Terrell Heick, Author at TeachThought

Deploying iPads: 10 Questions Schools Should Ask Themselves

To begin thinking more broadly about iPads in a learning environment, consider these 10 questions schools should ask before deploying iPads.

Education tends to run on equal parts policy and frenzy.

In this post, we provide in-depth answers to the top 10 most commonly asked questions about Google Chromebooks.

Education / August 20, 2012

You may not have known reddit had a university. It’s not a real college, of course, but rather a kind of Khan Academy in forum form.

iPads are easy to use, provide access to tens of thousands of apps, and feature an interface familiar to many students.

Literacy / August 10, 2012

In the world of tech, education, and culture, thinking differently is at worst a path to revelation, at best, the way to spectacular change.

Literacy / August 9, 2012

Ever heard of Inanimate Alice? Understand what all the fuss is? If the answer is “no” to either, take a gander here.

Landing On Mars: The Terrifying Physics Approaching Mars at over 13,000 mph, the descent only slows to around 1000 mph

Literacy / August 8, 2012

While a student isn’t likely to start a social media-based group to improve their writing, it doesn’t mean they can’t get feedback from peers.

Learning / August 7, 2012

The title of the presentation is also compelling, underscoring the need for knowledge placement in lieu of knowledge-in-a-vacuum.

Content curation is a kind of learning strategy–or at least a unifying learning strategy for so many others.

Traditional goals—(winning)—are replaced by a self-selected, self-paced, and even artistic expression of the interaction with the game.