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…
MindMeister is a “collaborative mind mapping” app, that could be a nice tool for classroom use. The software supports all of the mind mapping tools that you are used to and also offers iOS and Android apps. As for pricing, there is a free plan which is limited to 3 mind maps and also paid educational…
Programming is a brand new literacy that is quickly becoming a necessity to using technology. When the subject of learning how to code comes up, some people mistake that for teaching everyone how to become programmers. That is not the reason to learn to code. The main reason for coding is to understand why technology is behaving how it…
Ratatype is a free online typing tutor and test. Don’t get to excited about the free test on the front page. You type one line and it tells you your speed and then directs you to sign up. Unfortunately, if Facebook is blocked at your school, then students will be required to create yet another account. Ratatype doesn’t…
