I received this request: How well do you know the EdModo website? We want to use it more often next year for our Junior Executive HR and we were wondering if you knew how to use the full extent of
The polls are in! There were a few surprises I did not anticipate- the most used technology is YouTube, with eBoard a close second. The most important thing I’d like to promote is discussing how we use technology. We’ll be
What are we using in our classrooms this year? Let’s collaborate on what works and what doesn’t so we can make suggestions for next year. Where do we want to go from here? Are you interested in trying something new?
In the spirit of learning from experience, lets look into classrooms for officially tested tried and true technology. Mike Casey sets up effective (and easy to use) Google Calendars (with cell phone and other mobile device access and reminders!) for
Have you ever “leaned into” a video game, maybe while playing a car racing game? If so, you know the feeling: total immersion. Bill Seng showed us this video from a recent New York Times post during our iPad pilot:
The buzz words are out there: flipped classroom, guide on the side vs. sage on the stage, or as Ian Jukes calls it, “full frontal”. On January 12th, NPR’s “All Things Considered” aired a story on education titled Physicists Seek To
I enjoy answering questions. Not knowing the answer to a question is even more fun. The novelty brings about new learning. I enjoy the challenge. I frequently use Google (surprise!) to answer most questions, most times using simple key words
Google+ is a free social network that has features similar to Facebook and Twitter combined. In my opinion, it’s best feature is the simplicity of sharing information; Google+ gives you the option to specify which friends or “circles” of friends
Larry Ferlazzo posted an update to his “The Best Posts To Help Understand Google’s New “Books Ngram Viewer”, a Google product that missed my radar. This amusing new video from TED prompted his update, and this posting:
I asked my communication technology 2 and 3 students to fill out an anonymous evaluation of my course and teaching on a google form. The results are mostly positive with some criticism that I am unsure of. I stress professionalism and appropriateness