An overview of subjects discussed in the last New York Times’ Schools for Tomorrow summit. Among other subjects, panelists addressed challenges with the school system that obstructed progress towards innovations, practical and ideological concerns about using technology in school, and …
Twenty Everyday Ways to Model Technology Use for Students
Narrate your decisions and your rationale and you will be teaching your students how to make good decisions online and off. Good behavior online is trickle down, after all. Model it, live it, talk about it. It’s all “using” technology.…
Ideas for making school websites more accessible
Adding a few simple accessibility features to your school’s Web site will transform the experience for those with vision or hearing impairment–and everyone else as well.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/09/22/8-simple-tips-to-improve-accessibility.aspx…
Moodle Mobile App for iPhone Review
The official Moodle mobile application for iPhone designed to work with your Moodle learning management system has been released. The app is not intended as a replacement for the standard Moodle interface, but rather, it provides some new tools for …
The final plan: Khan Academy, gamification and the flipped classroom
A teacher describes a project to implement the concept of Flipped Classroom. An interesting reading!
Project Based Learning & iPad Integration
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Presentation of the Week: Elements of Connectivism
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Social Media Usage Trends Among Higher Education Faculty
The popularity of social media and its rapid ascension into our daily lives is nothing short of astounding. Sites that weren’t even around 10 years ago are now visited every day. What’s more, 56 percent of the faculty surveyed said …
15 Tips to Get the Most out of Google Docs
A great list of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Google Docs. Some of these you may know already, others maybe not.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/09/02/15-tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-google-docs/…
7 Stories From Educators About Teaching In The Flipped Classroom
There is a wealth of experienced, constructive knowledge shared in this content. If you wish to learn about what the flipped classroom is and what it isn’t, or just better understand how teachers have used this new-age model, then read …
20 College Education Influencers on Twitter You Need to Follow and Why
Each of these educators are doing a fantastic job of providing interesting and informative educational tidbits on Twitter, but have somehow become over-shadowed by the millions of other users that are out there.
Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom
Educators use apps for everything from communicating with students to inspiring creativity to dissecting virtual frogs. Luckily, we have lots of educators who share their lists of the best education apps for elementary, middle school, junior high, and high school.…
8 Current Technologies That Will Shape Our Future
In 20 years our technology will reach a level of personalization that will enhance every moment of our lives. I foresee several of today’s technologies as relevant to this particular vision of the future. They will evolve to not only …
An Open Letter to Techy Teachers
As the new school year gets underway, there will be plenty of times when the “techy” teachers are going to be asked to help others get their classrooms set up. As I spent the first few days helping my friends …
Check out this collection of 73 videos on Moodle
Here’s a repository of Moodle related videos which is available to anyone. Videos cover a host of topics including making quizzes, adding 3rd party content, creating links and labels and activities, student safety, RSS, and much much more. Some videos …