collections, with users spending hours on end to meticulously maintain their collections. For users, does it function as a kind of visual social bookmarking, an engaging way to daydream, or something in…
These days, it’s almost impossible to be an educator without implementing some kind of technology in the classroom. From blogging to educational games to online tracking tools, there are numerous tools that educators can take advantage of to cater to an increasingly tech-savvy group of learners. But not everyone knows just how to do that…
Teachers may spend their days imparting knowledge to others, but that doesn’t mean they should stop learning themselves.
While a student isn’t likely to start a social media-based group to improve their writing, it doesn’t mean they can’t get feedback from peers.
A solution for some schools has been BYOD: Bring Your Own Device to the classroom for teaching and learning.