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Map And/In History
From National Geographic to the Library of Congress (to name just two among hundreds of examples), putting maps and mapping tools online has become One of the Things to Do for map-ish people.
Ways to Implement Safe Social Media for Schools
To say the least, social media is occupying more and more of our online time and in many ways is becoming a preferred method of communication. This begs the question: how do we educate today’s students on the best practices of using social networks?
3 Way to Collect and Curate Genius Hour Content
There are many digital tools that are well-suited for collecting Genius Hour content. Choosing the right tool for the trick depends on your comfort level and personal learning style. Here's a peek at some push button tools designed for education.
Have Students Create Apps? Yes, They Can!
I suggest that teachers should all give the app a download and take a look regardless of what grade you teach. It may provide you with some inspiration for your own app, or idea to pursue with YOUR students this year. Brad Wilson and Steve Keinath deserve a lot of credit for what they are doing with students.
Teacher to Teacher: 7 Steps for Integrating Technology
You’ve attend district and campus staff development. You understand some of what the district’s chosen device can do. It’s time to get started.
Embrace Change in the New Year with Genius Hour
In order to develop something truly remarkable, we must first engage in constructive play driven by passion. Helping students combine their interests with research, planning and goal setting is a noble role for an educator.
A Slight #Engchat Re-Purposing of Widbook (Part 1)
After a solid understanding has been established, I strive to follow up with a limitless, free-thinking session that centers on one essential question: “How can this technological tool be repurposed as an educational instrument?”
The Benefits of Blogging as a Learning Tool, Part 2
Here are a few other key benefits of student blogging as a tool for learning in higher ed.
The Power of Student Work
The Common Core, however, will necessarily generate thousands of examples of high quality student work. If we are able to share these examples, teachers, students and parents will be able to see what both “off” and “on goal” work looks like.
It’s Our Bookmark We Can Share What We Want To….
One of my other favorite uses of Symbaloo is to curate class projects in the same place for viewing by students and parents. I like for students to have a forum to share and present projects. A quick Symbaloo webmix can get all your projects together in one nice board.