A month of Web 2.0 apps
OnDigital Learning Day is upon us. For those of us that love to dabble or delve into technology in our classrooms, it gives us.
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The new textbooks are wired — and wireless
OnThe print medium is dying a slow death. Newspapers are declining in circulation as more and more readers look for their content online. Libraries.
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Digital teaching in 30 words
OnOK, so in our brief blog relationship, you’ve probably already figured out that I love incorporating technology into teaching. I love watching kids connect.
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5 ways to use cell phones for homework
OnOK, so BYOT (bring your own technology) doesn’t work for everybody. Not every school is ready to connect a ton of different devices to.
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Is Wikipedia reliable?
On(Creative Commons photo of Wembley Stadium / Nicholas Babaian) Imagine, for a moment, that you’re standing in the middle of the biggest stadium you.
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Google Voice: Including student voices in class (Part 1)
OnIncluding student voices in lessons is an instant way to gain interest. Google Voice, a pretty powerful tool in the wide world of Google.
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Google Voice: Including student voices in class (Part 2)
OnPlenty of options exist for incorporating Google Voice, a free service from Google for voice and text messages, into many types of classrooms. Yesterday,.
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Google Voice: Connecting to the mobile student (Part 3)
OnThink teens love to send text messages? The Pew Research Center in 2010 published results of a survey showing that 75 percent of teenagers.
Read More7 classroom uses for forums and discussion boards
OnThese days, discussion boards and forums are pretty ubiquitous. You can find discussions on almost any kind of website — about products to buy,.
Read MoreUse Facebook while studying, get lower grades (Mashable)
OnTechnology can revolutionize how we teach. But like anything else, it has its ugly side. The effects of texting and Facebook won’t surprise many.
Read More5 lessons from my paperless class failure
OnI finally had all of my notes and plans finished, but I had been compiling them in my mind for months. My class was.
Read MoreCreate digital comic strips for class with MakeBeliefsComix
OnStudents are familiar with writing assignments with paper and pencil and with word processor and keyboard. What about assignments with characters, speech bubbles and props?.
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