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7 Essential Ingredients Of Project-Based Learning

Student voice and choice, publishing, and a driving question are some of the essential ingredients of project-based learning.

Kaizena is a voice feedback tools for Google Drive that teachers can use to provide learning feedback to students.

How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad Update: Some of the feedback we are getting (an example of

Student engagement is often (wrongly) thought of in terms of ‘paying attention’: quietly making eye contact and maybe asking questions.

Visual notes–also know as Sketch notes–look cool, but they also contain considerable cognitive potential, forcing learners to combine both left

Twitter is a microblogging platform, so there is a wide range of content. Sometimes users tweet links to content while others share ideas.

Technology / April 15, 2013 / Apple, How-To

With some careful management, it’s possible to optimize iPad memory for the classroom without sacrificing performance.

Google’s Cloud Printing is an under-the-radar technology that makes it easy to share printers, print remotely, and share documents.

VoiceThread is a digital conversational platform that uses video, audio, or chat to create threaded conversations for learning.

Technology / February 5, 2013 / How-To

While Google entered iPad territory a while ago with their Android tablets, it was their recent Asus-manufactured Nexus 7 that

Guide: How To Google Search By Reading Level by TeachThought Staff Update: This feature has been (either temporarily or permanently)

Technology / January 2, 2013 / Apple, How-To

There are a variety of apps that can help here, but the simplest mechanism for taking a screenshot on an iPad involves hitting 2 buttons.