Twitter in the Classroom
There are so many ways that teachers can use Twitter in the classroom (and outside the classroom, too!) Teachers can Tweet reminders about assignments and provide links to interesting articles...
Technology Makes the Classroom Come to Life
What a great way to engage students in your classroom - let them use their phones to take notes. Watch and learn!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Biu7OQV-tA&feature=player_embedded]
10 Ideas for Using Audio and Video in the Classroom
Here are 10 ideas for using audio and video in your classroom. Digital Storytelling Student Speeches Student Plays Poetry Readings or Poetry Slams Language Lessons Class or School Newscast Oral...
Audio in the Classroom: Resources for Instructors
There are many excellent resources available on the web for instructors to include in lessons. I came across a lesson idea using “Prototype Online: Inventive Voices,” a podcast series from...
Finding your passion: “It just comes from the heart”
That is a quote from NY Giants sensation, Jason Pierre Paul (JPP). "Ever since I was young, when I started playing football, I didn't know too much, but it was...
Technology-Infused Lesson Plans: Find the Relative Advantage
Every teacher has lessons that could be enhanced or refreshed using technology. Teachers have to consider the benefits of using technology and decide if the benefits are worthwhile. Rogers (2004)...
Michael Wesch: Moving From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able
Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist and Associate Professor at Kansas State University, often discusses the importance of moving from what he describes as "Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able." We are sharing information and...
Adult Learners: How Do You Learn?
I am teaching a training class for faculty members teaching online for the first time at our college. I shared this video with them in our live chat yesterday and...
Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom
10 social media-inspired learning activities: no accounts necessary Ideas for K-12 Classrooms Literature - Character pages Follow Famous People on Twitter Twitter Treasure Hunt Geography - Google Earth Connect with...
Social Networks for Communities of Practice
There has been a lot of discussion about the value of community and how social networks are a for communities to develop and interact. Etienne Wenger describes Communities of Practice...
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