In today’s texting generation, a lot of students can’t spell properly. Some students may have an identified learning disability and have access to assistive technology such as WordQ or Talking Word Processor. Other students just can’t spell and rely heavily on spell check to catch their mistakes. Sometimes, you end up with a lot of […]
Is Classroom Technology a Distraction, a Gimmick, or a Valuable Learning Tool?
Answer: All of the above. It depends on how it’s used by the teacher. I love technology. I love writing about technology. I love trying out new ideas in my classroom laboratory at the drop of a hat. But, even though I love being on the cutting edge of educational technology, it’s important to remember […]
Why I’m Still Using Dropbox in the Classroom
It’s been a year since I signed up for dropbox and I’m happy to renew my premium subscription, even though it’s costing me $138 US per year. (That’s $99 for 50 GB of space in the cloud and $39 for the “pack rat” unlimited undo history feature.) Right now, I’m using 30 GB of 82.25 […]
Schedule your tweets to help avoid tweeting mistakes and saying dumb tweets
I know a few teachers who use twitter. Some teachers use twitter to connect professionally with other technologically minded teachers. Other teachers use twitter as a way to update their class websites. They tweet from their phone and they set up their class website so it’s essentially a live feed of their twitter account. We […]
How to e-mail MarkBook student reports to improve parent-teacher communication
One of the hardest things to do well as a teacher is to keep parents/guardians regularly informed about how their child is doing. Many families have a computer at home, and many parents/guardians use e-mail on a regular basis.This means that the tech savvy teacher can use classroom technology to send home electronic updates and […]
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