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How to Choose the Best Educational Software for Your Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

Gone are the days when a blackboard/whiteboard and textbooks were the only student resources available to learners. Today, students are blessed with interactive platforms, personalized education, online learning, and educational software that have been designed to enhance the learning experience.

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What is the role of the teacher in the online classroom? Connectivism might provide an answer

Neo LMS

Much of the discussion below is based in the writings of George Siemens , who according to Wikipedia is: a writer, theorist, speaker, and researcher on learning, networks, technology, analytics and visualization, openness, and organizational effectiveness in digital environments.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. Whole-Class Learning is Here. By Kelly Bielefeld, Clearwater Intermediate and Middle School.

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