Google Hangouts was the primary option for video chats in education for the past couple of years and now it is going away. Google has said that in the near future, it was going to split up Google Hangouts into two services, Meet and Google Hangouts Chat. For those of us in education, the central …
The next challenge is ready! I am sorry for the delay, I was working on a side-project, helping elementary schools design a standards based report card using PowerSchool. While fun, I much prefer chatting with you and sharing awesome lesson ideas. It is October and there is no doubt that we are in the grind of teaching. …
Challenge #3 Design A Online Formative Assessment Read More »
This week’s challenge is meant to help you focus your next lesson. Last week’s challenge was for you to choose your learning management system (LMS) for the year. If your LMS is your class’s online home base, the learning objectives are the missions. This week’s challenge is to help you focus your next learning objective so …
Pick Your Next Learning Objective — Challenge #2 Read More »
I remember blocking out a lot of the “edu-speak” as an undergraduate training to be a teacher. “Learning Objectives” was one phrase that I ignored. Now, 10 years later, I see how much learning objectives can actually unlock student potential and actually learning fun. Every single teacher can have a freer class that is more …
How Learning Objectives Can Actually Make Your Class Fun Read More »
This week, we kick off our series of weekly challenges to help blended teachers design better courses. Teaching students with online tools opens all kinds of doors for teachers. We can experiment and tinker with the latest and best education technology to help our students. There are so many tools that it can be hard to know …