Tag Archives: App Store

How to Choose Educational Apps?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by karen mahon

I’ve been fooling around in the app store a lot lately.  Maybe I have too much time on my hands, but I find it fascinating to see what is out there in the educational app world.

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Mastery Learning and Gaming in Education: DragonBox

Posted on June 20, 2012 by karen mahon

Today I want to write about something very near and dear to my heart, Mastery Learning. For those who are unfamiliar with Mastery Learning, it is a term that was coined by Benjamin Bloom (yes, that Benjamin Bloom) in 1968 … Continue reading →

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Sharing Between Teacher and Student Devices: Nearpod!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by karen mahon

I wanted to share a super cool app that I just started using.  It’s called Nearpod and it allows teachers to create interactive content that runs on their iPads and share that content with students on student-controlled devices.  In the … Continue reading →

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