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One of our pilot teachers has found a lot of success in this model. When students are ahead, she has them search for interactive simulations regarding the topic. The kids seem to love finding something new and by this time, they understand the content well enough to be able to evaluate for content.
This is the last generation of students who will carry backpacks to school.
Never in the history of education has the delivery of instruction been so drastically altered so incredibly quickly
When we let go of that fear of failure and are willing to say, “Well, that didn’t work, let’s try another way,” we model persistence and resilience for our students.
the potential for educational technology is limitless, teachers must embrace the idea that mobile learning is not only here to stay but that it is important and powerful.
One of the biggest challenges for teachers is being creative.
I will show a digital tool and ask the audience to come up with as many different ways as possible that they could use the resource in class.
We don’t have to work so hard.
we can challenge students to find one app or Web resource each about the topic we are about to study.