“Quite true; students are novices. Particularly true in lower grades (K-8) where group work and student-centered, inquiry-based classes have become more common over the years. [Because students are novices], the comparison of ‘group work’ to the collaboration that supposedly is going on in the working world and which they will need to do is flawed….
Sway is a Microsoft tool that can be used for digital storytelling, presentations, and reports. Once signed in (Sway requires a Microsoft account), you can create a new sway or upload a Word, PowerPoint or PDF to use. The presentation is created with different types of media that is added to the story line. I added…
YouTube offers a bunch of handy editing tools that often go overlooked by users. One of those is the option to rotate videos that have been shot in vertical mode when they should have been shot horizontally. Source: Free Technology for Teachers: Handy, Overlooked YouTube Features A great video showing off these YouTube features.
ⓔ Highlight the minimum and maximum cell in a Google Sheet column A great way to visualize data in your Google Sheets. 25 Real Ways Minecraft is Being Used in the Classroom An inforgraphic with 25 ways to use Minecraft in the classroom. Apple, Microsoft and Google race to introduce your kid to coding Ways…
Almost 20 years ago, when Paul Curtis was a social studies teacher at the just-opened New Technology High School in Napa, Calif., there wasn’t much “tech” to support project-based learning. “We didn’t even give the kids email addresses back then,” he chuckles. Even now, Curtis, Director of Curriculum for the New Tech Network, is confident…
Using the open source MindMup MapJs software, Mindmup 2.0 offers free online mind mapping software with Google Drive integration. Mindmup works like other mind mapping software, where you can map out thoughts and ideas through the use of children or siblings boxes, all interconnected. The node can consist of boxes or images, although there isn’t a clip art library…
‘In the past I have always said that a computer could never replace a teacher, because learning was based on relationships. Today, I am not so sure’ Source: ‘Teachers must embrace new technology or risk becoming obsolete’ | News Newsflash, the internet isn’t a fad and computers have been in schools for almost 40 years.
PiperEDU also comes at a discount. Whereas a normal Piper kit costs $300, PiperEDU will cost $250 when a school buys four units. If that price is too steep, teachers have the option to rent Piper kits on a monthly basis—two for $100 per month—and apply the money paid in rental fees to an eventual…
Create Random Assignments is a Google Apps script that takes a spreadsheet of questions and student names and creates random assignments. Once added to Google Chrome and you’ve authorized the script, your ready to get started! The author has a complete help sheet available to get you started with using the script.
Starting as a novelty in a handful of innovative classrooms, Minecraft is now a foundation of curriculums around the world. From math to art to geography and even quantum mechanics, Minecraft and imaginative educators are turning bland subjects into incredible immersive learning experiences. Source: 25 Real Ways Minecraft is Being Used in the Classroom Neat infographic on…