Digital Learning Day is February 1, 2012. A website exists to help districts, teachers, and students prepare for this day. If you are a teacher or administrator committed to innovation in the classroom using current technology, you should check out this site!
In preparation for our Edudemic+ sessions this Thursday and Friday, add Terry Heick to your circles so that you can join in the discussion!
While digital media gives us nearly unlimited access to info, organizing that info is critical–and that’s where these five resources can come in handy.
Twitter chats are such a great way to stay connected and informed in your professional circle, and education is no exception. Through education chats, you can find out about new methods for teaching, tech resources, even jobs for teachers.
In an effort to better train teachers to work with today’s “digital natives,” local universities are employing unconventional techniques to support teachers-in-training.
To maintain credibility with the “hardcore” social media audience, you have to use social media they way they do–dynamically, and with innovation.
OpenCourseWare Has Changed Education. How? This infographic would be happy to explain.
It’s finally happened. After more than 5 weeks of waiting, the Edudemic Magazine is officially ready for download. It’s been a collaborative effort and we can’t wait for you to check it out.
As much as any other theme, the internet is about individual fulfillment through potent interdependence, and Adnan Mahmud is proof of that.
The iPad undoubtedly has a magical quality to it, but does it measurably impact student learning? One program in Riverside, California set to find out.
What happens when students are left alone? Certainly they’d text, read comic books, and thumb their nose at authority. Right?
For students with disabilities, some colleges and universities offer a note-taking service that includes collecting notes from the professor, a teaching assistant, or a fellow student. There are other students that might need to review classmates’ notes, however.
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.