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A Math App Worth Bragging About!
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
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5 Low-Tech Ways to Increase Engagement in Lectures
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
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In Defense of Homework
I’ve been reading quite a few anti-homework articles lately. Is this something new? Have I just been missing it? It seems like in the blink of an eye we went from everyone being pro-flipping the classroom (with its requisite video-watching … Continue reading
A Simple Friday Feel-Good for Educators
This week I was really inspired by a piece that Kathy Cuff wrote for the Blanchard LeaderChat site, “Got a new employee? 3 ways to show you care.” Here is Kathy’s list of those 3 ways: 1. Never reprimand a … Continue reading
Five Tips for Using Student Response Systems for Formative Assessment
This post originally appeared on the Promethean Planet community blog on May 17, 2012. There are a few redundancies with another of my posts, Top 12 Best Practices for Clickers in the Classroom, but the current post endeavors to focus specifically … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Technology
Tagged activengage, activexpression, activote, assessment, classroom technology, clickers, Education, Educational assessment, Educators, Formative assessment, K through 12, LRS, promethean planet, Promethean World, Student, student response systems, Teacher, Technology
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Five Questions to Ask When Choosing Digital Content for Education
There is just so much digital content out there … a simple Google search reveals hundreds of education technology companies offering digital content products. And the difficult part for teachers and parents is that the claims these companies make all … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, Learner Behavior
Tagged digital content, Education, education technology, Google, Google Search, Instructional design, instructional sequencing, learn, Mastery learning, Mathematics, performance data, promethean planet, Skill, Student, student performance, Teacher
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Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation…a false dichotomy?
I had a fascinating “debate” of sorts with some of my Twitter colleagues two weeks ago. We were discussing the recent article, Freakonomics Goes to School and Teaches Us the Right Way to Bribe Kids, that appeared in The Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged Angry Birds, Applied behavior analysis, B.F. Skinner, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, behavior management, cognitive learning, Education, extrinsic motivation, Freakonomics, Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, intrinsic motivation, John A. List, Motivation, positive reinforcement, Psychology, reinforcement, skill acquisition, Teacher, teaching, Twitter
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Three Terrible Truths about Teachers, Exposed!
Something’s been bugging me lately…and at 5:00 this morning I woke up realizing what it is. It’s not really something that I didn’t know…sadly I’ve had many opportunities to observe it firsthand. So here’s what it is: Education Technology companies … Continue reading
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