One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong. I’m afraid it’s schools: Yet the truth remains that most of our classrooms remain rooted firmly in the 20th century. Many, perhaps most, of our teachers do not use 21st century tools. There are various reasons for this. They …
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It’s interesting to find a gem in the middle of a podcast where you don’t understand half of the conversation, but I did! They were talking about the ins and outs of producing and referenced the polishing of the track as “adding twinkles.” As a female blogger, I am finding that there are a host …
In my research and reading, there is a one absolute certainty in creating student success… Student engagement. So how does student engagement start? By creating and building relationships. This idea that educators have been fostering for years (it’s why you still remember where you sat in third grade!) is now entering the business world: Jeff …
More and more sites and blogs are talking about the Apple announcement that will concern education on January 19. The only statement from Apple is that the announcement will be about education and textbooks. While I anxiously await for the announcement, I tend to agree with Ian Quillen who suggests: The bigger question, according to Mashable, is …
If you have ever been a middle school teacher on lunch duty, you realize that some absolutely absurd information gets shared, but it’s a phenomena that aspiring blogs and affiliate marketers would benefit from exploring. What gets shared and why? This framework describes the three criteria that must be met before someone will spread an …
When I declared my elementary education major, I pestered my friends with questions about their schooling experience (even asking them to give me their favorite children’s book if they were going to give me a birthday present) because I was desperate to know what their teachers had done to create a lasting impact. Personally, I …
The plethora of digital media is impacting many different avenues and professions including newspapers: The market values analog readers more highly than digital ones because the market is right. Seeing this, several people have started looking for ways to exit that market. One of the most widely circulated of these ideas is David Swenson and …
There are many middle schoolers who are being told to be quiet in class, to sit still in class and to not be distracted by all their technology. For 6 hours a day, they are often unengaged and disconnected. Then they go home. They pull out their iPods, turn their phone off of vibrate, check …
