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Tag Archives: K through 12
Ed App Reviews: Will My Kid Like It?
I’ve noticed something pretty interesting in ed tech. I’m wondering if you’ve noticed it too. There are people out there in ed tech who think it’s meaningful to recommend a product according to whether it is liked by their own … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Balefire Labs, Instructional Design, Learner Behavior
Tagged ADDIE Model, Albert Bandura, App Store, apps, Bandura, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational Psychology, Educational technology, Instructional design, Journal of Social Psychology, K through 12, Learning, Performance, Prentice Hall, Technology
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EdTech Reviews: What is an “Objective” Criterion?
For most people this will probably be an incredibly boring post. You’ve been warned. For others, like me, who are very concerned with language in science, and precision of language, this is the post for you. I’ve always described our … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Balefire Labs, Instructional Design
Tagged apps, Balefire Labs, Definition, edtech, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, Instructional design, IPad, IPhone, K through 12, Learning, Operational definition, Princeton University, Review site, Thought
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What is Student Engagement? And What Should it Be?
Maybe those seems like weird questions. But they’ve been bouncing around in my head for a while now. I hear a lot of people talk about student engagement as a goal, but I get the impression that not everyone means … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, Learner Behavior, Technology
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Behavior, Child, Classroom, Colleges and Universities, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, Instructional design, IPad, K through 12, Learning, Mastery learning, Methods and Theories, mlearning, Student, Student engagement, Time management, Wikipedia
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When is Enough, Enough in Education?
This post was written by Dr. Aubrey Daniels and originally appeared on his blog, Aubrey’s Blog. It is reposted here, with his permission and my appreciation. ________________________________________________________________ On NPR this week I heard a report of a study on teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Instructional Design
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Aubrey Daniels, Behavior Analysis, Classroom, Education, Educators, Instructional design, K through 12, Kate Walsh, Learning, Montgomery County Public Schools, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Council on Teacher Quality, Student, Teacher, teaching, United States
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My 100th Post: Balefire Labs and #EdApps
I’ve been a bit off the grid this past week, so my apologies for not writing. That said, this is my 100th blog post! Wow! Thinking back to my first blog post, it’s been a really fun ride. For my … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Balefire Labs, Technology
Tagged Android, APP, App Store, Apple, apps, Child, Classroom, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, Google, Instructional design, IOS, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, K through 12, Learning, mlearning, Review site, Student, Teacher, teaching, Technology
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My First EdCamp in Boston!
This past Saturday I attended EdCamp Boston. It was the first edcamp for me and I’ll confess, I was skeptical. I’ve been to other teacher-centric events before and they’ve often felt like what I always imagined cheerleader camp would feel … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Technology
Tagged Android, Apple, Boston, Classroom, Dan, Dan Callahan, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, implementation, IOS, IPad, K through 12, Saturday, Session musician, Student, Teacher, teaching, Technology
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Parents’ thoughts on K12 Mobile Learning!
We know that smart devices and mobile learning are HOT in K12 right now. And here’s what parents have to say (we think they like it!)
Posted in Parenting, Technology
Tagged Android, App Store, Apple, apps, Child, Classroom, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, IOS, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, K through 12, Learning, mlearning, mobile, Student
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Creativity and Basic Skills in Education
Creativity is a complex subject. To say the least. It’s also a topic that creates a great deal of conflict. I’ve been thinking about creativity for a long time as it applies to learning and education. I’m not really sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Learner Behavior
Tagged Basic skills, Child, Classroom, creativity, Education, Gary Marcus, Instructional design, K through 12, Learning, London, Merriam-Webster, Performance, Student, Studio 360, Teacher, teaching, University of Georgia, WBUR
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Teachers Love Technology!
I really enjoyed this graphic, which originally appeared on OnlineUniversities.com, so wanted to share it with you all here. We’re making huge progress with technology in the classroom. Isn’t it awesome?
Posted in Technology
Tagged Android, Apple, Education, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, elearning, IOS, IPad, IPhone, K through 12, online university, onlineuniversities, tablets, Technology
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Teachers Rank EdTech Trends!
This is a very cool infographic that was originally published on the Edudemic website. Wanted to share it here for anyone who missed it there! I think it’s really cool to see teacher interests shifting away from hardware solutions and toward software-based solutions! … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Classroom, Education, education technology, Educational technology, instruction, K through 12, Learning, Teacher, teaching, Technology
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disrupt learning! 