Place Based Education
Posts by Catherine Wedgwood
EdTech
10 Top Educational Apps for Students
Finding free, quality educational apps for students can be a challenge. Here are ten free, top rated apps for preschool through high school students on a variety of topics.
EdTech
Smart Review | Science Popularity Picks Up Steam with littleBits STEAM Student Set
This Smart Review features the littleBits STEAM Student Set, tested by our expert fourth and fifth grade students to see if it was a user-friendly way to have fun while encouraging learning through invention and creation.
EdTech
Infographic | The Power of Teachers as Creative Curriculum Designers
This infographic shares more on the benefits of teacher designed curriculum and how Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) supports teachers in developing robust, interactive curriculum to meet student needs.
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10 Benefits of Teacher Developed Curriculum
When it comes to developing curriculum, who knows their students’ needs better than their teachers? Here are 10 observations from teachers on developing curriculum using LDC and other edtech sources.
EdTech
8 Ways to Integrate Instagram into the Classroom
Everybody has their go-to social media platform when they want to share something with the world. For millennials it is quickly becoming Instagram, giving teachers a creative way to engage them in class. Here are eight ideas to implement in the classroom.
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60 Popular Education Twitter Hashtags
In the education world there are hundreds of hashtags used, and it can be a bit overwhelming and confusing to pick a good one. Here are 60 of the most popular hashtags in education on Twitter.
Leadership
Connecting to Powerful Innovators: iNACOL Symposium 2015
Register today for the education industry’s leading K-12 online, blended and competency-based event -- The iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium, November 8-11 in Orlando, Florida.
EdTech
Can Common Assignment Improve Student Outcomes?
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) created an instructional design platform that provides free online tools and resources for creating literacy-rich assignments and courses across content areas. LDC CoreTools is a guided online experience that supports teachers in planning and creating curricula, allowing them to effectively collaborate with colleagues across their school or across the nation.
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The Educator’s Guide to Social Media
By: Larry Magid. There are a great many advantages of social media both as a classroom tool and to enhance your professional reputation. Sure there are risks, but they are manageable and easily outweighed by the rewards.
EdTech
2016 SXSWedu PanelPicker is Open!
The SXSWedu PanelPicker is open from now until Friday, September 4. Take a second, register, and click to give these sessions the thumbs up! Austin or bust.