Posts by Alison Anderson
It’s Coming… Taleblazer is The New SCRATCH
Taleblazer is a brand new web based platform that allows students to create location based, augmented reality games that can actually be played on mobile devices.
Students are Dreaming Big at Cleveland Elementary
The staff at Cleveland recognize that digital, adaptive learning is the wave of the future and not taking advantage of it and providing it for students is unwise because this is exactly how they will be functioning and learning for the rest of their lives.
Time for A Thumbs Up for SXSWedu
It’s that time! Community votes and comments for SXSWedu are now open! We'd love your vote!
Back to School: Ten Tech Tips for Team Building With Parents
The more welcome the parents feel, the stronger “team players” you will have throughout the year!
Mozilla Open Badges to Show Career Readiness
Professional Examination Service has issued a white paper, Digital "Badges" Emerge as Part of Credentialing Future, examining the history of how digital badges have been "used to represent accomplishments, skills or knowledge" and how that will evolve in the near future.
Finding New Professional Development at edcamp
What better place to brainstorm around the issue of professional development than at edcamp? Yesterday, a small group of educators at edcamp Portland (#edcamppdx) put their heads together and devised a solution.
BloomBoard: Empowering Teachers to Grow
Bloomboard uses technology to allow both sides, admin and teachers, to access their data, observation feedback and resources- all stored in one easily accessible place. Teachers can feel inspired, not chastised, when their principal visits their classroom.
PD Anytime -10 Education Podcasts from EdReach
Because you don’t need anything more than a computer, a mic and internet access, more and more stakeholders in education are finding the value in not only listening, but recording great podcasts.
Aspen Institute Task Force Starts the Conversation
The Aspen Institute announced the launch of the Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet, a MacArthur-supported forum to contribute towards the effort of improving online learning experiences for our students and optimize them for safety and innovation. The task force mission is to enable students to make smart decisions and responsible choices while on the Internet.
3 Tech Tools For the First Day of School
3 tools, individually or together, will help elementary students leverage technology in ways we couldn't imagine just a few short years ago.