Teacher Agency in the Digital Age
To engage today’s digitally literate students, schools need to find ways to integrate students’ technology-rich lives outside of school with what they do in school. Students, who are empowered in...
The Future Belongs to Those Who Innovate Fast
Jim Carroll speaks about Innovation and Future Changes. An interesting fact that caught my attention; 60% of the kids in pre-school today will work in jobs that do not currently...
4 Criteria for Evaluating Digital Resources
The proliferation of digital resources means that there are many new tools available to use in the classroom. It also means that educators must evaluate them before using them. Bull,...
Andy Warhol: Wild Raspberries
Andy Warhol's "Wild Raspberries" show ran from December 2 - 24, 1959 and was accompanied by a self-published limited edition book of the same name. Wild Raspberries, a collaboration between...
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Wheel of Instructional Objectives
Do you write learning outcomes/objectives for your content or courses? I think the "Wheel of Objectives" is useful to help find activities to match objectives. http://teaching.uncc.edu/learning-resources/articles-books/best-practice/goals-objectives/writing-objectives I found other resources...
Best Practices for Teaching Online
Be present Create a supportive community Develop explicit expectations Use different learning activities Mix up synchronous and asynchronous Ask for informal feedback Search out current resources Combine core content with...
Web 2.0 in the Classroom (A Prezi)
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Up for Debate!
Debates are a great way to help students build research and critical thinking skills. Suggestions for hosting a successful debate: Choose an Engaging Topic Appropriate to Student Age Levels Provide...
WebQuests + Wikis = WebQuest 2.0
WebQuests are an online tool for learning. According to Bernie Dodge, WebQuest expert, they are a classroom-based lesson in which most or all of the information that students explore and...
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