The Google Curse: Too Much Information Too Easily Found
But the whole ‘universe at your fingertips’ via Google is unhelpful in this sense: what you’ll actually find is strangely limited.
10 Video Games To Get Started With Game-Based Learning
Games can serve as platforms for lessons in math, science or just about anything — even if they weren’t designed to be educational.
50 Twitter Tips And Tricks You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
If you want to improve your knowledge or want to pick up a few Twitter tips and tricks to help you get more out of the service, then read on.
Designing Learning Environments Around A Need To Know
We love Digital Media and Learning. Among other virtues, their attention to the macro level ideas in learning and education set them apart from many education resources available. The video above explores the fundamental design of our system of education, from its goals to its processes and “leaks.” It also addresses the very important question…
50 Things To Do On The iPad
While the iPad is not the savior for learning–or even mobile learning for that matter, if you use one for five minutes it’s easy to see that it is an amazing piece of hardware. We’ve talked about how to use them in a PBL environment. And how to record ideas with them. And even separated ideas for…
Engaging Students Through Social Media
Engaging Students Through Social Media by Rob James first appeared on gettingsmart.com; Using Social Media In The Classroom For Real-World Learning Social media has become an essential part of most people’s everyday lives, from checking Facebook and Twitter to posting blogs, Pinterest listings, and uploading YouTube videos. However, and with smartphones making it easier than ever…
60 Apps For Mobile, 21st Century Learning
60 Apps For Mobile, 21st Century Learning Clint Stephens, a Regional Technology Integration Specialist, put together this meticulously and creatively arranged presentation on 21st Century mobile learning apps, and arranged them via four categories: 1. Productivity 2. Core 3. General Education 4. Fun Included are classics like Evernote, Pages, and Dropbox, and apps that might…
12 Data Points Detailing The Crisis Of Poor Writing In America
Ask just about any teacher if kids today are struggling with writing and you’ll get a resounding “yes.” While curmudgeonly complaints about “kids today” have always existed, even in relation to writing, there are numerous indications that today’s writing crisis is much more than generational criticism. Research shows that students, from grade school to college,…
What Are The Ingredients For Self-Directed Learning?
New Marlborough, Mass What are the ingredients for self-directed learning? Technology? “Grade-level” reading? Peer-to-peer collaboration? Project-Based Learning? A Montessori approach? What if it was simpler? What if it was just a matter of getting out of the students way? I’ve always found this a fascinating concept. As a classroom teacher, one (of many) important epiphanies…
50 Awesome Chemistry Videos For The Busy Science Teacher
Though we don’t often recognize it, chemistry defines nearly every element of our everyday lives. From the reactions that fuel the sun to the biology of our bodies to the technology in our gadgets, chemistry is at the heart of everything we do and is the central science that unites biology, physics, geology, astronomy, medicine,…
50 Recreational Apps Learning
Here are 50 recreational apps to sharpen the mind, particularly after the school years wrap, and to fight off the encroach of stagnation.
100 Incredible Science Lectures For The Flipped Classroom
Science enthusiasts may receive a broader, more edifying educational experience by indulging in all of these flipped classroom videos.
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