Posts by Alison Anderson
Personalized Learning
Cook Up a Batch of Blended Learning With Us
So crack open the BLIG 2.0, gather up your laptop or tablet and head on over to the Cook Up A Batch of Blended Learning Workshop while you are SXSWedu. You’ll leave with resources and a plan to start implementing blended learning into your school immediately. Just don’t forget your apron.
Personalized Learning
There’s a Maker Faire in That iPad! 10 Ways to Create Student Makers With Apps
These days, the word “maker” can be interchanged for “constructivist” and the Maker Movement is really starting to sweep the country.
Personalized Learning
New Play-i Robots bring Code to Life for All Students
Students that begin to code at a young age to create real products and build on those skills as they develop will not be afraid to take on computer science a core curriculum subject as the continue their education journey through high school, college and beyond.
Personalized Learning
Digital Learning – Giving Students Choice – It’s Not Too Late
In a time when so much is happening and it's increasingly difficult to stay informed on all the development in the realm of digital learning, it's really such a fortunate opportunity to listen in while four experts in this field engage, define and analyze what is happening in the space right now.
EdTech
Global Digital Statistics 2014- The Numbers Are Up
The report was necessarily not published through the lens of how it will end up affecting today's students, but we would love to hear your thoughts on these findings and what they mean for the future of education.
Personalized Learning
Florida Virtual School Prepares Online Teachers with New Course
This new course will first be offered to current FLVS teachers but, by summer, will also open to the public. The students will have a choice to be online certified through Post University or be Florida Virtual certified.
EdTech
Class Messenger Provides Next-Gen Classroom Communication
Teachers put a lot of effort into tweeting, blogging, email etc. but like TV advertising…have no idea if it’s working. We’re making our big push in 2014 to start changing that by giving them the data on their communication.
EdTech
Rolling Out With Google Play for Education
It’s exciting to watch this space develop into an environment that just keeps getting more accessible for teachers and improving learning for students. Google for Education continues to add support and programs for teachers, admin and schools.
EdTech
SAS Curriculum Pathways Provides Online Resources at No Cost
SAS Curriculum Pathways can be implemented at the district, school or individual classroom level. This highly interactive curriculum resource provides teachers with specific topic related lessons as well as interactive skill building tools.
EdTech
20 Posts to Help Students Learn to Code
The real goal of the Hour of Code is to bring computer science courses into every school, making it part of the math and science core curriculum and already seems to be working. We are already hearing about a lot of growth happening for coding in schools.