Here is a short visual we created for teachers explaining the core notions behind the concept of Blended Learning. We have also included a collection of what we believe are some essential web tools for classrooms that adopt a blended learning model of instruction. You can share, print and use the visual the way you…
Draw.io is a free web application (with a few pay options) which can be used for mind maps, diagraming, flowcharts and more. It works like Visio or Lucid chart, where the user drags items onto the canvas and then connects them. Once connected, they stay connected, and the objects can be moved or resized, depending…
Literacy Is More Than Just Reading-Another important theme from our panel discussion was, that while the literacy skills of reading, decoding and comprehension are all important, literacy is more than that. We’ve entered an age where the definition of what actually makes a person literate is shifting and evolving. The introduction of technology into learning…
Thus far this is what I’ve found: The Future of Learning is going to be exciting and empowering for students, teachers, administrators, and parents. The Future of Learning is going to be scary for teachers, administrators, and parents (not students). Not sure what I mean? The classic technology paradox here is easier to understand with a…
Trying to find a perfect rhyme for that text message? What about a witty pun to post to Twitter? Well, the Hemingboard keyboard can help you with that. Hemingboard allows you to find the perfect word, whether you are looking for a pun, synonyms, or rhyme, it’s all there. It’s a pretty cool app! The keyboard for…
Up until just a few years ago, I got around 350 emails a day, which presented me with an exhausting, time-consuming daily task that I grumbled about plenty. Now, because of social media and messaging services, that number has been cut by more than half. But things are actually worse. These days, messages come at…
Google Drawing (drawings.google.com) is a basic drawing tool. Like other Google Apps, Google Drawing is collaborative. Try these 3 tips when creating Google Drawings. Source: 3 Things to Try in Google Drawing – Teacher Tech I would add under Custom Sizes is the ability to set the canvas size to 8.5″ x 11″. Students can…
One of the most powerful productivity tools that I use is the ability to store multiple items in the clipboard. I’ve written in the past how I do this, but until today I had not found one that worked on the Chromebooks (and the web clipboard in Google Docs doesn’t count). Clipboard History 2 is…
Marana Unified School District will offer Arizona’s first Computer Science Immersion Schools, selected by the creators of Code To The Future. Starting this fall both the new school Gladden Farms Elementary and Quail Run Elementary will be integrating computer science with curriculum content in English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Programming and game…
ISTE 2016: 5 Tech Trends Reshaping Education | EdTech Magazine Presenting to a packed house at ISTE 2016, educational technology expert Jason Ohler asked educators to dig deep and consider how they want to influence their students’ lives. Google for Education: How 3 teachers use Expeditions to enhance their students’ natural curiosity Teachers at Community…