In a presentation filmed at a locally organized TEDx conference in Costa Mesa, Calif., last month, former Los Angeles teacher Nigel Nisbet explains how he turned chocolate bars into geometry problems to get kids hooked on math. Nisbet says he spent his first few years as a teacher struggling to engage students who "had switched off to math."

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I've been twittering the past several weeks about using VoiceThread as a digital portfolio for our Student-Led Conferences this semester. In the past, my students have used Photostory3 to show and talk about their learning as a starting point for their Student Led Conference with their parents.

The easiest way to blog on an iPad, which I have used to date, is to: - Type notes in Notes (free, comes on the iPad) - Email your notes to post@posterous.com That's it! It is possible to configure your Posterous website to cross-post to other websites and locations, but that is not required.

Twitter is an online social networking tool in which users post 140 character updates of what is going on in their lives along with links to things they think are interesting, funny, or useful to their followers ("following" being essentially what "friending" is on other sites).

To say we were overwhelmed with the response to last week's "7 Brilliant Ways to Use Edmodo" blog post would be a huge understatement. Soon after we posted it, ideas and suggestions were flying in from every direction! It's clear that educators are passionate about using Edmodo in the classroom and we love your creativity in finding new ways to engage students.

The following lesson ideas utilize several of the Lite or free apps available for the iPad. These are basic lesson ideas that demonstrate the concept with specific content areas, but can be applied with a variety of curricular areas and grade levels.Digital Storytelling Graph and Check Every Postcard Tells a Story The following lesson ideas utilize some of the fee-based apps available for the iPad.

One question that comes into my inbox or on Twitter a lot lately is one dealing with iPads. Many schools and classrooms all over are investing in these devices and educators want to know how to use them effectively, apps to consider and more.

Before the start of the school year, many of us want to use the remaining weeks of summer to learn some new skills -- such as project-based learning (PBL). One of the things we stress for new PBL practitioners is, as I say, "don't go crazy."

The original Ten Commandments that most people are at least passingly familiar with represent rules for how Jews and Christians should conduct their lives.

The objective is posted. The Do Now is ready to go. Your well-planned lesson is aligned with state standards, includes a variety of instructional methods, and offers opportunities for both summative and formative assessments. What might still be missing?

A "tongue in cheek" take on how to lead.

Dave Tchozewski's Technology Resource Page - Classroom 2.0 says this is an "awesome collection of little known Web 2.0 Tools.

This blog post shares a summary of the 102 BEST teacher/student projects in the country, in competition to win the Microsft Partners in Learning 2012 grant. There are some great ideas for using technology in the classroom!

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