Tag Archives: Technology
Google Adds New Education Category to App Marketplace
With more than ten million student and faculty users of Google apps, Google is making clear its desire to be a key player in the education market. In recent weeks Google has announced significant additions to its education services. Last … Continue reading
Posted in The Digital Principal, The Web 2.0 Teacher
Tagged apps, aviary, brainpop, cloud, collaboration, education, gmail, Google, google apps, grockit, integration, learnboost, schools, students, Technology
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End of School Year Reflections
The end of another school year has arrived for most educators, bringing with it a flurry of closing activity. With summer enticing and vacation beckoning, it’s easy to understand how teachers often fail to conduct deliberate reflection on their past … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, improvement, planning, professional development, questions, reflecting, reflection, review, schedule, school, teachers, teaching, Technology
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Cheaters Never Win
MIT professor David E. Pritchard conducted a recent study that analyzed cheating on homework in his introductory physics course. He arrived at some interesting conclusions. Chief among these, that cheating occurs about 50% more than is reported by students in … Continue reading
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Tagged cheat, email, ethical behavior, MIT, online, online learning, physics, plagiarism, pritchard, students, teachers, Technology
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ISTE’S Top Ten Edtech Priorities for 2010
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) recently released the organization’s top ten Edtech priorities for 2010. The overarching priority, so to speak, is a definite commitment to improving student achievement through the effective use of technology. According to … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: December 28 – January 3
An End of Year Prediction: Classroom Technologies in 2020– Larry Cuban How to Run a Meeting Like Google– Carmine Gallo, Business Week Digital Textbooks Open a New Chapter in the History of US Education– eSchool News Twitter for Teachers: A … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, digital textbooks, Google, meetings, mobile technology homeschooling, Technology, Twitter
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