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5 Student-Driven Projects That Engage Higher-Level Thinking Skills
Using an online component to complement in-class work makes it much easier to facilitate meaningful group work. Prior to adopting and integrating online discussions, I struggled to facilitate group work that really worked. When facilitating group work in the classroom, … Continue reading
5 Awesome & Easy-To-Use Education Apps for Mobile Devices
An increasing number of schools are adopting 1:1 programs while others encourage students to bring their mobile devices (BYOD) to class. Many teachers interested in integrating technology into their classrooms may be feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of leveraging mobile … Continue reading
Online Book Clubs: Develop a Culture of Reading on Your Campus!
Online book clubs can make it easy for teachers, librarians, media specialists and administration to engage a single class or an entire campus in an online book club. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Discussion Topics
Want to engage your students in a discussion about Thanksgiving? Here are some discussion topics to get your students thinking about and discussing the Thanksgiving holiday. More Thanksgiving topics for Online Discussions.
Digital Storytelling: Funky Fairytales
CLICK HERE for Funky Fairytale Questions in Collaborize Classroom Topic Library Today, I had the pleasure of presenting for Discovery Education’s Virtual Tech or Treat Conference. My presentation is titled “Digital Storytelling: Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing in Class … Continue reading
Steve Jobs, Technology & Education
I am pleased to present a guest blogger today, a man whose career as a writer, editor and photojournalist spans 64 years. His name is Ken Fermoyle, and more than 2,600 of his articles have appeared in publications including Playboy, … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street – Day 20: Are Your Students Talking About It?
The Occupy Wall Street protest is celebrating day 20 and is sparking similar protests across the country with thousands of people organizing and demonstrating to get the attention of Washington. Get your students talking about the issues at the heart … Continue reading
UARS Satellite Falls to Earth: Use Current Events to Inspire Discussion & Writing
Free STEM lesson plans for teachers Continue reading
Icebreakers: Love ‘em or Hate ‘em?
Now there is an alternative…take them online! The new school year has started for most of us. The first few weeks of the school year is a hectic time. Teachers are welcoming new students, establishing “norms” for behavior, trying to … Continue reading
QR Codes and Student Centered Learning
Yesterday, I attended EdcampSFBay at Skyline High School in Oakland for an educational technology Unconference. I presented two sessions in the morning – 5 Simple Strategies to Create a Safe Space Online & Flip Your Classroom with Online discussions – then spent … Continue reading