Classrooms need more than just chalk and a few notebooks. There’s a plethora of technology out there but how do you choose what’s right for you? What’s the best technology …
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How can we keep students focused on schoolwork with all the electronic temptations surrounding them? By engaging the students completely with our lessons, keeping students actively involved in their learning, and reflecting on our practice to avoid blaming the technology or kids’ short attention spans, in my opinion.
If you’re an education blogger using WordPress, Dell has a pretty sweet new tool for you. It’s a widget that displays a curated list of your favorite education blogs and websites. <shameless plug> We at Edudemic are honored to be featured in the widget. </shameless …
When it comes to declaring a major, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration. Of course, it is important to study what you love, but in this tough economy, it is also imperative to select a course of study that is likely to land you a job after graduation.
What happens when a college professor decides to turn the classroom into an experiment on socialism? You might be surprised. Or, well, you might not be.
Your eyes don’t always tell the whole story. Take a very close look (as long as you like) to figure out how many times the letter F appears. Most people get it wrong. In fact, nearly everyone gets it wrong!
What would the world be without Facebook? While the answer is as near as the closest internet-less culture, the question is really more about its impact on cultures it has already penetrated.
A british school incorporated iPads into the classroom. So why was there hostile media coverage, contentious parent meetings, and controversy? Here’s one account of integration you won’t want to miss.
President Obama’s State of the Union speech spent a large chunk of time on education. As well it should have. Long story short, the overarching theme of the entire speech was that education is the key to our country’s success. It all starts with education.
iPads are great additions to the classroom. But they’re expensive and delicate. What’s a nervous teacher to do? A simple piece of vinyl may be the answer.
It’s difficult to figure out what the newest tool is and how it could help in the classroom. More importantly, it’s simply impossible to find out what thousands of teachers think about the latest and greatest teaching tool. Until now.
I just stumbled across a fabulous new site that is on the shortlist to becoming my new homepage. (Watch out icanhascheezburger.com!)
Do you like commas, quotes, and parentheses? Did you notice a little extra grammar in that question? That’s because it features the Oxford Comma.
So when you see a picture of someone with a memorable voice, does your brain start talking to you in that person’s voice? Mine does. I’m guessing I’m not alone.
When it comes to Apple’s education announcement, there’s a debate raging right now over whether Apple’s new proprietary file format for iBooks Author is dangerous or not.
If you’ve thought that the iPad experience is good enough, you haven’t seen this new take on touch screen navigation.
Color is not as simple as it seems. According to this infographic from CertaPro Painters of Louisville, it evokes emotion and triggers your senses. With this in mind, the infographic beautifully explores colors that should and should not be used in interior decorating, as well …
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a smart cookie. That’s why we need your help in Edudemic’s latest way to support learning innovation. It’s called Edudemic+ and we’re really excited about its potential.
Teachers around the globe are connected like never before. We talk about that all the time. Despite all the progress though, the branding of the teaching profession has stalled. Schools, books, apples with worms in them, and a chalkboard are still the biggest icons you’ll see.
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Man, I love education technology. It brings people together like nothing else can. That’s why it was such a pleasure to be able to award 3 iPads to teachers around the country. I just heard back from one of the winners, Mrs. Amy Regnerus, who sent me these photos of the iPad being put to good use.
Why is the Washington Post essentially mocking liberal arts? A new article has been published that takes aim at the value of a liberal arts major relative to other majors.
Schoology has proven to be a successful venture; it is even starting to lure customers away from free solutions with their enterprise solution. With today’s tight education budgets, that might just prove to be big news.
To create bully-free classrooms, it’s necessary that we educate teachers, students and parents about the prevalence and consequences of it. We all believe a school should be a safe place for the children, a place where they can learn without fear or apprehension.
Edudemic is growing. Quickly. We’ve got a Contributing Editor, interns, a monthly iPad magazine, a Google+ discussion forum, and daily posts about all the amazing stuff happening in the world of education technology. But we’re not done growing just yet.
