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Background In their recent keynote, Apple touted their 40 years empowering educational initiatives through their technology. It started with the success of the Apple IIs in classrooms through the early 80s and then in 1984, the Macintosh was touted as a worthwhile but expensive hub for creativity which made it popular at universities. There were stumbles along the way … Continue reading Updates to Apple Education From An Apple Distinguished Educator
One of the great things about working in District 75 in New York City is that we have regular bi-monthly meetings where the tech liaisons from our 60+ (and 100s of sites/buildings) schools get together to share and learn. We recently had the opportunity to talk about what tools are benefitting us most in the … Continue reading 50+ Useful EdTech Tools
Google has provided a variety of methods for students to begin exploring their world. One of the most exciting ways students can go on a Google adventure is through Google Expeditions, a means for students to go on 360° panoramic virtual tours of the world around them, into ancient history, into outer space, or inside their … Continue reading Our Google Augmented Reality Adventure
The idea of robots in a classroom is likely to cause you either a feeling of excitement or dread. Perhaps you, like Elon Musk, are worried about some future robot armageddon brought on by the artificial intelligence that will enable the bots to harm your digital information, take your job, or endanger your personal well-being. Perhaps though, … Continue reading 8+ Ways to Bring Robotics To Your Classroom
After doing quality reviews of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for a few schools I began to realize a few things. The first is that a well written IEP should really give you a sense of who a student is on a personal level in addition to informing you of their academic needs and progress. There … Continue reading 6 Tech Tools to Improve IEP and Special Education Services
BACKGROUND There are few students I have met that don't enjoy art to some degree whether it's full-on finger painting or just doodling in a notebook. The only question is what form that ‘art’ takes. It might be photography and selfies, sculpting clay, graffiti, or cutting up pictures in magazines. Most students also enjoy the concept … Continue reading Digital Art for Students: No Photoshop Required
You can find more information on teaching computer science in 7 Ways to Celebrate CS Ed Week, Computer Science With Apple, Be Internet Awesome, and Responsible Digital Citizenship. Mozilla Organization You probably know them as the Firefox company, but Mozilla is a foundation that does a number of things all in the pursuit of ensuring an … Continue reading Mozilla Web Tools For Computer Science
Most students are visual learners so teaching using video content just makes sense. The ‘seeing is believing adage’ could be restated as seeing is learning. The problem is often in getting content. The first place most teachers want to turn is to YouTube since it is the central place for video content. But what if YouTube … Continue reading Getting YouTube (and Other Online) Videos
Multimodal Learning Lectures may work for some students on some topics, but many others need to connect to content differently for it to be meaningful. That might mean using accessibility tools to help struggling learners, engaging reluctant students through game-based learning, or challenging students to think critically through project-based learning. You don't have to completely … Continue reading 8 Tools For Visual Learners (and Others Too)
If you want a full look at what Nearpod is and how to best use it check out the post all about Nearpod. What's New Nearpod has long been the preeminent way for teachers to push content and assessments to students and much of it is FREE. Over the last few years though they have … Continue reading What’s New With Nearpod?