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 […]
Cast a Learning Spell with TouchCast – Guest post from ETT Summit Presenter Sabba Quidwai
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 […]
Unique Approaches to Provide Feedback to Student Writing or Video – From Greg Kulowiec on Edudemic
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 […]
The Google Glass Experiment – Guest Post from ETT Summit Presenter, Courtney Pepe
This post first appeared on Edudemic. In March 2014, I was selected as a Google Glass Explorer to beta test the product in my class. It was exciting, because we are already in our third year of a 1 to 1 iPad initiative with over 2,000 students. Immediately, I began my experiment 60 Days of […]
5 Steps to Redefine Your Classroom – Guest Post from ETT Summit Presenter, Jodie Deinhammer
This post first appeared on Jodie’s blog – Guitars and Fireflies. 1. Ask students what they want to learn and fit your curriculum around their interests. Do a survey during the first week of school and find ways to tie into what they actually want to learn in your class. When we feel our thoughts […]
Staying Uncomfortable Is The Key To Progress – From Patrick Larkin on Edudemic
This post first appeared on Edudemic. As we near the completion of our third year of being a 1:1 tablet school in Burlington, I continue to ponder what is the next step. Glancing in the rearview mirror, it is hard to believe that nearly three years have passed since we distributed mobile devices to over […]
Free Collaborative Video Creation with iPads – From Greg Kulowiec on Free Technology for Teachers
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Publishing student video that is created with iPads can be a challenging process, especially with younger students. Even schools that are Google Apps typically decide to turn off YouTube uploads to the student accounts. However, with the use of a handful of free applications, students can […]
Unleashing Creativity with App Smashing with Greg Kulowiec – from Kate Wilson
Hi everyone! My name is Kate Wilson and I am the newest member of the EdTechTeacher team as the Web Coordinator. This is my first attempt at Live Blogging so bear with me but I have gotten some great tips from Beth Holland and Jennifer Carey. I have also only heard great things about Greg Kulowiec so I am excited to start off […]
Why It’s Time To Change How Students Cite Their Work – from Shawn McCusker on Edudemic
When students write a paper, it goes without saying that they must cite the sources that they use in creating it. For generations, students have created note cards to document and organize these resources and/or submitted a bibliography page with their finished work. In the modern classroom, student research and creation has taken on a […]
Weekly Resources for the End of February
From sunny San Diego to sensational snowstorms, it has been a wild month! On the one hand, it still feels as though iPad Summit San Diego just ended last week. On the other hand, we are hard at work getting ready for our Spring Webinar Series (to be announced in our March newsletter), Summer Workshops, and our new EdTechTeacher […]