Nudge is a way to practice and learn math on tablets Using the free app on an Android tablet or iPad, students age 6-9 can practice solving math problems. The app works by guiding the students through the process of solving the different types of problems. As the student works through the problem, the app suggests courses…
Can we get real? There are a lot of well-intentioned assignments and projects that frankly have very little LEARNING that goes with them. Create a poster of the solar system. The kid spends a lot of time (and money on supplies) with the outcome that they can (hopefully) identify the 7 planets. This is a DOK…
When a student tweets at their school’s Twitter handle, chances are they don’t expect a response–it’s like tweeting at Starbucks, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency—you feel like you’re talking to an entity that’s far too busy and important to ever respond to you. That’s why students in Georgia’s Cherokee County School…
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…
NASA has created an online image and video library. The library consists of more than 140,000 images, videos, and audio files from NASA. Media can be browsed by newest added files, or you can search by keyword or object name. The new website consolidates media from more than 60 collections. Since the media was created by…
Office 365 provides the broadest and deepest toolkit for collaboration between individuals, teams and entire organizations. Updates this month make the experience even better with co-authoring in Excel, the general availability of Microsoft Teams and more. We’ll also be announcing the latest roadmap for SharePoint and OneDrive at the SharePoint Virtual Summit on May 16th….
Anatomy Help @Anatomypal.com has several resources for pre health students! We have interactive anatomy models from which the student can view any model as if they were in the classroom. Check out our study guide videos. From the pituitary to muscle origins/insertions, we have an a endless amount of resources! Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare…
When you think about a traditional school workflow, it’s not unlike that of a business: paper is generated and moved in a systematic way between the children and the teacher. Just as cloud computing has transformed workflows in business to make them more collaborative and mobile, that same type of change has been coming to…
One to one classroom agendas have a dark side that includes the destruction of public schools as we know them; where teachers and students interact. It’s a dystopian ideology that posits students earning education badges while working in isolation at a digital screen. Source: One to One Initiative Threatens Public Education | tultican A very smartly…
Make your documents look consistent in a click Source: Styles for Google Docs I have been a big fan of styles for awhile. In fact, it’s probably the most underused feature of word processing. Once you start using styles, you’ll create better looking, consistent, work, faster then you thought possible. This add-on gives you twelve…