Tag Archives: Technology

Creating a Content Strategy for Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Posted on July 25, 2014 by karen mahon

I feel so fortunate to have been asked by the Center on Innovations in Learning (CIL), at Temple University, to prepare a classroom guide for content strategy and mobile devices. As most of you know, this has been a long-time passion … Continue reading →

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inBloom & Net Neutrality: I’ve Got the Blues

Posted on April 24, 2014 by karen mahon

Two things happened in the news this week that have me really bummed out. The first is that inBloom announced that it is winding down. The purpose of inBloom was to be a data repository for student data; a resource … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned about the Common Core State Standards and Educational Apps

Posted on March 7, 2014 by karen mahon

Today I wrote a blog piece for Balefire Labs about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and educational apps. Over the past few months I’ve been doing a ton of aligning apps to the CCSS and I wanted to share … Continue reading →

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How Does Google Autocomplete EdTech Terms?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by karen mahon

Did you all see the image online about each state’s biggest stereotype, according to Google’s autocomplete feature in search? If you missed it, here’s the image from the Huffington Post.

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30 Minutes Off the Grid

Posted on January 17, 2014 by karen mahon

How many of you, like me, feel lost without your phone? Honestly, sometimes I feel like my iPhone is just an extension of my arm. It’s with me everywhere I go (yes, I even take it in the bathroom…too much … Continue reading →

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What Are Students Doing Online?

Posted on January 13, 2014 by karen mahon

I thought this was a really fun infographic to kick off the week. I’m an Early Adopter and Big Talker. Which ones are you? 

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Does Price Predict Quality of Educational Apps?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by karen mahon

Skeptical about the instructional value of paid educational apps? Our research at Balefire Labs shows that you should be. We pretty regularly get questions and comments about paid versus free apps. There seem to be two general (and competing) schools … Continue reading →

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Students’ vs. Parents’ Use of Tech in School

Posted on September 4, 2013 by karen mahon

You know I’m a sucker for a fun infographic. And when I came across this one I thought it was really funny….until I realized that I’m in that “your parents” generation! Yikes! When did that happen?!?

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Only Two of the Top 10 EdApps in iTunes are Worth Buying

Posted on August 28, 2013 by karen mahon

This blog post originally appeared on the Balefire Labs blog. A lot of teachers and parents we talk to have told us that when they are trying to find apps for their kids they look at the Top Charts in … Continue reading →

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Using Google Glass in Education

Posted on August 16, 2013 by karen mahon

This is pretty far out and, yeah, kind of blew my mind! We’ve all seen the recent images of Google Glass in the news, but I confess, I hadn’t really given any thought to how it might be used in … Continue reading →

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