Did you know? Safer Internet Day 2013 will be the tenth edition of the event, and will take place on Tuesday
My visit to Highland Tech Charter School
On my trip to San Francisco, I decided to travel to Alaska to see what they are doing at Highland Tech
Teaching literature
Reading in class In Norway during the first year of high school we have two competency goals concerning literature Discuss and elaborate on
Let’s start the new year this way!
Honk if you love someone! It is a 4 minute movie about one man’s quest to make a city smile.
The Tyranny of Homework:
20 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Assign Homework Over The Holidays I recently read this article at InformED; “a portal for insights in
True learning is not standardized!
Student voice Wouldn’t it be great if your school day was structured around your interests? Wouldn’t it be great if you could
What is the future for learning?
The absence of the teacher in the presence of the internet can become a pedagogical tool Students are the future, but what’s the future for
The U.S. State Department Gets in the Education Game
The U.S. State Department is jumping into the ed-tech world with an online game meant to help teach “American English”
Teaching how to separate fact and fiction online
What do journalists do when they find news online? The managing editor of Storyful.com, Markham Nolan has watched journalism evolve
Teaching history and sharing knowledge
World War 2 This week we will be working on this goal: “English texts from a selection of different genres,
Netsmart; copy and paste
EVALUATING INTERNET SOURCES In a world of information overload, it is vital for students to be able to find information
Teaching listening strategies
Understand oral presentations, select and use appropriate listening strategies to locate information Most students sit through many presentations given by
Flipped classrooms improve learning – Euronews
The flipped classrooms hit Europe! Comparing Europe and the US I’m guessing there are more initiatives on how to use technology
Helping teachers and students to be digitally included!
Social media a great way to connect! In 2009 I was fortunate to be able to participate in Microsoft’s Worldwide Innovative
Labels Limit Learning
James Nottingham I recently had the pleasure of attending a conference where James Nottingham did a keynote session. James’s company
