Korea’s plan to teach skills needed in the 21st century The objective of “smart education” is to digitalize Korea’s entire
Category: The digital classroom
Could the Days of Wikipedia Being a Banned Research Source Be Over?
It is well known fact that for many years most teachers have been telling students that they can not, under
Search Engines for Students
Here is a great list of search engines made by Mr. Byrne and found on Free Technology for Teachers. Unlike
Blogg, twitter and WebNote
I think I found the perfect solution on how to comment on my students blogs. When I read my students’
Glean Comparison Search: An Educational Research and Search Tool
Researchers need the skills to explore all sides of their research topic. Young researchers often search exclusively for material that
Curiosity – from the Discovery Channel
Curiosity is a website — and a new television series — from the Discovery Channel. People send in their questions
Best of the web
Richard Byrne is a full-time job is teaching US History and Civics to high school students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive
Teaching how to use blogs with students
Using blogs in class I started writing on my blog for use in class March 2008. The first month I
Teaching students to master new skills! Ask questions!
Take a look at this video made by Hampton school. Although it is made several years ago it still applies.
Teaching about pros and cons of controversial issues
Classroom application: When you introduce new topics in class either for writing or discussion it is useful to see both
Teaching how to read all the newspapers in the world!
Classroom application If you want to discuss a recent event with your class, and you want another perspective it is
International guest visits our International English class!
Today, our class had a visitor from Lesotho. Lesotho is a country in the Southern part of Africa. It is
Rethinking the role of the teacher
Talk less – listen more is the advice Chris Kennedy gives to teachers in his TED talk about “Real world learning at
We’re Born to Learn, Not to Be Taught
Profound truths are often so unsettling that people lose themselves in lengthy explanations that ultimately confuse, rather than clarify. Quote
Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education
Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos