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Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging

A Principal's Reflections

To engage students in her classroom, Mrs. Chellani has utilized a variety of tools to help her develop an interactive, student-centered learning environment. As a result, she has started to create her own online learning modules, using the software Adobe Captivate.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With the pervasive spread of the Internet and web technologies, digital media consumption and production practises have acquired new critical dimensions. Media Literacy Definitions Media literacy, as Istvan (2011) stated, is an umbrella concept “characterized by a diversity of perspectives and a multitude of definitions” (p.

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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011. Below is a sample from some of the portfolios: Math teacher Kanchan Chellani has been using her PGP time to create engaging learning activities with Adobe Captivate to flip her classroom.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype. Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5

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Week of August 14, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If time permits, he will share innovative uses of technology in his classroom and school. Teachers and schools face enormous challenges, from new technologies that shape how students learn, to declining budgets for professional development, to rising expectations for student achievement. link] ADOBE YOUTH VOICES AND POV ( Classroom 2.0

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#ETTChat: Kathy Schrock

EdTechTeacher

Kathy has been a Director of Technology, an instructional technology specialist, and a librarian. Since the early 1990’s, she has been involved in educational technology as an Adobe Education Leader, a Google Certified Teacher, and a Discovery Education STAR and Guru. Q: What is your favorite tech tool or app today?

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. For a final project, each student had to create brochures and posters using technology tools to accompany a written paper detailing their trip.

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