Joy can not only create an environment that is more welcoming, but can also tap into our own creativity, as well as our students.
Beginner’s Guide to YouTube for Teachers
YouTube has so many things to offer teachers but often teachers veer away from it for fear of the comments that appear under videos or through or worries about inappropriate content. Check out this beginner’s guide to YouTube for …
50 Tools to Get the Most Out of Dropbox
Dropbox is one of the world’s favorite cloud-based, file-sharing solutions. It’s the perfect tool for backing up your documents, quickly sharing files, and saving images, docs and other media for later, but it’s also a robust service capable of so …
This virtual lab will revolutionize science class
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Presentation of the Week: Open Learning for Smart Education
6 Excellent Google Translate Features Every (Language) Teacher Should Know about
For language teachers, Google Translate offers a number of powerful features that you can use with your students. To help you make the best of Google Translate in your language classes, we are sharing with you 5 of what …
Cite It! A Tutorial on How to Cite Your Sources Correctly
The Cite It! interactive tutorial features 4 documentation style guides: MLA, APA, CSE and Chicago. Relevant to all disciplines, it can be used in class, at home, on smart phones and tablets.
5 Interesting and Innovative EdTech Startup Ideas
Last December, edtech accelerator Edge held a two-day conference at New York University focused solely on edtech now and in the future. Of the 10 presentations made, here are five startups I found interesting as they point to the …
How to Create Digital Homework That Students Love
When’s the last time your students got excited to do homework? For her TED-Ed Innovation Project, US History teacher Jennifer Hesseltine created a digital homework space that students love. Here are her step-by-step instructions on how you can do …
Using Google Docs to Teach Essay Writing and Create an Environment for Peer Learning
Peer learning with Google Docs creates an atmosphere of collaboration and makes it easier for me and the students to see the progress being made as well as the competencies being acquired.
SCORM Vs Tin Can API: What’s The Difference?
Do you understand the difference between the two most popular content standards? In this article, I will outline the key factors that will help you decide which eLearning standard you should invest in: Enter the dilemma SCORM vs Tin …
Standing Desks Get Students to Move their Feet and Brains
Grade schools pin high hopes on standing desks and mobile classroom design.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/03/student-standing-desks-move-feet-brain…
Microsoft experiments with DNA storage: 1,000,000,000 terabytes in a gram
Reading and writing are a bit of a chore, but it keeps data safe for thousands of years.
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My journey from teacher to teacherpreneur
In 2009, I turned my passion for helping other teachers into a career as an educational consultant based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Brooklyn, NY. I founded my own publishing company and professional development organization.
http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/05/teacherpreneur.html…
14 sites to successfully crowdfund your classroom
A closer look at today’s biggest crowdfunding sites for K-12 and beyond.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/04/29/14-sites-to-successfully-crowdfund-your-classroom/
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