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The iPad and Mobile Technology Revolution: Benefits and Challenges for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(2013). The iPad and Mobile Technology Revolution: Benefits and Challenges for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 107-116. doi: 10.3109/07434618.2013.784930
Safely Using Videos in the Classroom - The Brown Bag Teacher
So, you’ve found the perfect Science Kids video to launch your writing unit or a just-right song to review that phonics skill, you hit play on the video and allofasudden you see Hedi Klum’s body in a bikini rolling on a beach, a man taking a little blue pill to “get in the game” and...
Opinion: Forget “digital natives.” Here’s how kids are really using the Internet
The different ways in which parents are handling their kids’ use of technology is creating three distinct types of tech users — and setting the stage for a clash of cultures, says writer Alex…
Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K 12 Market (EdSurge News)
It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. After all, what better way to secure a foothold in the market than impressing on
The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding
What if we regarded code not as a high-stakes, sexy affair, but the equivalent of skilled work at a Chrysler plant?
7 Reasons To Use Social Media In Your School (INFOGRAPHIC)
One thing is for sure, social media is here to stay. Never before have people been able to connect, share, and learn from one another as we ...
Innovate My School - Edtech: What’s what and what’s coming?
Innovative ideas and methods from some of the leading teachers and educators.
How Failure and Solving Real Problems Help This School Thrive
Teachers at the STEM School Chattanooga push students to do their best work through questioning strategies that they've often learned by being coached.
The 3 Biggest K–12 Tech Trends for 2017
Classroom tech and data will continue to boost learning outcomes.
EdTech vs. EdLearning
Create or consume? Digital competency in schools. - Adventures in teaching and learning
Having worked in and with a full range of schools over the last few years I have seen some outstanding practice in the use of technology in the classroom. There does seem to be however, some misconceptions by some over how to best use the technology in the classroom. I am not by any means …
Are Pupils Internet Shrewd, Safe and Savvy? via @TeacherToolkit
Although we have technologically savvy pupils on every street corner, the idea that they are digital natives is a myth. Whilst many teenagers have become accustomed to their devices pinging, buzzing and flashing by their bedsides throughout the night, for many this ‘always-on’ lifestyle is starting to take its toll.
Emotional Computing in Education - DML Central
Ben Williamson examines emotional aspects of learning and how it could become increasingly in-demand in education.
Six major barriers to teachers using technology
The use of advanced technology in education has been severely affected by frail digital literacy skills. However, experts agree that despite being spiteful and prevalent, it is a concern that can be solved. Sadly, some
The 10 Most Popular Thinking Digital Talks – ThinkingDigital
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Thinking Digital Conference
Using Twitter to help with Teaching ideas and support
Unless you work in a large school or have regular meetings with other schools it can be very hard to meet other teachers to discuss ideas, share successes and magpie from each other.
Are We Innovating, or Just Digitizing Traditional Teaching?
Blended learning has the potential to transform the way teachers teach and students learn—if we take advantage of all that it offers
Why Kids Need Data Literacy, and How You Can Teach It
Data is all around us. It is vital that our students understand and interpret the data, infographics, and visualizations they see.
How to Provide Kids With Screen Time That Supports Learning
Educating children on digital literacies will depend a lot on parents who can guide them towards a balanced media diet.
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