What is high-tech cheating exactly? Is it really a problem, or do our old-school definitions of cheating need rethinking? Most educators agree that students must
Category: Assessment
Connected Test-Taking: Is It Cheating?
I recently wrote a post called “Connected Test-Taking: Is It Cheating?” at the Voices from the Learning Revolution. Would you like to have access to
Collaborating with technology!
When arriving at Mamoeketsi primary school for the first time, we could not believe how we were greeted! The whole school was waiting for us
Vocabulary Building
One of the competency goals we are working with this year is to employ a nuanced, well-developed vocabulary – for both general and specialized use.
Using rubrics for assessment
When assessing students’ work, either written or oral, using rubrics is a good idea. Look here for different suggestions. These can be downloaded and moderated
Education is broken
I was fortunate to be able to see Chris Lehman speak at the ISTE 2010 in Denver last summer. He is the principal of the
Critical thinking
Image via CrunchBase My weekly visit to Technology for teachers gave me this: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research When I ask my students, 2nd
7 skills students need for their future
Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard’s Change Leadership Group has identified what he calls a “global achievement gap,” . You may find the presentation here
Testing before teaching
Image by Gez D via Flickr Objectives: Evaluate the skills of the students before starting the class How; start by these tests Test your vocabulary
Teaching through technology
Some useful thoughts on how to teach students the skills of the 21. century. Pay attention from T4- Pay attention. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2505272&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Pay
Assessment at the end of the semester
Objectives: 1. To be sure that the the criteria for assessment are clear to all. (sometimes it can be confusing see picture!) Rubrics to use:
Teaching the power of the media; Obama on The Tonight Show
Watch this extract of the interview with Jay Leno. Look at this link and add these topics to your blog: What are the advantages for
Teaching American history
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: To gain knowledge about American history from the civil war to the present. Places to visit: HippoCampus browse the different sections
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
Image via Wikipedia Sometimes a story has a different ending than you anticipated. In this story a man on his way home from work meets