Researchers in Michigan show that project-based learning in high-poverty communities can produce statistically significant gains in social studies and informational reading.
15 Ways for Students to Use Google Keep [infographic]
Google Keep is a robust G Suite tool that can help teachers and students create and share notes, lists, and reminders. There are so many possibilities that I decided to put together this post and infographic with ideas for …
How technology can boost equity in education
Create Your Own Classroom (CYOC) is just one of many concepts taking on increased relevance as many schools move towards more flexible learning environments and strive to meet these needs.
http://www.educatoronline.com.au/news/how-technology-can-boost-equity-in-education-237978.aspx…
Why we Need to Imagine Different Futures
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Presentation of the Week: A Model of Personal Learning – Take Two
Amazon doesn’t understand why you don’t understand why Amazon is opening bookstores
Ever since Amazon opened its first physical bookstore in late 2015, there’s been a question burning through industry circles: This retail initiative can’t really be about selling good old-fashioned books. In a store. In 2017. Can it?
https://www.recode.net/2017/5/26/15698664/why-amazon-opening-book-stores-jennifer-cast…
5 things you (probably) don’t know about online privacy – but should
Increasingly connected modern lifestyles have brought us real tangible benefits, such as convenience and more information about ourselves than we know what to do with.
However, this has also changed our view on privacy, and according to the World …
3 Very Good Apps for Annotating Images
Bring your images to life with these useful iPad apps. Using these apps will enable you to annotate your photos the way you want. You can highlight text in an image, add shapes and text, take notes and many …
How to build your own VPN if you’re (rightfully) wary of commercial options
It may be time to look into how to get your data out from under your ISP’s prying eyes and grubby fingers intact. To do that, you’ll need a VPN.
The 2017 Dean’s List: EdTech’s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed Blogs
These administrative all-stars, IT gurus, teachers and community experts understand how the latest technology is changing the nature of education.
How Facebook’s tentacles reach further than you think
Facebook’s collection of data makes it one of the most influential organisations in the world. Share Lab wanted to look “under the bonnet” at the tech giant’s algorithms and connections to better understand the social structure and power relations …
Is personalized learning the future? This high school thinks so.
Vista, located just north of San Diego, is an advocate of personalized learning, a method that encourages students to work at their own pace on challenging projects that reflect their interests. Instead of sitting at a desk and hearing …
How Finland Created One of the Best Educational Systems in the World (by Doing the Opposite of U.S.)
In Finland no teacher is allowed to lead a primary school class without a master’s degree in education, with specialization in research and classroom practice. Teaching “is the most admired job in Finland next to medical doctors.
Feedback is one of the best tools in the classroom, research shows
The secret to the success of the school is that teachers and students work every day to give each other feedback. It’s never just about a mark, it is saying this is what you did well but this what …
BYU researchers find free textbooks are just as effective as costly ones
In a result that will make college students rejoice, a group of researchers at Brigham Young University have found that a free textbook is just as effective as an expensive one.