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When technology boomed inside the territories of the global hemisphere, all aspects of human life were vastly affected. Especially, the educational sector brought in huge wonders. Students were shoved off the heavy burden of following the same boring

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LiveMinutes is a very cool app that integrates with Evernote (my all time favorite and most used app) and allows you to work on the sa...

Beth Holland of EdTechTeacher introduces the concept of Writing 3.0, which is what happens when we redefine the writing process with iPads.

A little over a year ago, I read Higher-order thinking is the exception rather than the norm for most classrooms on Scott McLeod's blo...

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H/T Edudemic.com During a visit to our 1:1 pilot team this week, I stopped into Ms. Strout’s English Language Arts classroom. […] The room was largely silent, save for the sound tapping keybo…

I’ve just discovered the ridiculously useful Remix-t and I cannot wait to share it with our teachers and students. Created by the Learning Technology Lab at the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame, the site presents a full-blown kit for inspiring media-rich, project-based instruction and suggestions for hours of engaging professional development. Designed for the […]

Because of the proliferation of new technologies, the younger generation today is outgrowing traditional forms of education – remember pencils, chalkboards, textbooks and graphing calculators? Whether we are in the car, on the train, at work, or in a classroom, mobile technology in particular is giving us the ability to learn on-the-go. See the infographic […]

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Part of the reason why knowledge gets neglected in English curricula and assessment is it gets marginalised in observations.   I have argued before on this blog that skills are being detached from …

The Use of Technology in Special Education Infographic With a considerable number of K12 students in special education programs throughout the U.S., teachers have found that the traditional use of textbooks and worksheets is often ineffective. The use of assistive technology - computer software, communication devices and tablets - is a new and innovative trend […]

Explore our comprehensive collection of classroom resources, including classroom posters, engaging activities, classroom management techniques, and more. Enhance your teaching and inspire your students with these valuable insights.

Digital storytelling began in the early 1990s when a group of media artists in San Francisco explored how personal narratives could be incorporated into technology. It involves combining recorded voice, images, and music to tell short, first-person stories. Digital storytelling gained popularity and its use expanded to education. By the late 1990s, it had reached "critical mass" as the annual workshops were in high demand nationally and internationally. While it is still a relatively new innovation, digital storytelling has the potential to engage students and help them learn if adopted widely by teachers.

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Beth Holland of EdTechTeacher considers the mechanics and benefits of flipping both an English and a science class, and suggests a variation on the flipped model for younger or less connected students.

The SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition) explores the impact of integrating technology on both teaching and learning. It attempts to outline a progression that educators follow in their journey towards redefining teaching and learning with technology. I’ve used this model as a guide to identify where a particular lesson or activity falls on […]

Using Google Docs to do so much more when teaching writing - things that fit quite nicely into my flipped, just-in-time, technology enabled classrooms.