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Teaching children Internet research skills is very important however it can sometimes get a little bit boring just asking them to find out answers to lots of comprehension-style questions on particular topics.
There are methods and models for implementing blended learning -- from the flipped classroom, to the flex model. All of them are on the continuum of just how much time is spent online and in the online classroom. Blended Learning can provide a unique way of not only engaging students in collaborative work and projects, but also personalizing and individualizing instruction for students.
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Keeping students captivated and ready to learn throughout the year is no small task. Here's a list of articles, videos, links, and other resources that offer strategies and advice for retaining their attention.
Call it "active learning," or "classroom participation" -- every teacher wants more involved students and fewer apathetic ones. With a little extra planning, that is possible.
Sharing tools for "We are Sixteen: An anthropological look at coming of age around the world"
Valerie Hannon discusses new thinking on ways to redesign education to re-engage learners. In the future, she says, schools may be more of a base camp for le...
With class sizes ever growing, meaningful engagement in the lecture hall is getting help from Twitter. Here's how students are participating and learning more via the social network.
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I thought that I would experiment by creating my own countdown calendar for my daughter this year using QR codes. It seems to me, during this busy time of the year, that it might help to remember...
Learning Round Table: QR Codes In The Classroom I recently presented at an IT conference organized by fellow ADE, Paviter Singh which focused on mobile learning.
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This week, I watched a science teacher use sticky notes in a very creative way.
The concept of the flipped classroom seems to be gaining ever increasing momentum within the field of education generally. Much of this revolves around the use of video to deliver input / lectures to students who can then come to class and do the more engaging and practical part of their work with some teacher support.
A twelve-year teaching veteran and a California regional Teacher of the Year, Heather Wolpert-Gawron's musings on educational policy, curriculum design, and daily school life can also be read at www...
Credit: William Duke Have you ever plunked yourself down in a staff meeting where some of your colleagues were, for lack of a better phrase, not paying attention? Grading homework?
Technology-Driven Community Building Activities...
Blogger Ben Johnson defines student engagement and describes what it looks like in the classroom.
The goal is to design student-driven learning experiences that are fueled by standards-based Essential Questions and facilitated by digital tools to provide students with flexible learning paths.
Using gaming in educational settings opens the doors for new possibilities in teaching and learning. Games, if done right, can become a powerful tool to get groups to work together.
Split Screen Teaching Optimal learning occurs when students are active participants in their own learning, rather than passive recipients of teacher-delivered content. For this to be effective, st...
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Yesterday, I posted a couple of documents with QR codes, which lead to ideas for Random Acts of Kindness. These codes could be used as a Christmas countdown, Winter Break countdown, or a way to c...
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