Educators are eager to know how the computers popping up in their classrooms actually affect student learning. Much of the research has focused on how computers and other digital devices increase thetemptation and likelihood of multitasking, leading to lower comprehension and reduced productivity. But until now, few people have looked into whether the method of…
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…
I’m excited. Like, really, really, really, excited. Technology has gone from a toy, to an event, to a commodity, to a way of life. And learning has been attached along the way. Maybe we don’t always see learning and technology hand-in-hand, but the two are deeply connected and fuel each other every day. Part of…
Sticky Notes, an app for Chrome, brings sticky notes to your desktop. Once installed and then opened, you are greeted with the with the launcher screen. Clicking on the plus at the bottom left creates your first sticky note. From there, you can create new notes with the plus, or delete notes with the trashcan. The…
UKEdChat magazine: The best classroom management techniques are subtle, pleasant, and pervasive. Rules and routines, as well as guidelines and guidance, are crucial, so teachers should always maintain a calm and confidence that inspires trust and earns mutual respect. Because every child requires growth in social, emotional, soulful, andacademic learning, teacher firmness is no more or less…
Readability, a bookmarking service that also cleaned up web pages, is shutting down September 30th. I’m going to miss the website, I used their Chrome add-on to clean up webpages to read. Readability was a great way to focus on the content of the page, and I recommended the site for students that might be…
Recent technological advances have affected many areas of our lives: the way we communicate, collaborate, learn, and, of course, teach. Along with that, those advances necessitated an expansion of our vocabulary, producing definitions such as digital natives, digital immigrants, and, the topic of this post — “21st-century teacher.” Source: 15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher…
I don’t like to write anything, so when I have to mail something, I want to print out the envelope. Unfortunately, Google Docs doesn’t have the venerable #10 envelope as a paper size. Never fear, the Envelopes add-on for Google Docs will save the day. To get started, open up a new Google Docs document,…
For years, the knock on Chrome OS was that it was “just a browser.” A PC, people thought, had to be more than that. But now, almost six years since that first Chromebook, just a browser has turned out to be just enough for a growing group of users. Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first…
Tackk is a web app that I learned about last year, but never posted about it! A tackk can be thought of as a list of different types of media. In the above shot, this tackk starts with a headline block, then a picture block, and finally, a text block. Tackk makes it really easy to…