With the touch of a button, some enthusiasm, and the help of products and services like web mapping APIs, any student can create gorgeous maps. Whether the school project requires building a U.S.-location map or a global history project, interactive data visualizations help students understand the complete picture. Most mapping tools feature a way to…
Teachers and students use class videos as a tool for lectures and homework assignments. Flipped classrooms student video projects, and lecture recording for virtual learning are essential to the blended learning model. With over 40 million Chromebooks used in education, it’s vital to know the apps available and how to record your screen. Which Chrome…
Math games for kids encourage children to learn and improve their essential addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills while having fun with their family or playing with other students in the classroom. The best math games are unique, simple, addictive, and have multiple variations, allowing kids to play the games over and over without getting…
Math apps for kids could be what your child needs to improve their math skills, move to the next level, or start enjoying and having fun with mathematics. The high-quality apps available on the web, at the iTunes Apps Store, and Android devices on Google Play Store are astounding. These apps help kids of any…
Google Chrome screenshot extensions allow users to take screenshots of a partial or full web page. It is a convenient tool for the classroom, business, or individual use. A screenshot of your desktop, a web page, a social media post, or a screen recording video help show or demonstrate to colleagues, peers, or students what…
Children explore multiple interests, hobbies, and sports as they develop. Buying the necessary equipment for the latest fad can become expensive, especially if learning to play the piano is your child’s desire. Your child, however, could have the musical inclination to be the next Bach, Martha Argerich, or Murray Perahia. Playing the piano is fun,…
Table of Contents A parent may limit a child’s screen time, but it is almost impossible to keep them completely away from modern technology. Your child may utilize their screen time productively by engaging with the best learning apps – or not so productively spending hours on social media and in front of the television….
If your New Year resolution was to learn a foreign language, and you haven’t started yet, it’s not too late; you can begin today learning a new language quickly and painlessly. How? Use an app, of course. It’s much easier in 2020 to work on sounding like a local with language learning software. We’ve compiled…
During the Roman Empire In the 3rd century, Porphyry from Tyre mapped Aristotle’s Categories in what became known as the Porphyrian Tree. The Porphyrian Tree was possibly the first mind map. (#1) Many famous philosophers and scholars throughout history used mind maps for notetaking: Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Madame Curie, Michelangelo, and Thomas Edison….
Technology progress influences the way kids learn, and it’s constantly changing. Internet, smartphones, and apps have connected people globally without caring about the distance. Within seconds you can communicate with anybody anywhere. Virtual reality has taken it a step further. Now it’s possible to visit these faraway places or go back in time without moving…
Word Clouds are fun, pretty to look at, and a great learning tool. If you haven’t used this type of generator before, do yourself a favor. It’s as much fun to create the graphical cloud than seeing the final product. What is a Word Cloud Generator? These tools generate a “word cloud” from the text…
The secret about a newspaper is the articles are current and of interest to the reader. Some adults will read a newspaper from the front page to the back page. Others will go directly to a specific section, like sports or financial section, in the paper. There are those who like reading the obituaries. A…
I recently attended an Apple Educators’ Institute in Texas and there are always a few things that resonate with me post conference. One in particular was the spotlight session by Stephanie Thompson on the use of Equity Maps. As an English teacher, I am constantly getting my classes to work in groups. But at the back of…
What is your preferred platform for regular digital work? What makes it your favorite? I learned how to use Microsoft Word and Appleworks (yes, I’m old) in high school. I continued to use those tools for basic word processing tasks through my first few years of teaching. At some point, Appleworks went away. Not a…
Often when educators, parents, or administrators think of a “competitive” student, they’re probably more likely to envision someone in a physical-education class than a student of history. The image, sadly of a toned and seasoned athlete, versus the bookish history major, just doesn’t come to mind. “Competition” is often something we as human beings instinctively…
To expand on a popular saying: Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll pass a fishing test and then forget how because he wasn’t all that into fishing in the first place. Inspire a love for fishing, and he’ll fish for a lifetime. I…
People have been looking up at the sky for thousands of years of human history wondering about what is up there. We now have telescopes and satellites that take some of the mystery away for us adults – but kids still have the wonder. Children are naturally curious about the world, ours and the ones…
Augmented reality (AR) is education, version 3.0. Imagine students walking on the surface of Mars inside their classroom, or creating artwork that can dance. Educators can use AR to create strong learning experiences for their students. Through AR, this is all possible. Augmented Reality: An Overview Augmented reality places a layer of digital information on top…
Did you ever explore a learning possibility only to realize that the software to make it happen costs a lot of money? Do you want to write music but can’t afford Finale or Sibelius? Do you want a powerful tool for photo editing but Photoshop is out of reach? Do you want to explore 3-D…
Anyone who knows me would tell you that I love new techie tools. I love trying new apps, extensions, or other web-based programs. Give me a little time with a new tool and the happy clicker in me will explore to figure it out. Once I play for a little while to see what the…
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