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4 Video Apps To Create a Parent/Classroom Connection
Videos can be a great way to connect and capture moments, don't be afraid to use that camera app to your advantage!
What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Up?
The challenge of knowing what works, what doesn’t, and what’s up is something that educators and scientists have struggled with for generations. Education technology seems like a natural way to investigate this issue. But solid clinical research, of the quality found in the study referred to here, will likely play a role as well.
Alumni Engagement | Overcoming Obstacles Concluded
Many hurdles remain to building a strong Alumni network, but through these strategies and more, we’re working to give Alumni a reason to stay involved, give back, and grow.
25 Great YouTube Channels for Blended Learning
With many YouTube channels that are designed to teach people more about the topics they discuss, gaining knowledge on a plethora of topics is easier than ever before! We have created a list of the best YouTube channels that can help you learn and be more prepared in class or to write a “UK best essay” caliber composition.
5 Ways Twitter Can Help in Education
What if Twitter was more than just a way to dish about the amazing Caprese salad you had at lunch and actually a way to help students learn better? Here are 5 ways that Twitter may enhance learning . . .
Victoria Bell: A Day in the Life
I entered this internship hoping to make a substantial influence on the community as a whole but now know that deeply impacting a smaller area like my students’ lives has a much more substantial and lasting effect.
Turning “I Hate to Read” into “I Love to Read”
As educators, we have to find ways around these obstacles in order to give them the gift of reading and that sometimes means going a bit outside the box.
Top Tech Gear of 2013
2013 isn't quite over yet but we are approaching the busy season of new releases. Today, we are sharing this great infographic from FinancesOnline.com - a retrospective of the year, as well as a sneak peek into what we still have to look forward to, gadget wise.
10 Free Apps To Jumpstart Your iPad Cart
I created a list of free apps that could get the teachers started right away. I only installed ten apps and set some great "number themed" wallpapers on them, courtesy of Tony Vincent's "Learning in Hand" blog.
Using Badges to Quantify Learning at UC Davis
Joanna Normoyle is the Experiential and Digital Media Learning Coordinator for the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Her badge concept won an award in the fourth Digital Media and Learning competition, and she has been working on building it out for the last two years.