Gamification is the process by which game elements, like competition and badges, are used in conjunction with other tasks to increase motivation and engagement. Gamifying math lessons does not have to be difficult; teachers can use a variety of …
What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?
EdSurge recently talked with Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University, about what she’s learned teaching all those online students. And she makes the case for why free online courses like hers—which are known as Massive Open …
Why Blogging Is Essential for Educators
Even though it is difficult, I have found that there is so much benefit into blogging as an educator. In fact, it might even be essential to educators to continue to grow professionally. Here are my four reasons why …
Feed your need to know
People have long turned to Google to get answers, learn about the world, and dig deeper on topics they’re passionate about. Google has just announced a new feed experience in the Google app, making it easier than ever to …
The Manipulative Tricks Tech Companies Use to Capture your Attention
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Presentation of the Week: Leading Into Our Futures
Amazon Inspire educational site opens to all schools, applying lessons learned in year-long beta
Amazon Inspire, a site that lets teachers and schools upload and access unlimited educational and classroom resources, is now available to all educators following a year of tinkering.
Students are Better Off without a Laptop in the Classroom
New research by scientists at Michigan State University suggests that laptops do not enhance classroom learning, and in fact students would be better off leaving their laptops in the dorm during class.
Using Playlists to Differentiate Instruction
Rhode Island teacher Tracy Enos shares her system for customizing instruction to meet the needs of every student. She calls it a playlist, an individualized digital assignment chart that students work through at their own pace.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/student-playlists-differentiation/…
Moodle and the next LMS: reflections and more questions
Last week Martin Dougiamas, the creator of Moodle, the world’s leading open source learning management system, joined our Future Trends Forum to discuss the future of that technology. Take a look at the video on the link below.
https://bryanalexander.org/2017/07/20/moodle-and-the-next-lms-reflections-and-more-questions/…
Move from a Static Classroom to a Dynamic Classroom (Shake Up Challenge!)
Is Your Classroom Static or Dynamic? Meaning, does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? Learning doesn’t have to end when the bell rings.
Take …
Microsoft’s second-generation HoloLens will include a dedicated AI coprocessor
Microsoft has revealed that it is preparing to equip the second version of its HoloLens VR headset with its own AI processing capabilities to enable more features and services.
Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology
My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the …
Professors at America’s elite colleges pick one book every student should read in 2017
College professors dole out an incredible amount of required reading to their students.
But what if they could only choose one book?
http://uk.businessinsider.com/books-harvard-yale-princeton-professors-2017-3…
100 Education Hashtags for Teachers and EdLeaders
When used properly, education hashtags can help you take part in important conversations and make valuable connections whether you’re a teacher, principal or superintendent.
http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/07/education-hashtags-teachers-edleaders/…