Blog ArchivesMixed Media and Student ChoiceIt is easy to have particular medium in mind when assigning a student project. You may, for example, envisage a PowerPoint or Keynote accompaniment to a student’s oral presentation. This line of thinking makes sense, in that as teachers, we more » Storytelling for Visual LearnersSome students have an easier time than other creating a storyline. Whether you are storytelling with very young students or adolescents, here is a technique using visuals to help students construct their stories using a different starting point. Incorporating the ArtsWhen studying a particular time period or contextualizing a particular concept, alluding to the arts help students have a more rounded picture and engage more of the senses. Fortunately, this has never been easier to do in a seamlessly integrated more » Twitter in the Classroom: Current Events for Our Digital AgeWant your student to be among the first to learn of breaking news in a region they are studying? Want your students to follow their favorite author or a renown scientist or mathematician? Then why not have them use Twitter? Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and other Powerful Web Tools for ClassroomsWhen Will Richardson published his first version of Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts it quickly gained recognition for its practical information and accessibility. Its pedagogical focus, explanations of the latest proven tools and their impact and usages, and his well explained more » A Thoughtful Approach to Teaching Digital CitizenshipDrivers education courses used to include (and sometimes still do) horrifically gory films aimed at scaring young people into being safe behind the wheel. The thought of these videos still bring a shudder to many. Now, there are a lot more » 1to1connect – Collaboration CentralHave you ever left a conference promising to begin a collaboration or continue dialogue but realized that good intention was a victim of “returning to real life”? Most of us have. Or have you ever wondered how people at other more » The Right Message, The Right WayWhen we put technology in the hands of students, especially technology to take home with them, we recognize the responsibility for providing accompanying knowledge and guidelines. But how we do this is just as important as whether or not we more » QR Tagging: Engaging PossibilitiesYou may have notices QR codes on packages received in the post or seen QR reader apps and not thought much about them. QR codes however present limitless opportunities for teachers to facilitate activities which blend thought, movement and contemporary more » Participation 100%Each individual class certainly has its own personality. One mainstay, however, is that each group will have vocal and silent members and several students who fall in the middle. Collaborative tools, such as forums, wikis and mind maps such as more » |