Five Ways to Win with Interactive Whiteboards
Reposted from EdSurge: “My school wants me to use my SMART Board more, but I don’t know what to do with it. The kids are too old to be amused by the animations, and I’ve been trying to move away from...
View ArticleA Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Parents
Reposted from EdSurge: “I’m already getting parent phone calls and it’s August! Can technology help me manage this through the year?” Parents can be difficult. Every teacher has his or her stories....
View ArticleThe Best Unit I’ve Ever Taught (By Accident)
[Update: See Ibrahim's letter that he wrote after reading this post.] The best unit I have ever taught was an accident. It wasn’t part of the curriculum, and it all took place during lunch, after...
View ArticleTechnology Integration, Standardized Tests, and Education in Sierra Leone
I showed Ibrahim Kamara the article I wrote about our collaborative project with his school, the Empowering Children and Youth School in Congo Town, Sierra Leone. In response, he wrote this letter and...
View ArticleAre iPads Ready? Four Conclusions from the EdTech Teacher iPad Summit
I had to catch an early train back to NYC, so I am regretfully missing the last few sessions at the EdTech Teacher iPad Summit in Boston. Nonetheless, I can comfortably say that it was the best ed tech...
View Article20 Tips for Building the Classroom of the Future
I was asked to advise a group designing classrooms for an urban school district. Their stated mission is to build schools that facilitate learning as it will look in the future, not the past. Here was...
View Article21st Century Professional Development: Part 1
I was going to write a post about Windows 8′s potential for education, but… it has none. Well, none that Windows 7 didn’t already have. The cumbersome addition of...
View ArticleFive Obstacles to Change in Education
Recently, I led a professional development seminar in which I introduced colleagues to the SAMR model of technology integration. Meanwhile, I shared two excellent TED talks with members of our...
View ArticleEd Tech Radicalism
Frustration with teachers and administrators who refuse to evolve their practice is one of the pillars of the ed tech blogosphere. Insofar as it results in weaker instruction and less learning, this...
View ArticleWhat Michael Jordan and Steve Jobs Teach Us About Cultivating Greatness
In his recent article on the culture of Silicon Valley and what it can teach Washington, Tom Friedman writes, With collaboration, one plus one can often turn out to be four, says Jeff Weiner, the...
View ArticleWho’s to Blame for Stagnation in EdTech?
‘Tis the season to make predictions for 2014. My prediction? Nothing will change. How about that for optimism?! 2013 mostly saw stagnation in EdTech. Data-based assessment didn’t evolve from multiple...
View ArticleCan You Just Tell Me What to Do?
Project-based learning (PBL) is pretty amazing when it works. PBL units inspire kids to become a sort of paraprofessional, applying their learning in ways that actually make a difference. Well-executed...
View ArticleA Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Parents
Reposted from EdSurge: “I’m already getting parent phone calls and it’s August! Can technology help me manage this through the year?” Parents can be difficult. Every teacher has his or her stories....
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