teaching with tech
What Online Tools Work for Teaching Language Arts?
Growing excitement around technology’s potential to transform the classroom has the education community chattering about laptops, tablets and smartphones.
It’s Time: Create Smart Policies to Support Student Tech Use
Technology has become a seamless part of students’ lives in and out of the classroom, and schools must find ways to integrate it. This is one of the conclusions in a report by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), which states that policymakers at the highest level need to understand the trend [...]
To Make Blended Learning Work, Teachers Try Different Tactics
Erin Scott By now, most would agree that technology has the potential to be a useful tool for learning. Many schools have invested in some form of technology, whether it’s in computer labs, tablets, or a laptop for every student, depending on their budget. But for many schools, finding a way to integrate the use [...]
How Should Teaching Change in the Age of Siri?
By Marsha Ratzel “Siri, can you tell me what 2x+7 is?” You know the future is rushing towards us when students no longer ask the teacher if they can use a calculator, but instead ask if they can ask Siri. Siri shows a plot of the equation, what kind of geometric shape it is, and [...]
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