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 […]
Reading in Summer Gives You Somewhere to Go – from Lisa Dabbs
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 […]
3 Digital Reading Challenges for Summer – from Beth Holland
This post first appeared on Edutopia. This summer, more than ever, how we read may be just as important aswhat we read. In April, researchers at West Chester University published a report arguing that eReaders could lead to decreased comprehension and fluency. In this New York Times article, the professors suggest that the interactivity, easy access to a dictionary, and constant use […]
Weekly Resources to Wrap Up June
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 […]
Why (And How) To Start Teaching Coding In School – from Kate Wilson
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 […]
Weekly Resources for Summer Learning
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 […]
Weekly Resources for the Beginning of Summer
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 […]
Weekly Resources – New Posts & Webinars from the Team
This week, you may have seen us in one of 6 states or online! It’s been a busy one, and we have plenty to share. Hopefully, many of you are in the sharing mood as the Call for Proposals for the Learning Futures Summit is still open! In case you missed the Leading Future Learning […]
Subtext & Tellagami – Two Apps to Attack Reading Comprehension – from Holly Clark on Free Technology for Teachers
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Subtext and Tellagami are two amazing free apps that can expand the way you discover information about each student’s reading comprehension. By using their combined power, students can produce and publish valuable information about their reading comprehension to help their teachers better understand them as learners. […]
Weekly Resources to Kick Off March
Welcome to March! We consider this to be the start of spring – though there’s snow in the forecast, and it feels like winter here in the North East. Keep an eye out for our March Newsletter on Tuesday as it will announce our Spring Webinar Series. We have a great line up of FREE, […]