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Sorry science teachers, history is a better subject for teaching critical thinking
Research into teaching critical thinking.
“Don’t think someone is the system. You are the system.”
Sir Ken Robinson is still at it!
Gitter.im is a chat service that makes it really easy to create public chat rooms. I’ve talked about Gitter before, with one if its drawbacks being the requirement of a Github account. This week Gitter will be adding the ability to sign up and use Gitter with Twitter accounts. Accounts using Twitter will be limited…
I wanted a quick way to record tasks and an easy way to see what needs to be done, and I’ve done both with Gmail. Prerequisites This article will cover setting up Gmail, but the procedures will work with any email account that supports filters. I use plus aliasing for the recipient email address in…
I am not able to go to ISTE this year, but I’ve been following along online, and after attending the first #ISTEChat video conference there was mention of a Popl wristband that uses a QR code or NFC to share your contact info. That led me down the rabbit hole of qr codes, Vcards, and…
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…
I was sitting through a presentation at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference when on one of the slides I thought I saw a progress bar for the number of slides in the presentation at the bottom of the slide. The bar was a mirage, but that started me on the trek to add progress bars…
I’ve talked about using Google Drive to store videos for your class, and today I want to show you how you can form a link to a video so it starts playing at a specific time. It turns out that the Google Drive not only looks like the Youtube player, but also accepts some of…