Web 2.0 Survey & Polling Tools: A Quick Guide
Raising your hand in the classroom is so old school. Thanks to the massive influx of technology into education, there are dozens of new ways students can virtually voice their opinion. From hardware...
View ArticleThe History Of Learning Tools [Infographic] | Edudemic
An infograhic all about the history of education technology and could be used to educate just about anyone on how far we’ve come in a short period of time.See it on Scoop.it, via Education and...
View ArticleThe 60-Second Guide To How Flashcards Actually Work | Edudemic
Flashcards are not just for cramming. They’re helpful for understanding new concepts in a shorter period of time than it’d take to get a complete handle on the larger picture. While I loathe...
View ArticleHow 12 Schools Are Using Khan Academy Right Now | Edudemic
Over the past few years, Khan Academy has grown from a few simple YouTube videos into a fully-featured, interactive educational system that allows students to learn and measure their progress at their...
View ArticleHow To Use Twitter For Teaching And Learning | Edudemic
Are you still unsure about taking the plunge into Twitter? Worried it’s not actually useful for learning or teaching? Think it’s still just about people talking about what they’re eating? Whether...
View ArticleFree positive behavior reinforcement | StudentPositive
Free positive behavior support and classroom management. Simple for teachers, real-time feedback for students, and robust reporting for data-driven schools.See it on Scoop.it, via Education and...
View Article100 (Updated) Ways To Use Facebook In Your Classroom | Edudemic
Back in 2009, we wrote a popular post, 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom. Now almost three years later, educators are still finding great ideas for putting Facebook to work on our...
View Article10 Ways To Be Better At Email | Edudemic
Chris Anderson has come up with some basic rules to help guide email users to reduce the email effect, and free people up to be more creative, what he calls 10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral. His...
View Article3 Ways To Use Pinterest In The Classroom | Edudemic
One of the most useful, and perhaps the most interesting, applications for students, teachers, and parents is Pinterest. The Pinterest platform is a visual pin board that allows users to pin images...
View Article181 Google Tricks That Will Save You Time | Edudemic
Back in 2009, we published 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School. But in nearly three years, Google has developed new products, discontinued a few, and offered new features, and more...
View Article15 Ways To Become A Better Self-Learner | Edudemic
For many curious folks, their impassioned yearning to soak up as much of the world’s wonders as possible completely transcends the boundaries of a traditional classroom. Armed with an insatiable lust...
View Article40 Open Education Resources You Should Know About | Edudemic
One of the best things the Internet blessed us with (besides Maru the box-loving cat) involves increased educational opportunities for children and adults alike. Although some progress still needs to...
View ArticleTechnology Tools to Get Teachers Started
The culture of learning is changing, and technology is playing a major role in the transformation. Educators and students are altering the very nature of the classroom experience by increasingly...
View ArticleThe 21st-Century Digital Learner
I give presentations to educators at every level, all around the world. All of the teachers are earnestly trying to adapt their educational system to the twenty-first century. During my talks, however,...
View ArticleWii Love Learning: Using Gaming Technology to Engage Students
For those who've been under a rock (or buried in a busy classroom -- trust us, we understand), the Wii is today's hottest gaming console, vastly outselling the PlayStation and garnering gobs of media...
View ArticleThe Fitness Revolution: A Video Game Makes Gym Class Fun Again
It's 10:30 A.M. on a Tuesday, and a dozen ten-year-olds are jumping up and down, arms flailing in the air, in a classroom at Los Angeles's Marvin Avenue Elementary School. They've been at it for a half...
View ArticleCheating Goes Digital
Cheating in the classroom is as old as the classroom itself. But teachers need to wise up to their students' technological savvy. Peeking over their shoulders to glimpse responses on a classmate's...
View ArticleDigital Discussion: Take Your Class to the Internet
Many teachers have started to experiment with blogs. For some, a blog is an electronic notebook -- one students can't lose (or claim the dog ate). For others, it's a forum where a class discussion can...
View ArticleComputer Games Explore Social Issues
Social studies teachers Karl Atkins and Scott Deckelmann take on a very serious subject by giving their students a very amusing challenge: Win a computer game. In fact, students have to win PeaceMaker,...
View Article3 Big Reasons To Consider A ‘Digital Classroom’ | Edudemic
Because of their youth, students are at the front lines of the parallel digital experience. They were born into a world in which rapid technology, the Internet, even online profiles would play a de...
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