User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

This is my third summer offering maker education summer camps as part of a bigger program at a local school. During mornings (9 to 12 with a half hour recess), campers, grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, can choose from one of four enrichment classes: art, drama, games, foreign languages, computers, and in my case, maker camps. During the afternoons, all campers get together for typical camp activities – fun and games, field trips, water sports, silly competitions.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2017

Since the dawn of time (or at least since college admissions became the beast it is today), high school seniors have been pestered with constant questions about their future, chief among them: “Where do you want to go to college?”. I have been asked this so many times that I respond from a script: “Oh, I don’t know, I’m thinking about going to the East Coast.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 8, 2017

I am very happy to have been asked to present at the Global EdTech Summit 2017. I have no doubt that it will be an excellent event – topics include: Digital Transformation In Higher Education. Technology Training and Certification for Teachers: A look into Different Professional Development Programs for Teachers. Gamification: Discover Innovative Ways to Engage Students through Gaming.

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Teacher Tech

JULY 8, 2017

In Google Docs and Slides you can DRAG Bitmoji from the Chrome extension right onto the document. Not true for Google Sheets. Insert Drawing One way to add Bitmoji to your spreadsheet is to use the Insert menu and insert a drawing. You can then DRAG your Bitmoji right onto the drawing canvas and the […]. The post Add Bitmoji to Your Google Sheets appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 8, 2017

July 8, 2017 Here is a handy inforgaphic we designed specifically for teachers and students. The visual is based on a post we published here a few days ago featuring a total of 15 practical iPad tips.read more.

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JULY 8, 2017

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 8, 2017

Haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator? Don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here’s what’s hot: ISTE Standards Bias & Privilege Gamify Learning Making its way to the top for the first time is a post about ideas for successfully launching technology standards in your school or district. Next up is a post that looks at one organization’s strategy to address bias and privilege and launch students to success.

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Hack Education

JULY 8, 2017

Beth Holland, a doctoral student at JHU and “EdTech Researcher” at Education Week , sent an email asking some questions about the history of ed-tech. The gist of these: how did ed-tech get from the early, inquiry-based pioneers like Seymour Papert to the crap we see today. Once my response hit more than 500 words, I thought I’d better “blog” my thoughts rather than just answer via email… There’s a popular origin story about education technology: that, it

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