R2D2, Where Are You?
A difficult challenge facing educators today is how to effectively utilize technology to improve student achievement. Although the interactive, user-centered, and social-oriented structure of Web 2.0 technology presents wonderful opportunities to improve the way educators teach and students learn, many teachers feel mired in technology overload. Presented with hundreds of different technologies and very few examples of best practices, educators are wondering how they can use Web 2.0 technology to improve student learning. Too often teachers feel frustrated as they attempt to construct unique...
Read MoreTwitter for Teachers in 15 Minutes
For several months, Shawn and I have been receiving requests about how educators can effectively use Twitter. After sorting through emails and responding to requests, we realized the best way to answer these questions was by creating a video tutorial for educators. After much hard work, we are proud to announce the launch of “Twitter for Teachers in 15 Minutes” . The first in a series of video training with easy to follow instruction, specifically designed to help educators use Web 2.0 tools more effectively. In fifteen minutes we’ll teach you how to become Twitter Savvy....
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: December 14-20
Blackboard, Desire2Learn End Dispute– David Nagel, THE Journal Blogging Improves Young People’s Confidence in Their Writing and Reading– Ewan McIntosh The State of E-Learning 2009– Tony Bates, E-Learning and Distance Education Engaging Students with Engaging Tools– Ed Webb, EQ Using Technology to Improve Collaboration– James Manyika, Kara Sprague, & Lareina Yee, What Matters 25 Sites for Free Educational Videos– refseek Failing to Learn from Failure– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class Homework in the Responsive Classroom– Elizabeth Rich,...
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