Number frames, control, and inquiry based learning – Top 3
https://eduk8.me/2017/07/number-frames-interactive-math-site-teaching-frames/ https://eduk8.me/2017/08/much-control-much-future-want-create/ https://eduk8.me/2017/08/inquiry-based-learning/
Conversation styles – introverts vs extroverts
You and a coworker step into an elevator. As you descend in the tiny metal box, the silence between you grows awkward. Suddenly your coworker blurts out, “Such a shame that we’re stuck in the office on a beautiful day like this!” You mumble, “It sure is.” As an introvert, you despise making small talk; it feels like your brain was literally…
Integrating Asana & G Suite for project management
Businesses are using Asana and G Suite to collaborate and manage projects from start to finish. Asana is a project management tool that helps teams plan, manage and track work, and is a part of the Recommended for G Suite program. Source: Track projects with G Suite and Asana When I was checking out project management solutions, Asana was…
Against inquiry-based learning?
Today’s digest revisits the idea of inquiry methods. Why? Because a quick Google search resulted in the very clear impression that many instructors still believe (or at least blog about) the idea that students learn more when they discover new knowledge on their own, without being explicitly taught. Given this apparent pervasive belief, we share here a…
Deliver lessons with Unio
Unio is a free platform for creating lessons and delivering them directly to your students’ laptop screens. It’s designed to let you project a lesson and quizzes onto your students’ screens and have them follow along with you. You can include quiz questions at various points throughout your lessons. Source: Free Technology for Teachers: How to Use…
Educating children in the developing world
The Bridge concept — low-cost private schools for the world’s poorest children — has galvanized many of the Western investors and Silicon Valley moguls who learn about the project. Bill Gates, the Omidyar Network, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the World Bank have all invested in the company; Pearson, the multinational textbook-and-assessment company, has done…
How much control is too much for the future you want to create?
Yesterday, I noticed this article being shared; “Hays school district orders 800 padlocks for students“. I am glad that they are providing iPads to their students so it is not that they are not ignoring opportunities for both creation and consumption, but I am firm believer that the best device for any learner is often the…
Number Frames is an interactive math site for teaching with frames
Number Frames is an interactive math site for teaching frames. Using frames, students can learn how to count by 5,10,20, and 100 with a drag and drop interface. Users can change colors, use different shapes for counting, and draw directly onto the surface. This site could be used by the teacher to introduce math concepts to…
Note-taking, open classrooms, and windows on a chromebook – top 3 for the week
https://eduk8.me/2017/07/one-habit-highly-successful-people-note-taking/ https://eduk8.me/2017/07/looking-open-plan-classrooms/ https://eduk8.me/2017/07/windows-on-a-chromebook/
Google is removing the Youtube video editor and Slideshow maker
YouTube is getting rid of its video editor and photo slideshows due to lack of use, the company announced yesterday. The changes won’t happen until September 20th, so if you still rely on YouTube to edit your videos, you’ll have a bit of time before you have to find a new service. Source: YouTube is getting rid of…