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This is going to be Hard begins Will Richardson. To quote danah boyd, “For adults to hear the voices of youth, they must let go of their nostalgia and suspend their fears. This is not easy.” Will wants to present context and have us leave more confused than when we started today. In order to instigate change, we have to be confused, to disrupt what we already know. Because from confusion and discomfort comes inspiration – the will to begin to change classroom practice. Will has two kids who are in public school, and he is “not a happy parent” because…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. With “Back to School” signs cropping up all over stores, educators are certainly aware of the imminent countdown to the first day of school and the first few days of inservice. But why wait till August or even September to indulge in exquisite professional learning… when these Wicked Good Ideas for Professional Development are ripe for the picking? So What is a Wicked Good Idea? It is more than pin-worthy… it is something that forces you to stop and challenges you to think differently. In this two-part series, we will delve into professional development…
What a week! On Monday, Samantha Morra gave a presentation at the Chromebooks and Common Core Symposium on “Extensions and Add-ons: Making Google Work for You.” Greg Kulowiec led custom workshops in Lawrence and Mendon, Massachusetts plus Buffalo, New York. And, we wrapped up a great week of Summer Workshops in Cambridge with 2 new sessions from Beth Holland and Douglas Kiang as well as a returning favorite from Tom Daccord. Next week, marks the start of our inaugural EdTechTeacher Summit in Chicago while Suzy Brooks, Brenda Doucette, and Maggie Keeler wrap up our Cambridge Workshops. We still have more great learning opportunities in Austin and Los Angeles, so check out all of the Summer…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Google Docs (found in the Google Drive suite) is a powerful word processing tool that many schools have adopted. As it’s similar to Microsoft Word and other word processing tools, most of its features are intuitive to use. However, in addition to completing many of the functions of a traditional word processor, Google Docs provides even more capabilities that can be invaluable to educators. Here are ten tricks that can make your life easier with Google Docs: Share & Collaborate One of the most powerful features of Google Docs is that you can share…
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Evernote is a helpful productivity tool when used effectively on iPad and can play a significant role in a 1:1 iPad classroom. Whether being used in a Math, English, Foreign Language or Art class, by combining the capacity to type, insert images, annotate, and record audio, students can integrate their iPad with Evernote in a number of unique ways. Below are six approaches to using Evernote in the classroom to improve organization, promote reflection, and help students capture their process and thinking. Math Class: Students can use a combination of dry…
August 19th, 2014 Whether you are launching into your first year as a classroom teacher, taking on a new role, or moving to a new school, come get some helpful tech tips to get the year started. August 19th at 7pm EST Speakers: Tom Daccord, Carl Hooker, Patrick Larkin, Lisa Dabbs, and Douglas Kiang Chat Transcript: EdTechTeacherPlease introduce yourself! Sabba N. Quidwai Hi Sabba here. Working with some new professors this year at USC so looking forward to some great tips. EdTechTeacher We are glad everyone could join us! The EdTechTeacher team is introducing themselves now. Let us know here…
August 28th, 2014 The first few weeks of school are the perfect time to bring parents on board with your technology use in the classroom. Come join us as our veteran team of teachers and administrators offer suggestions for talking to parents about acceptable use, social media, mobile devices, screentime, and more. August 28th at 7pm EST Speakers: Beth Holland, Carl Hooker, Patrick Larkin, Lisa Dabbs, and special guest Devorah Heitner. Thanks for joining us! Download the chat transcript.
September 9th, 2014 After a summer of preparing for iPads in the classroom, the school year has begun. Now what? Come join us as we offer up recommendations for lessons, activities, procedures, and tools to help get the school year started. September 9th 8pm EST Speakers: Tanya Avrith and Lisa Johnson Check out the chat transcript from this webinar.
September 18th, 2014The video above will be a LIVE STREAM of the webinar. This webinar is broadcasted for free using Google Hangouts on Air. Press play or refresh if the video doesn’t begin at 8pm. Over the summer, a number of features changed – and were updated – within Google Apps for Education. Join us for a tour of these exciting new options and learn how they can enhance teaching and learning this fall. September 18th at 8pm EST Speakers: Tanya Avrith, Beth Holland, and Greg Kulowiec
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Having just wrapped up a successful iPadpalooza and seeing all the chatter around ISTE 2014 online, I wondered: what makes a memorable and meaningful conference experience? At iPadpalooza, we had 98.4% of people tell us they would come back to our event next year. Rather than being happy about that number, I focused on what the 1.6% didn’t like. Was the live music too loud? Were the speakers or presentations not what the attendee expected? I used to be guilty of attending conferences and passively waiting for information or presentations to amaze me. I’d…
Summer Workshops continued on in Cambridge this week. At the beginning of the week, we spilt the iPad Classroom into two workshops focusing on Elementary and Middle & High School. Then, we wrapped with two, 2 day workshops. Holly Clark lead Digital Portfolios, and Samantha Morra taught the Flipped Classroom. Check out all of our Summer Agendas below and know that space is still available in many of our upcoming workshops in Cambridge, Austin, and Los Angeles. Summer Workshop Agendas We publish all of our Summer Workshop resources under the Creative Commons license. These sites are full of great resources, and we are happy to share. Cambridge…
This guest post from ETT Summit presenter, Ginnie Pitler, first appeared on Edudemic. A Curated View Is social media the “big fake?” Fake because there is so much more than what we see; fake because we post only what we want others to see: the good pictures, the happy moments, the extraordinary experiences, maybe even devastating occasions from which we seek someone with whom to commiserate. We post as if we live every moment looking our best and engaged with the spectacular, the proud, and/or the most disappointing. It works. We have an audience. But, social media is also hiding…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Professional coders work collaboratively, and rarely does a computer scientist create a program solely on their own. Every successful programming project evolves as a result of Iterations of code, the merging of ideas, and the contributions of the individual team members. Not only does coding empower students to think logically and critically, to collaborate, and to create meaningful learning, but it also provides them an authentic opportunity to develop critical communication and collaboration skills. Problem Solving Coding teaches grit and perseverance. Students have to problem solve by logically laying out steps in order to…
This post first appeared on MindShift. When many of today’s teachers who grew up in Generation X are asked to reflect on traditional learning objects from their classrooms of the 1980’s and 1990’s, they think of paper, pencils, chalkboards, and textbooks. When they’re shown a series of pictures of those classroom’s from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, and asked to describe them, they use adjectives like “utilitarian, boring, and two-dimensional.” The classrooms in which Millennials and Generation Z learn are a world apart from those of Baby Boomers and Generation X. In 2014, using augmented reality as a launching pad…
This post first appeared on The New Yorker Elements Blog. In the 40 years since computers and software first started assisting students, how much has changed? How much has stayed the same? In this article, EdTechTeacher Co-Founder, Justin Reich, offers a brief history of computer supported instruction and reflects on what has yet to come. … Perhaps the most concerning part of these developments is that our technology for high-stakes testing mirrors our technology for intelligent tutors. We use machine learning in a limited way for grading essays on tests, but for the most part those tests are dominated by…
It was another big week of Summer Workshops! We had our first West Coast workshops in Berkeley with Holly Clark and Douglas Kiang as well as four in Cambridge with Tom Daccord, Justin Reich, Greg Kuloweic, and Patrick Larkin. Check out all of the Summer Agendas below and know that space is still available in many of our upcoming workshops. Beth Holland kicked off another a new full-year program in Arlington, MA, and Samantha Morra presented at the first annual Tri-State Reboot, a Google focused conference in Morris County, NJ. Check out her presentation on Mapping Data using Fusion Tables. We are also getting ready for our EdTechTeacher Summit at the end…
This post first appeared on Edutopia. … We can learn a lot from children’s infatuations with cardboard boxes. It shows us how much they want to shape and construct new things, how they long for the freedom to create. In fact, as illustrated by the phenomenon of Caine’s Arcade, when students gain the freedom to explore, to learn independently, and to share their creations, they will astound us. Consider the fact that one boy’s cardboard arcade inspired thousands from around the world to create and share their own inventions. Beyond cardboard boxes, think about the timeless toys that exist today —…
This post first appeared on Greg’s blog, The History 2.0 Classroom. Over the past few years I have facilitated a number of iPad workshops with teachers from across the country. One observation that I have made is that when anyone (not just teachers) are new to iPads (or any device), they have a difficult time deciphering the meaning of the icons that appear consistently throughout apps. While experienced users intuitively recognize the purpose of these icons, newer users often don’t realize the messages that these icons are providing when they appear within an app. In preparing for a recent iPad…
This post from Lisa Dabbs (@teachingwithsoul) – our Director of Business Development for the West Coast – first appeared on Edutopia. I grew up loving to read and waited excitedly every month for the children’s literary book club order that my Dad made sure I received. As I reflect on this, I consider myself to have been fortunate that my parents knew about the power of reading and made a point to support it in my life…. … Now, all grown up, I still find the greatest comfort from reading books in all genres (often when I’m dealing with a…
Happy 4th of July! Given the soggy conditions here in the North East, we decided to post our weekly resources a bit early. This week, Greg Kulowiec kicked off another Full Year Professional Development Program in Waltham, MA. Shawn McCusker led another successful Advanced iPad Classroom workshop in Cambridge (there are two more scheduled for Austin and Berkeley), and our team of Tom Daccord, Holly Clark, and Douglas Kiang delivered incredible sessions at ISTE. ISTE Recap from the EdTechTeacher Team If you were unable to see Tom Daccord, Douglas Kiang, or Holly Clark at ISTE, never fear! We have highlights from their sessions,…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. If you have email, iTunes, Facebook, or any other online account, then you are familiar with Terms of Service; you know, those excessively long, confusing legal documents that we all click “accept” on so that we can download the latest episode of Modern Family. These documents are confusing, and very few of us have the time or knowledge necessary to process 56 pages of legalese (yes, the iTunes Terms of Service is 56 pages!). Fortunately, there are several movements out there to encourage technology institutions to present easier to understand and more transparent Terms…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. For years, I spent my summers teaching sailing and leadership skills to high school students on a 50-foot boat in the Caribbean. I cherished the three months without phones, television, or computers – both for myself as well as my students. As an adult, I value any time unplugged. However, on my last hiking trip, I found myself with an unexpected companion – my iPhone. I absolutely loved having it in my pocket, which may seem counterintuitive, except for the fact that I left it in airplane mode. It wasn’t that I wanted my…
EdTechTeacher News It was our biggest week of the Summer Workshop Series yet! We had four workshops in Chicago with Beth Holland, Shawn McCusker and Holly Clark as well as four in Cambridge with Samantha Morra, Douglas Kiang, Suzy Brooks, and Brenda Doucette. Check out all the Summer Agendas below. Greg Kulowiec lead a 4 day workshop on the Google Infused Classroom in Shrewsbury, MA and kicked off a new full-year program in Waltham, MA. Summer Workshop Agendas We publish all of our Summer Workshop resources under the Creative Commons license. These sites are full of great resources, and we are happy to share. Chicago Workshops this week…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Fueled by an incredible demand in the workforce for proficient programmers and the need to teach critical thinking skills, the coding movement in schools has exploded. Furthermore, we all communicate through technology, so we should at least know the basic premise of coding because the gadget sitting in our pocket, or on our desk, should not be a mysterious black box to us or our students. Just like writing, multimedia, art, and music are mediums to show ideas, coding can be another form of expression. “Learn to code, code to learn” We need to…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Rapidly approaching the dog days of summer (give or take a few days or weeks), I felt a need to share a power packed suitcase of tools that could be used to archive your summer highlights and memories. Many educators never really go on vacation. While they may appear to be leisurely sipping daiquiris on the beach, let’s be realistic… their brains are constantly running, reflecting, and mentally archiving away ideas for the next school year. To meet both the recreational and curricular needs of educators, I have concocted a special blend of FREE…
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. The year may be winding down, but you still have your students for a few more precious weeks of school. If you have access to iPads in your classroom, a great end of the year activity with your students is to make pictures talk, create animations that anthropomorphize objects, or use personification to demonstrate understanding. It’s actually a great activity anytime of the year. You can create with your students and keep them engaged and learning right up until the last day. Two fantastic sets of apps for creating talking pictures on…
EdTechTeacher News What do Texas, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, and Ontario have in common? We had workshops or presentations in all of them this week! Shawn McCusker and Greg Kulowiec continued our Summer Workshop Series in Chicago with The iPad Classroom. Then Tom Daccord led Teaching History with Technology at the end of the week, and Samantha Morra led The Flipped Classroom & Innovative Instruction. Next week we have 4 workshops in Chicago and 4 workshops in Cambridge. Space is limited, but still available, so find the right workshop for you this summer at edtechteacher.org/summer. Aside from our Summer Workshops, EdTechTeacher instructors traveled to a number of other summer events: Beth Holland was in Lafourche, Louisiana to kick off…
This post first appeared on Edutopia. We have always struggled to envision the future, often superimposing new technology over our current views. Remember the Jetsons? Though they lived in a futuristic society marked by flying cars and advanced technology, the students still learned in a lecture-based system with the teacher (albeit a robot one) directing the process from the front of the room. The challenge of imagining the future of learning can seem daunting. However, snapshots already exist. We just need to look beyond our current classrooms to identify some of the key tenets for our learning environments of the future.…
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. While gathering resources to share with campus teachers, I stumbled upon the Photo Mapo app and quickly added it to my list of tools for summer archival. The intent was to provide a repository of tools and applications that educators could utilize in the midst of their staycations and vacations that could also be extended to the classroom. Photo Mapo is a FREE app that does just that. Applications for Recreation Transform your photos into mapped masterpieces with textual anecdotes, pics, and actual maps of places you visit. While map styles and formats…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. The end of the school year is a time for reflection. What did we do well? What do we need to improve upon? These are the typical questions that both individuals and school districts ask at the end of the spring. However, there is another important question that I struggle to answer as well. This is the question about how we have changed? What have we done differently this year to push our thinking and the thinking of our students? To be more specific, I find myself dwelling on the R in Dr. Ruben…
This guest post from Martha Slack (@slackmartha) first appeared on Edudemic. The recent 3D printing explosion on the educational market has left many educators wondering how they can afford to integrate this technology into the classroom. Most schools do not have the luxury of purchasing a 3D printer but still want to provide the experience for their students. 3D pens made their debut on Kickstarter this year as an affordable 3D printing option. After the initial investment of the pens, they are an incredibly affordable tool for classrooms. The pens allow students to illustrate – in 3D – concepts in math,…
What a week! Our team traveled from Atlanta to Toronto and led 16 different workshops! Shawn McCusker and Beth Holland kicked off our Summer Workshop Series in Atlanta with The iPad Classroom, The Advanced iPad Classroom, and Teaching Technology in the Elementary Classroom. We still have space in a number of our other workshops, so check out the Course Catalog and come join us! Team members worked with schools in New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto, and even started another Full Year T21 program in Massachusetts. ETT Summit Update We have updated our sessions page to include all sessions from keynotes and featured presentations, to EdTechTeacher…
Cathy M. Rubin, author of The Global Search for Education Series on the Huffington Post interviewed Carl Hooker last weekend about the ongoing “Device Debate.” “Which digital device is the better learning tool for students – a Chromebook or an iPad? If you’re not aware of the hottest current digital device debate, you’re probably not a parent or an educator. Once upon a time, that debate might have been about VHS vs. Beta, or Mac vs. PC. However, in prime time ed tech school district circles, folks are fiercely focused on Chromebooks vs. iPads (both now below $400). The big question? Which…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. The modern classroom is a messy one! Schools are entering the world of technology at different speeds and levels; some institutions have invested in full 1:1 programs where the school selects a single device (such as iPads or Chromebooks); others have instituted Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) initiatives, some specify a single device while others permit a broader selection; and most of us operate in some type of hybrid environment where students have access to a device at school, such as a tool issued to them, a computer lab, and/or laptop cart and/or a…
This post first appeared on eSchoolNews. For nearly a dozen years, I’ve traveled to various schools and districts to deliver professional development workshops and presentations. These experiences have taught me that if our goal is to create fundamental change in classrooms, professional development workshops should ultimately devote less time to the “nuts and bolts” of technology and more time addressing pedagogy and best practices. Technology, in and of itself, doesn’t necessarily change learning. So, the primary focus of any workshop must be the educator’s vision of a technology, and not the technology itself. To this end, I’ve learned that great…
This guest post from Summer Workshop instructor, Maggie Keeler (@KeelerMS), first appeared on Edudemic. As more and more states adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), teachers are beginning to wonder what tools they will need to implement the new standards in their classrooms. The NGSS focuses on three dimensions: core ideas in science and engineering necessary to prepare students to gain more knowledge independently; concepts that cut across content areas; and practices employed by scientists and engineers as they investigate, design and build (National Research Council 2011). The framers of the NGSS emphasize the need for students to do…
We are honored to be able to run this guest post from EdTechTeacher Summit presenter, Michael Cohen (@TheTechRabbi). Do you remember your first plane ride? As young children, we remember the excitement of preparing for our trip, the adrenaline as the plane sped down the runway, and the occasional turbulence that met us with surprise or perhaps fear. All in all, our first plane ride was an experience, and it might have been a big part of what we shared with others about our trip. What about the second trip? What about the tenth or the fifteenth? At some point, the flight…
This week, we continued with end-of-year professional development workshops and kicked off our first Full-Year program for 2014-15. Our team of instructors criss-crossed half of the country, working with schools in North Carolina, Virginia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Next week officially marks the start of our Summer Workshop series in Atlanta. We still have space in a number of our other workshops, so check out the Course Catalog and come join us! ETT Summit Update Each week, we get more excited about the July 28-30 EdTechTeacher Summit in Chicago. We have added presenter showcase to the schedule to include…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Helping kids show what they understand by making their thinking visible should be at the heart of most pedagogically sound technology integration. Chrome apps can help you do just that if you choose the right ones. Here are some of my top picks for achieving this in the Chromebook classroom. BookTrack This ingenious platform puts an entirely new spin on reading and writing. It allows students to create amazing ‘book’ adventures by adding background music to written pieces – turning reading into a completely new and fun experience. What makes it so innovative is…
Sugata Mitra painted a picture of a School in the Cloud during his 2013 TED Prize Talk. Gary Stager, in his book Invent to Learn, calls on schools to become engineering labs where students construct problems and solutions. Howard Gardner has proposed curricula based on Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. While these major transformations of the education system could Someday be possible, what does Monday bring? Justin Reich and Shawn McCusker explored this Someday/Monday dichotomy in a recent webinar for ISTE Connects. >>> Listen to the recording
This post first appeared on Edudemic. I was fortunate to teach in a 1:1 laptop classroom for seven years. In my classes, students took daily notes on computers, did research, wrote essays, created various multimedia publications, and worked on collaborative projects. Yet I knew that if I wasn’t watching their screens, my students would at some point be doing something they were not supposed to be doing. So, while I was thrilled with the tremendous educational content available to my students, I was concerned with the less-than-desirable elements pervasive on the Internet. Today, I stroll through many schools that are…
We’re back and better than ever! This week, we would like to give you a tour of the all NEW EdTechTeacher. With over 250 pages of content, there are tons of resources to explore. NEW Resources Start Here Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a defined starting point when looking for educational technology resources? We thought so, too. That’s why we created a new landing page aptly called Start Here. While some of the content can also be accessed from other points in the site, we wanted to make a single landing page to begin the exploration process. …
This post first appeared on Edudemic. A class set of novels, binders, poster boards, and enough post-it notes to wallpaper a school…. all supplies associated with a traditional middle school book club model. With the addition of iPads, Google Apps, and other educational technology, the age of the “traditional” book club requires a change. Digital book clubs allow for connected, flexible, and customized literacy instruction that engages all learners. From reading digital novels, to participating in online discussions, and annotating text with categorical tags to expressing ideas through transliteracy (multi-media tools), students will interact with the text, the teacher, and…
Special thanks to ETT Summit Presenter, Sabba Quidwai (@askmsq). She will be presenting Cast a Spell to Flip Your Class with TouchCast. In the Passenger Seat Placing students in the driver’s seat, guiding their own learning as the educator facilitates from the sidelines is sometimes uncomfortable. If you have taught anyone how to drive, you know the feeling quite well. It’s easy to have the new driver in the passenger seat showing them what all the different gears and buttons are for. It’s easy to be driving and explaining why you are yielding or why you are turning your indicator light…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. A challenge of raising a connected generation of students is figuring out how to be a connected learner yourself. This requires learning about the tools that support connections and connected learning, and to accomplish this goal you may want to consider Google Certification. Which one is the best option? Here are two great ways you can accomplish this task. First you need to know what the difference is between a Google Certified Teacher and a Google Certified Trainer? Since there are some Google Teacher Academies coming up soon, it is time to break down…
Recently, Lisa Johnson has been writing and presenting on Device Agnostic Tools for the classroom. Yester, she published this great ThingLink on her TechChef4U blog. We just had to share! To learn more, read 5 Tools for the Device Agnostic Classroom and watch her webinar from a few weeks ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYADLBery5I&list=PLLldUVH7KOPcqSjKFU8SFWmD7kilPE6Rq&feature=share&index=8 To learn more from Lisa, come hear her at the EdTechTeacher Summit in Chicago or attend The iPad Classroom in Austin.
This is guest post from ETT Summit presenter Sabba Quidwai (@askmsq) first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. At the top of my list these days is an app called TouchCast. How many times have you watched a video where they point out a great resource only to say that you’ll come back to it later and never do? Or, have you ever shared a great resource and wanted to provide a variety of links for someone to choose from to extend their knowledge? It’s happened to me lots of times, and either I forget the links, or get distracted…
This post first appeared in Edudemic. Providing timely and effective feedback on student work is a critical component to any classroom. As students increasingly operate and create in a digital environment, emerging tools provide unique new opportunities for teachers to provide feedback on both written work and video projects. Feedback on Written Work With the increased adoption of Google Apps for Education, student writing often occurs within Google Docs. While teachers can provide feedback in the form of typed comments, media-rich options exist. By incorporating audio and video feedback, teachers have even more opportunities to connect with their students as…
More and more teachers are transforming their classrooms by flipping their instruction. Ten Reasons to Attend a Flipped Classroom Workshop 10. You are ready for a change in how you work with your students. 9. Flipping sounds like fun. (Yes, fun. Teaching and learning can be fun!) 8. Boston is a great city to visit and explore. 7. You can earn continuing education or graduate credit. 6. Flipping your class gives you more time to get to know your students. 5. Creating video just might bring out your inner movie…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Selecting apps and planning projects in a BYOD can be a formidable endeavor. What device does Gavin have? Does this website work on Caroline’s iPad? Is there a comparable collage or cartoon application on Hayden’s device? “Device Agnostic” tools can alleviate the stress that is associated with student performance tasks in a BYOD. “A device-agnostic mobile application (app), for example, is compatible with most operating systems and may also work on different types of devices, including notebooks, tablet PCs and smartphones.” – Margaret Rouse In a recent webinar focusing on tools for a BYOD,…
Though we teach Google Apps in just about every summer workshop, this year, we are running Google Chromebook & The Google-Infused Classroom in four cities. June 26-27 in Chicago July 10-11 in Cambridge July 10-11 in Berkeley August 7-8 in Los Angeles Whether you will have access to Chromebooks or just Google Apps next year, here’s why you shouldn’t miss out on one of these great opportunities. 10 Reasons to Attend a Google Workshop 10. Get hands-on experience with Google Docs for reading, writing, research, presentations, data analysis and more. 9. Connect with other teachers using Google Apps or Chromebooks…
This post, Use Your Voice to Give Students Feedback on Google Drive – Cool Kaizena Updates, first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Kaizena is an outstanding web based tool that allows teachers to provide audio feedback on student work that has been created and shared through as Google Docs. Kaizena is not a native tool in a Google Drive account, but can be added through the Google Drive apps store. Alternatively, teachers and students can go to the Kaizena website and connect the app to an existing Google Drive account. Providing students with audio as well as text-based feedback,…
We know that there is still one more weekend in May, but we have BIG NEWS! Our plan is to launch the completely re-designed EdTechTeacher web site and blog over next weekend. The new site will include even more content for your classrooms as well as additional features for the blog. ETT Summit Preview We can’t wait for July! This week, we were able to publish some fantastic posts from our presenters as well as guest webinar from Courtney Pepe. She told us about what she’s learned in the first 30 Days of Google Glass in the Class. Guest Blog…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. This past week, I introduced 3D printing into my classroom. Next week, we will receive 3D pens from Dim3printing, an Austin-based 3D printing distributor. This technology has brought about an excitement for learning I have never experienced in my classroom before. 1. Revolutionize Learning 3D printing will revolutionize learning because it lends itself to low-risk, low-cost innovation. Since ideas can materialize within minutes, students can see their work as tangible products. When students have access to 3D printing, abstract concepts in science and mathematics have the potential to be transformed into concrete (plastic) visuals.…
This post first appeared on Diversa – an initiative from the Rodrigo Mendes Institute. Imagine the impact if a student could play back the directions for an assessment rather than wait for the teacher to repeat them. Consider the potential for a student to be able to leverage resources above their reading level simply because they can hear the text rather than struggle to read it. With a few simple changes, a student’s entire learning experience could be transformed. Separating Comprehension from Decoding Some students, particularly those with language-based learning disorders, may be able to comprehend text but not decode…
We have iPad Classroom and Advanced iPad workshops in Atlanta, Austin, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chicago, & Los Angeles! NEW iPad Workshops for 2014 Lights, Camera, Action! Moviemaking with iPads – Cambridge Unleashing Student Creativity with iPads – Chicago Reading, Writing, & Research with iPads & Mobile Devices – Cambridge The Curated Classroom: Digital Publishing with iBooks Author & iTunes U – Austin Top 10 Reasons to Participate in an iPad Workshop 10. Learn not only how but WHY to use the most powerful iPad apps 9. Boil your iPad down to 1 screen of powerful teaching & learning tools 8. Spend…
May 19, 2014: SCRATCH is a fantastic, FREE platform for teaching students about coding. Samantha and Douglas had some great ideas for how to integrate it into the curriculum.May 19th at 8pm ESTSpeakers: Douglas Kiang (@dkiang) and Samantha Morra (@sammorra) Webinar Resources Chat Transcript
May 15, 2014: Courtney Pepe is half-way through a 60 day experiment of Google Glass in the Class. Come hear what she’s learned so far!Time: 7:00pm EST/ 4:00pm PSTSpeakers: Beth Holland (@brholland) and Courtney Pepe (@iPadQueen2012) Webinar Resources Chat Transcript About Our Guest Speaker Courtney Pepe has seven years of educational experience in which she has taught every single grade ranging from kindergarten to grade 12. She currently teaches math and science to high school students in a New Jersey public school that has a 1 to 1 iPad initiative with over 2, 000 students. Mrs. Pepe is consistently implementing emergent technologies such as Google…
May 6, 2014: Looking to meet the needs of your 21st century learners in a BYOD setting, this fast-paced webinar is for you. Come learn a toolkit of web tools to promote and support creation and collaboration. These open-ended one-size-fits-most tools can be used across the K-12 curriculum to support a learner-centered classroom.Time: 7:00pm EST/ 4:00pm PSTSpeakers: Lisa Johnson (@TechChef4U) and Samantha Morra (@sammorra) Webinar Resources Chat Transcript
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