I always liked taking notes in college but hated taking them in high school. And now that I am a history teacher of high school students I give notes but every time I do I know that there are going to be 4 common problems. There is no question that for me that notes are the most …
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If your school is a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) school there is really no reason you shouldn’t use Google Classroom. However, things get more complicated if you are already using a Learning Management System you like. LMS Systems like Schoology, Canvas, Haiku, and Edmodo already fill some of the needs you would use Google …
In a few days, Google Classroom is going to be a feature of many real classrooms. Here is a preview video of a teacher explaining a lot of the features with a side-by-side comparison of teacher and student views. I found it to be a really helpful overview. There are a lot of features to …
A Year Of Classroom Technology I began last year with an earnest attempt to add more classroom technology. My first technology initiatives were teacher-centered. I wanted a way to give students access to the class material so I signed up for Schoology, a learning management system. I was still giving a lot of traditional high-stakes chapter …
Is Classroom Technology Working? Student Data Suggests Yes! Read More »
The Lead-up: Setting: Any class, USA The class opens… Teacher: “Have you seen the news! Oh my goodness, what a story!” Students: “No.” Teacher: “Do you even watch the news!?” Students: “Sometimes… if my Mom is watching it in the morning.” Here is a piece of news for teachers: Students don’t watch the news. I …