This site has a great deal of information for teachers who are transitioning to the Online Classroom. I especially like the Instructional Design blogs that are listed on the site.
Back again to Twitter but this time with a wonderful collection of more than 50 ideas and tips on how to put this popular social networking and microblogging tool to work in your classroom.
Back again to Twitter but this time with a wonderful collection of more than 50 ideas and tips on how to put this popular social networking and microblogging tool to work in your classroom.
Our students are constantly on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and likely many sites we're not hip enough to know about, and by reading this blog, you will be able to decide what social media will be more suitable to your course.
The myth about social media in the classroom is that if you use it, kids will be Tweeting, Facebooking and Snapchatting while you're trying to teach. We still have to focus on the task at hand. Don't mistake social media for socializing.
Video lessons are one of the primary technology tools used to deliver content in blended/flipped classrooms. The learning happens at home and when students are in class, they participate in active-learning activities or group work. Great to try out with a few lessons in f2f classes as well. It greatly increases student engagement and participation.
Great! I didn't know you can create a Facebook quiz! I really have to check that out. I also thought having a chat with celebrity authors, etc. is a wonderful idea.
Dear Norm, thank you for the article. Some very interesting things are using polls on Twitter (great for student feedback/opinion), creating YouTube video lessons to replace the classroom lecture with a video lecture in a f2f class, and using a blogging website on collaborative group projects.
TT1921 (M Oyeleye)
Prof. Garrett, What a great article to read! I was intrigued with this question, which I have tweaked a bit - "How can we as educators make the best use of Twitter or Diigo to help connect our students with amazing, inspiring personalities in the various fields we teach"?. Please, I will be interested in any response or comment on this?
How timely! The NY Times is seeking input from educators on how smartphones have added or detracted from their classrooms in an occasional special report series called "Learning". While it's for high schools, I'm certain that community college faculty could share input.
Educators may feel sometimes like they're on an island with little help in sight. But as technology teaching resources go, it may encourage you to learn that there are a number of online solutions available to help promote education from teaching reading basics to organizing classroom activities and encouraging civic involvement.
Educators may feel sometimes like they're on an island with little help in sight. But as technology teaching resources go, it may encourage you to learn that there are a number of online solutions available to help promote education from teaching reading basics to organizing classroom activities and encouraging civic involvement. #TT1721
This looks like a really interesting article, but I agree with your post above: we are inundated with so much information (most of it useless) that finding time to look through all of it is just daunting.
20 of the most promising new apps, websites and online education technology tools or services every teacher should be using to help improve classroom learning: