Unfortunately, this type of story is not uncommon: Josh Pickett had a problem: his teacher couldn’t mark his homework. The cause of the problem: his teacher, who had set his Information and Communication Technology (ICT) class the challenge of “design and create a multimedia product”, had expected people to come up with a PowerPoint presentation. …
After visiting a conference that like Affiliate Summit, it is easy to think that you need to rest and recoup; however, if you take too long to start acting on what you have learned it may not get done at all. It’s not unlike teachers’ argument for homework: if students don’t practice what they have …
If you have been in the classroom for a number of years, odds are that integrating technology into the classroom was not a part of your teacher education program. But Digital Is. So rather than fighting it, why not take the opportunity to teach yourself how students are learning. Students are using the internet to …
With NCLB’s 10 year anniversary, the Obama administration is looking for a way out. Reauthorization would cause an outcry from teachers and administrators, so instead the federal government has offered a waiver program: The waiver plan has drawn a critical response from California state schools chief Tom Torlakson, whose office estimates that complying with the …
Many districts and principals are actively fighting against teachers facebooking with students. Is this restriction impeding student success and disconnecting the classroom from the interactive world that students engage on a daily basis? Yes. Yes, I Facebook with students. In fact, I accept every request they send my way, because it is an incredible way …
There is a countermovement of teachers who are encouraging digital literacy development in their classroom rather than falling prey to the standardization movement. What is this countermovment offering their students? Time to play. For early childhood specialist, play has always been considered an essential part of a child’s overall development, but some teachers are taking …
There is a mystery in the air about the Apple announcement that is coming. It is reported to not be about software, but rather to be about education and more specifically iTunesU. What do we know about Apple’s take on education? We know that Steve Jobs has been working closely with schools to create one-to-one …
Content creation is a topic that is being discussed in the world of education , but is also a part of the world of affiliate marketing . What does this mean? It means that the ability to find reliable resources might be just as valuable as the ability to publish. Creating connections and conversations and …
I have been a part of the affiliate marketing network for about 6 months now, but being at Affiliate Summit changes that experience. Now there are faces and stories that literally flesh out twitter handles and blog posts. This is a community that is always tweaking, always searching, always challenging themselves toward something new. That …
The meet market can certainly be overwhelming if you’re a newcomer, but if you know what you are looking for, then it is easy to navigate to the merchants and agencies that can help you out. If you don’t have an idea about what you’re looking for, then it can be a stressful experience. All …
