Notice, the title says, “teaching with technology,” not “teaching technology.” This is an important distinction to make when planning a lesson. There are times when the teacher is going to have to teach the technology, but face it. The majority of the students in any given class probably have a better handle on the technology [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Educational technology’
Teaching with technology
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged education, Educational technology, web 2.0 on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Student make up work for video projects
Posted in Online Tools, tagged animation, education, Educational technology, web 2.0 on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the dilemma: the students in your class work for a week creating a video, and as luck would have it, one or two students miss the entire week due to illness. Not only do these student miss out on all of the collaboration that takes place in the project, they also do not [...]
How to start a technology project in the classroom
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged edtech, Educational technology, web 2.0 on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I know a lot of teachers who want to use technology in their own classroom. Many of them know that it will benefit the students. They are sure that the students will have fun and learn at the same time. They even know that this is the future of education, but that is as far [...]
Simple digital camera a valuable tool in the classroom
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged edtech, education, Educational technology, learning, teaching, web 2.0 on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I just wanted to remind teachers that usingtechnology in the classroom doesn’t have to be expensive. Though it is nice to have Smartboards, doc cameras, a nd brand new computers, most teachers, no matter how dire the circumstances, can still infuse the use of technology in a class. One of the best and cheapest ways [...]
10 apps to help start the new school year
Posted in Online Tools, tagged animoto, Cover It Live, edtech, education, Educational technology, learning, teaching, web 2.0 on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No matter how much we deny it, school has already started or is going to start soon for most. Despite sounding like I might wish summer would last a few more weeks, I’m ready to get back in the classroom. I have been thinking a lot the last few days about what kind of projects [...]
4 tech projects and apps that promote student group work and collaboration
Posted in Online Tools, Why Tech?, tagged Cover It Live, edtech, Educational technology, learning, teaching, video, Video projects, web 2.0 on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the reasons that I like tech projects is that they often promote group work. One of the reasons that most teachers hate group tech projects is that students have a hard time working in groups and students can quickly get out of control. The key to a good tech project where students work [...]
Use Animoto to show student work, projects, and field trips
Posted in Movie/Video, tagged animoto, edtech, education, Educational technology, elementary education, learning, teaching, video on May 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I don’t know if there is another app out there that can make a high quality slideshow with the professional flare that Animoto can. Not only are Animotos good looking, they are easy to make. With a little experience, making an Animoto shouldn’t take much more than 15 minutes. Oftentimes, loading the pictures takes longer [...]
Jim Groom: Now this is interesting
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged Educational technology on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just ran across a few videos on Youtube made by a guy named Jim Groom. I don’t know much about the guy, but he has some interesting ideas. Apparantly, he is the man who coined the phrase and movement “Edupunk.” Wikipedia has an interesting page that gives an idea on what this is all about. I still don’t know [...]
Classroom 2.0: 10 reasons to be a member
Posted in Online Tools, Why Tech?, tagged Educational technology, teaching, web 2.0 on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am guessing that if you are reading my blog, you probably already know about Classroom 2.0, but if you don’t, you have to check it out. This site is the one place where I can always go and learn something new. Here are just a few of the reasons that I came up with [...]
