What Are Some Unique Maker Education Resources For Teaching & Learning? by Mike Acedo 1. http://makezine.com/ Makezine.com is a major hub for the maker’s movement, providing amateur makers and educators with a plethora of information, resources, and project ideas to implement for themselves, or in their classrooms. 2. http://www.raspberrypi.org/This UK based tech company seeks to provide children…
At age 10, Gabriel worked on T-cell receptor research and studied synthetic biology for undergraduate college students at MIT.
These 11 apps can be used in BYOD classes to keep the focus on content and publication, rather than digital fences that distract institutions.
Research Tools For Students To Diversify Their Approach To Data Seeking by Susan Oxnevad first appeared (under a different title) on gettingsmart.com Why do so many students choose Wikipedia when asked to find information on the Internet? I believe the answer is that Wikipedia is like the McDonalds of the Internet, you can always find it and you …
Public Participation In The Arts Data Reflects Digital Shift The National Endowment for the Arts has released data from the 2012 Survey for Public Participation in the Arts, and there are some interesting trends. More than 70% of American adults accessed electronic media, 1 in 4 adults now share photography online (see Instagram and facebook), and…
Questioning In The eLearning Environment by Rosa Fattahi, WizIQ As discussed in A Primer in Effective Questioning, Part I, it is important that traditional and eLearning teachers employ a variety of question types that address a range of intellectual skills. Questions should not only be used to assess student comprehension of the material, but also…
At their core, MOOCs can speak to the best, altruistic nature of educators by allowing them to share their knowledge freely with the world.
Using Instagram For Learning To Document Abstract Ideas The use of Instagram in education may not make seem entirely logical, but just as social media and text messaging have made it almost seamless to send (inundate?) friends with messages, modern technology has made it more natural than ever to share images and videos with others…
4 Key Strengths Of Tablets As Learning Tools by Rose Cauilan As the classroom quickly evolves into the 21st century, it should come as no surprise that portable devices are becoming an increasingly important part of a child’s education. Tips for teaching with tablets is something TeachThought has taken a look at before, and their momentum…
Mentors need to be credible in their fields. They also need to grasp the concept of developmentally appropriate interactions.
Here we’ve compiled a list of 10 resources for global learning, a list that includes videos, websites, lesson plans and much more.
12 iOS Astronomy Apps For Learning What better way to encourage STEM learning than by tapping into a child’s fascination with outer space? From the Mars Curiosity Rover to the behavior of water in zero gravity, space exploration has always widened many eyes. 12 Apps for Studying Aerospace, Outer Space, Planets, and Stars Night Sky/…