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It’s amazing how many times we’re asked to solve the wrong problem. We get given a challenge that isn’t really the challenge. We get asked to fix the effect and not the cause. Avoiding this issue…

Quite a few museums and libraries have projects where anyone, including students, can transcribe historical handwritten documents. There’s quite a variety, and they would be cool student proj…

Read chapter 8 Digital Technology: There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of...

The Khan Academy has launched a new series of videos focused on civics for students in K-12 and higher education — and anybody else interested in learning how government works in the United States.

The BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook. This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook.

When Suparna Chatterjee was taking a graduate online course at New Mexico State University two years ago, she had to complete an ice-breaker activity ...

Everybody looks at profile pictures. A good photo can enhance your professional presentation and first impression. So let’s make them great. 1. Avoid shaky pictures Use a tripod, binder-clips […]

The Purdue University Online Writing Lab serves writers from around the world and the Purdue University Writing Lab helps writers on Purdue's campus.

Most of us are familiar with TED Talks and TED-Ed animated videos and lessons – I certainly share enough of them and you can read more at The Best Teacher Resources For “TED Talk…

My first year of grad school, I found myself totally overwhelmed by the amount and density of the required (and recommended) readings. I spent hours slogging through all of it. I had piles of notes. But I felt lost. So now I share these tips with my students…

FlipGrid is a free video discussion tool that allows for threaded video discussions in your Canvas course. It's become very popular in both K-12 schools and college classes lately, possibly even more popular than Kahoot And Microsoft recently bought FlipGrid and opened up all the premium features...

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Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect

Jose Luis Vilson is an NYC math teacher, speaker, and activist, and the author of This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education.

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I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t like Canvas when it was first introduced. I couldn’t imagine how I was going to use Canvas in an effective way with my first graders. As the...

Mobile devices are a key component in many classrooms, and apps go hand-in-hand with those mobile devices.

This was a Twitter challenge from Questlove: List the nine albums that “built” you. It’s a challenging challenge, first because it’s hard to limit it to nine, and secondly because I hav…

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Free Technology for Teachers

Purpose: This page is a collection of the resources and basic methodology that I use when helping school districts do their long-term technology planning. This page is quite literally my “Technolog…

In the age of the internet, tech tools and apps make it easier for teachers to engage their students and introduce new modes of collaboration and learning into their lesson plans. With the use of these edtech tools, student data is collected by both the educators and the companies providing the tech service. That being said, as a teacher, you

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As regular readers know, it’s time for me to begin posting my mid-year “The Best….” lists. There are over 1,900 regularly updated lists now. You can see them all here. As usual, in order to…

Neuromyths are misconceptions about brain research and its application to education and learning. Previous research has shown that these myths may be quite pervasive among educators, but less is known about how these rates compare to the general public or to individuals who have more exposure to neuroscience. This study is the first to use a large sample from the United States to compare the prevalence and predictors of neuromyths among educators, the general public, and individuals with high neuroscience exposure. Neuromyth survey responses and demographics were gathered via an online surv...