
Similar Posts

(Marketing) Virtual Reality in Education: A History
Virtual reality is, once again, being heralded as a technology poised to transform education. I say “once again” because virtual reality has long been associated with such promises. VR appeared in some of the earliest Horizon Reports for example, with the 2007 report positing that virtual worlds would be adopted by higher ed institutions within…

A Meme, Mac 2nd monitors, and a free online designed – Top 3 of the week
https://eduk8.me/2020/12/when-the-teacher-asks-eduk8meme/ https://eduk8.me/2020/12/no-2nd-monitor-no-problem-macos-version-youtube/ https://eduk8.me/2020/12/totally-free-online-designer/

The Inconvenient Truth About Personalized Learning – Education Next : Education Next
In a new white paper out last week, “A blueprint for breakthroughs,” Michael Horn and I argue that simply asking what works stops short of the real question at the heart of a truly personalized system: what works, for which students, in what circumstances? Without this level of specificity and understanding of contextual factors, we’ll be…

5 trends, Google Expeditions, Top 70 Android Apps – Top 3 posts for the week
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…

ISTE Standards For Students 2016
The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process of exploration, creativity and discovery no matter where they or their teachers are in the thoughtful integration of ed tech. Source: For Students 2016 I’m so glad that ISTE has updated the technology standards for students….

7. Gmail searches (from 13 Gmail hacks for teachers – http://u.eduk8.me/13gmailhacks)
This is part 7 of 13 Gmail hacks for teachers. Another favorite hack in Gmail, searches. Gmail has such a powerful search ability that using labels or folders to organize emails is counterproductive. This means that it takes more time to file away the messages than it does to use a search to retrieve the…