Tag: Edtech
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How Virtual Reality is Changing Education
We all know how wildly popular Pokémon GO was when it first launched (and continues to be). With as many as $5.7 million spent daily on ... -
What the Heck is a Makerspace?
Makerspaces are popping up across the nation, but a startling number of educators are unfamiliar with the premise. So, what the heck is a Makerspace? It’s ... -
How EdTech can Increase Student Engagement
Students not paying attention to their teachers is an age-old dilemma. Pre-cell phones, that meant note passing instead of note taking. Today, it’s that type of ... -
Top 5 Apps for Teacher Communication
In today’s social climate, waiting for even a couple of hours to receive a return email can be considered rude. Add in the fact that parents ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 20 Must-Follow Higher Education Twitter Feeds
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
Gamifying Your Social Studies Classroom
Gamifying or gamification is just a supposedly new twist on something that teachers have been using since the stone ages. It is not only the use ... -
5 Myths About Teaching Kids to Code
Since the digital revolution started, teaching kids how to code has become a growing industry. There are a number of apps, handbooks, tutorials, etc., that teach ... -
Low Tech Lessons to Make Your Class Ready for the High Tech World
By Brian Cleary Instructional Coach- Hearthwood Elementary Evergreen School District Underneath the flash and dazzle flowing into classrooms on the currents that feeds 21st-century technology ... -
The Secret to Building Great EdTech Products? Getting Teachers Involved
From as early as calculators and laptops, to as current as SmartBoards and virtual classrooms, EdTech’s entire purpose is to serve students in the best way ... -
Ineffective assessments, part VII: Better cultural and learning understanding
Click here to read all of the articles in our Ineffective Assessments series. Not all students are natural-born test takers. Any educator who has spent even ...