Tag Archives: Educational technology

Entrepreneurial Accelerator….We’re In! Woo Hoo!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by karen mahon

I haven’t been nearly as good as I should have been lately with blogging. But I have a good excuse. Honest. Most of you have seen my other posts where I do product reviews and give feedback about what I … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, Parenting, Technology | Tagged Android, App Store, Ask an Expert, Education, education apps, Educational technology, Entrepreneur, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Google, Instructional design, IPad, Merrimack Valley, New England, Startup company, University of Massachusetts Lowell | 7 Comments

Attention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by karen mahon

I don’t know how I managed to miss this story, but did you all see the piece in the NY Times a few weeks ago, Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say? If you didn’t, you should check it out. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Learner Behavior, Professional Development, Technology | Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Attention span, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, Child, Classroom, Dan Willingham, Education, Educational technology, Educators, Learning, New York Times, Steven Pinker, Student, Teacher, Technology | 5 Comments

Beyond Sal Khan: Education Innovators Doing Great Work!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by karen mahon

As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently on a short holiday with my husband in Grenada. Beautiful place, very relaxing. On our connection in Miami I had the urge to get a fluffy magazine, so I wandered … Continue reading →

Posted in Implementation, Technology | Tagged adaptive instruction, Arizona State University, Big data, data analysis, Dreambox Learning, Educational technology, Forbes, Gates Foundation, Instructional design, Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Jose Ferreira, Khan Academy, Knewton, Learning, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, teaching, Technology | 8 Comments

Numerosity: review of a new Math app from ThoughtBox!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by karen mahon

Today I’m so fortunate to be blogging to you from the West Indian island of Grenada…the Spice Island…where there are frequent reminders of the fact that the issues we debate here on this blog truly are “first-world problems.” This week … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews & Recs, STEM | Tagged App Store, apps, Dublin, Education, education apps, Educational technology, gaming, instruction, Instructional design, IOS, IPad, K through 12, Learning, Mastery learning, Math, math apps, Mathematics, teaching | 1 Comment

Civics Instruction…free and fun!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by karen mahon

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman Supreme Court Justice here in the U.S. She was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and she retired from the bench in 2006. Justice O’Connor’s appointment to the bench … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics | Tagged curriculum, Education, Educational technology, elearning, iCivics, implementation, instruction, Learning, O'Connor, Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O'Connor, Student, Supreme Court, Teacher, United States, United States Supreme Court, Video game | Leave a comment

Classroom Tablet Management SOLVED by TabPilot

Posted on November 1, 2012 by karen mahon

Wishing all of you who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy well. I am in the Boston area and we were very lucky here, only losing power for 10-12 hours. It did affect my blogging schedule, so apologies to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Android, Classroom, Education, Educational technology, Google, googleplay, implementation, IOS, IPad, Operating system, tablets, TabPilot, Teacher, teaching, Technology | 20 Comments

A Math App Worth Bragging About!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by karen mahon

On Tuesday I wrote about a math app that gave me paroxysms so today I want to write about a math app that gives me the warm fuzzies. It only seems fair. This way we’ll balance out the Universe. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews & Recs | Tagged App Store, apps, Counting, Education, education apps, Educational technology, IPad, K through 12, learn, Mastery learning, Math, math apps, Mathematics, mathematics apps, maths apps, Native Brain, Native Numbers, Number sense, Student, Teacher, Technology | 9 Comments

Algebra, Chocolate-Covered Broccoli and Insanity

Posted on October 23, 2012 by karen mahon

As all of you know by now, I spend quite a bit of my time reviewing ed tech products. And as I’ve been reviewing educational apps I’ve always wondered what would happen when the day came when the material got … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, STEM, Technology | Tagged Advanced Placement Calculus, Algebra, algebra apps, App Store, Apple, Child, Classroom, Education, education apps, educational apps, Educational technology, gaming, Instructional design, IPad, IPhone, K through 12, Learning, Mastery learning, Math, math apps, Quiz, Recreation, teaching | 7 Comments

5 Low-Tech Ways to Increase Engagement in Lectures

Posted on October 18, 2012 by karen mahon

Today I attended a two-hour workshop put on by a local government agency that shall go unnamed, to protect the not-so-innocent. It was a good workshop. I was interested in the topic and I learned a few new things. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Education, Educational technology, Eric Mazur, Formative assessment, graphing, guided notes, Instructional design, K through 12, Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint, peer instruction, PowerPoint, Scott McLeod, Student, Teacher, teaching, Wi-Fi | 14 Comments

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Tag Archives: Educational technology

Entrepreneurial Accelerator….We’re In! Woo Hoo!

Attention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!

Beyond Sal Khan: Education Innovators Doing Great Work!

Numerosity: review of a new Math app from ThoughtBox!

Civics Instruction…free and fun!

Classroom Tablet Management SOLVED by TabPilot

A Math App Worth Bragging About!

Algebra, Chocolate-Covered Broccoli and Insanity

5 Low-Tech Ways to Increase Engagement in Lectures

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