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Use badges to create self-paced learning experiences
04/21/2017
Topics: 1:1, Assistive and adaptive technologies, Augmented reality, BYOD, Computational Thinking, Curriculum, Gamification, Gaming, Makerspaces, Mobile learning, Personalized Learning, professional learning, Project-based learning, Robotics, STEM & STEAM, Technology infrastructure, Tools
Awarding badges is more than a way to recognize student accomplishments. For educator Michele Haiken, badges also offer a way to give students a self-paced learning experience.
“I looked to my gaming experience and I borrowed the idea of badging as I re-examined my curriculum…
5 questions to ask before choosing a 1:1 device
04/18/2017
Topics: 1:1, Mobile learning
Embarking on a 1:1 program can seem a bit like walking into a dark, tangled forest — choosing the…
Mobile devices put students in control
03/21/2017
Topics: Mobile learning
Two teachers have incorporated mobile devices into their lesson plans. The first wheels a cart of iPads into the classroom, sets it aside for later and begins lecturing. The second hands out the devices immediately and says, " "You have all the knowledge I have on your iPad. Now go." "
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Top 7 edtech posts for education leaders
12/21/2016
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Mobile learning, Standards, Technology infrastructure
Student-driven learning isn’t just good for students. When we give students control of how they learn, when they learn and even what they learn, they become more…
Infographic: Join the ed tech revolution!
06/03/2016
Topics: Advocacy, ISTE Conference & Expo, Mobile learning, Online learning
No one doubts that technology has changed the world. And now more than ever, educational technology is changing the way students learn.
Today’s students are entering a workforce — and a world — that demands critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, collaboration and tech…
Now's the time to speak up
11/05/2015
Topics: Education leadership, Mobile learning, Online learning, professional learning
Since 2003, Project Tomorrow has collected the viewpoints of almost 4 million educators, students and parents about education technology through its annual Speak Up survey. That’s a…
19 places to find the best OERs
09/17/2015
Topics: Flipped learning, Mobile learning, Online learning, Project-based learning, Tools
The arguments for jumping on the open educational resource (OER) bandwagon are convincing.
For one, they bring down the high cost of textbooks, from as much as $150 per book per student to $0. Consider this impact in specialty subjects like music and art, where you could access…
6 ways to use students' smartphones for learning
09/04/2015
Topics: BYOD, Mobile learning, Tools
Cell phones have had a checkered past in schools. When students first started bringing them to class, educators were fairly united in their opposition to the devices on grounds that they were a distraction and a means for easy cheating.
But thanks to an exponential increase in…
Turn your classroom into an active learning environment
09/03/2015
Topics: Learning spaces, Makerspaces, Mobile learning
When an approach to learning and teaching earns a nickname or two, that’s often a sign the approach has worn out its welcome and is being replaced with a more relevant method.
Such is the case with “sit and get” or “sage on the stage,” the teaching method that chains…
8 new apps to test drive in your classroom
08/17/2015
Topics: 1:1, BYOD, Mobile learning, Tools
Kids tend to embrace apps, and thanks to initiatives and grants that bring mobile devices into the classroom, there are plenty of opportunities to use these mini-programs to amplify learning.
For educators, however, the challenge is finding apps that go beyond the cool factor to…