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Top Posts of 2019

A Principal's Reflections

Often ideas pop into my head when I am sleeping, and I immediately wake up to type them into a note file I have on my iPhone. The Pedagogy of Blended Learning Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. The Pedagogy of Blended Learning Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

Hopscotch is an app (iPad/IPhone) that enables students (ages 8-14+) to learn about coding by creating a game, changing a drawing into an animation, or exploring the projects that have been shared to the gallery. Some of the topics available include animations, array methods, fundamentals, web page design and more.

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A Practical Way to Increase Access to Mobile Technology Regardless of Age

A Principal's Reflections

As I was conducting some learning walks with the admin team I noticed some kindergarten students in Deborah Weckerly’s class engaged in blended learning activities using smartphones. She now had enough devices connected to the district’s secure WiFi network to support individual or station-rotation blended learning.

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ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

ISTE Resources for you: Monica Burns ( get her Not at ISTE content ), Holley Clark – sign up to get tons of Chromebook and blended learning content ? Lots of people are talking about the Clips app by Apple in Iphone. Also on TikTok so look for the ISTELive Hashtag wherever you share.

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Is edtech a win-win solution for students and educators?

Neo LMS

We may not realize this as they happen, but the recent advancements in technology are downright impressive; just think about the differences between an old Nokia phone and the latest iPhone or Samsung. Self-paced asynchronous online courses are an obvious choice, although blended learning solutions can do the job as well.

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When Education Giants Stumbled and Data Ruled

Edsurge

He is currently the chief product officer of Renaissance Learning, which acquired myON in 2018. Ten years ago, the iPhone was already out, but the iPad had not been released yet. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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5 Essential Effective Blended Learning Best Practices

The CoolCatTeacher

As an illustration, this summer at ISTE, I facilitated a panel of blended learning experts. As they presented, it became clear: most classrooms are already blended classrooms, whether they realize it or not. For this reason, let’s explore the essential elements of effective blended learning so we can all level up.