DawsonITE

We asked the world’s most innovative companies in education to school us on the future of the classroom, with predictions for the next five years. Here’s what we found out.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3043387/sector-forecasting/5-big-ways-education-will-change-by-2020

 …

Connected Educators” is not an exclusive club. It takes a few minutes to sign up for a Twitter account and any educator has access to a world of connected education. The other reality is that it’s never too late to …

The graphic below shows a comprehensive–an 8-step sequence to designing problem-based learning in your classroom.

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/8-steps-to-design-problem-based-learning-in-your-classroom/

 …

To create a podcast you will need access to an audio recording app. Below are some of the best iPad apps you can use  to create podcasts. Check them out and share with us what you think of them.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/03/5-of-best-podcasts-creating-apps-for-teachers.html…

Some of the mistakes that we frequently see people make when starting classroom blogs and how to avoid them.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/03/five-common-mistakes-made-when-starting.html

 …

Avoiding being tracked online is nearly impossible, but here are a few ways to reduce the risk.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/06/tips-tricks-anonymous-privacy

 …

Interested in maximizing your checks for understanding? Take these twenty tried and true strategies for a test drive.

http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2015/02/twenty-creative-ways-check-understanding.html

 …

For those who doubt the practicality of Google Docs—or have yet to make the most of Google’s powerful word processor—here are over three-dozen tips and tricks that make the app more useful. These should be of help to not only …

A new generation of companies is joining educational tech accelerators.

http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content;jsessionid=C7E41C62AA4948CACF6DDB77AE47CBBF?articleId=1272140&type=webcontent…

I’ve been hunting down some of the best tools I can find for creating infographics, and other graphics you can use on your blog. Below are my favourites from the ones I’ve found.

http://www.theedublogger.com/2015/03/02/the-educators-guide-to-infographics/

 …

Formative assessment is an important tool teachers can use to target students’ learning needs. When teachers know what students know (or don’t know), they can better adjust their teaching to meet the kids right at their level. These digital formative …

How does the pedagogy need to adapt to seize the moment and equip our students for success in this world? The journey is underway. Access to certain technology through which learning can be enhanced, means students can be interactive; enquiring, …