by EmergingEdTech | Nov 14, 2019 | Academic Technology
While I rarely venture into corporate training content, I found this piece interesting and believe that some of these tips and ideas can also be applied in more traditional education settings. – KW Gamification is the process of using game mechanics and game design...
by EmergingEdTech | Nov 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
In Today’s Digital World, Industries of all Types Must Transform in Order to Thrive I often attend CIO “summits” and similar events for IT and business leaders. A common theme at these types of conferences for the last few years has been the idea that Digital...
by EmergingEdTech | Nov 5, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Source This fun family cartoon was ahead of its time. Technology is now ahead of its imagined predictions. The futuristic family cartoon The Jetsons premiered in 1962. It was set 100 years in the future in the year 2062. We’re over half way there now, but...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 31, 2019 | Academic Technology
Organization if Educating Students About Animals and Raising Awareness With Small, Fun Programmable Robots The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) is Scotland’s animal welfare charity (completely separate from the RSPCA who...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 29, 2019 | Academic Technology
As a parent who has paid $60 per session for math tutoring, I thought this was a resource worth sharing. There are free demonstration lessons available on the site to let you see if you think the style of the lessons works for your child/student. – KW The importance...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 24, 2019 | Academic Technology
Kabookey delivers what an interactive e-book should be. E-learning has come a long way. Rapid e-learning tools have evolved over the years, and with them, the opportunity to create interactivity, video, branched scenarios and more. We’ve seen technologies shift from...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 22, 2019 | Academic Technology
In many cases, cell phones in the classroom can be a hassle and a distraction. However, writing them off completely ignores the fact that they are a uniquely-suited tool for communication between teachers and students. Used correctly, cell phones can allow teachers to...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 17, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Source Students, Educators, and Professionals of all Stripes Can Learn, Share, Connect, and Enhance Their Professional Presence by Leveraging These Techniques We often remind our students that they need be careful about what they post on line, and inform them of...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
The popular platform (second in line behind Minecraft) is seeing increased use in schools and classrooms. Roblox is a cross-platform hit game that was launched long ago (for the game industry) in 2005. Surprisingly for everyone in the realm, it surpassed the...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
Back in 2015, the Department of Defense here in the US declared October to be Cyber Security Awareness Month. All over the world, civilians, organizations, businesses, and municipalities are battling a barrage of digital assaults. Our data and our privacy is under...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 8, 2019 | Academic Technology
Technology has brought a crucial paradox into the lives of students: The same gadgets that help them complete their work are also their biggest distraction from getting work done. Over the past few years, schools have implemented computer programs and personalized...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
Digital Badges are gaining wider acceptance. They are clearly here to stay. I’m a fan of digital badges. I believe they are going to become a widely accepted part of the educational landscape in both K-12 and higher education. I also believe that for this to...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 29, 2019 | Academic Technology
Storyboard That, one of my absolute favorite tools for student voice, engagement, and choice, has just upped its game even further with a new user-friendly dashboard for both teachers and students! As a middle school language arts and foreign language teacher, I have...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 18, 2019 | Academic Technology
Are Active Learning and Direct Instruction Mutually Exclusive? I’ve been a big fan of active learning in its many potential forms for years. For example, in this piece from 2013, I dug into how flipped learning facilitates active learning whether it be...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
High School Junior Eli Richmond has Created and Launched a Program to Connect Parents of Young Kids With Well Qualified High School Mentors Eli Richmond is entering his senior year at Newton North High School outside of Boston and he is an impressive young man. Last...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
More than 1 million school days – this is the number lost during the 2015-16 school year due to chronic absenteeism. According to the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 8 million students (16% of all K-12 students nationwide) were reported chronically absent during...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 4, 2019 | Academic Technology
Elementary education in the 19th century was just about teaching children some basic learning, usually the ability to read. When the 20th century came, the education system changed and was centered on three foundations: support child-centered education,...
by EmergingEdTech | Sep 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
Sometimes We Can All Use Some Good News One great irony of the World Wide Web is that the wonder of “information at our fingertips” brings with it various challenges, including fake news, astroturfing, cyber bullying, and the rapid proliferation of bad news. The...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 29, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Source Effective classroom learning is significant for the comprehensive development of any student. This is why classroom teaching should be able to influence, engage, and excite the student. Students should feel connected to their school and especially their...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 27, 2019 | Academic Technology
This drone is just one of thousands of cool classroom products from Ward’s Science Ward’s Science reached out to WeAreTeachers recently, looking for bloggers like myself who would check out their products and write about them. I’ve partnered with...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 22, 2019 | Academic Technology
Let’s Talk Student Centered Learning and Teachers Who Care. Changing the World One Student at a Time. It’s been over 10 years now since I became CIO at The College of Westchester and started my first ed tech blog (which officially turned into...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 20, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Source A teacher reached out the other day to inquire as to whether EmergingEdTech sells STEM robots. We don’t. But this made me curious to search out some quality resources to learn more about using the many fun looking small, programmable STEM robot kits...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
How can school leaders keep track of minute student data points in their district—then turn those numbers into action to improve instruction? Each student amasses hundreds of thousands of data points throughout their K12 career. Now, school leaders are expected to...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 13, 2019 | Academic Technology
The 20th century was marked by the rise and widespread adoption of experiential learning or “learning through reflection and doing.” According to David Kolb, who pioneered this approach as a learning model, knowledge is gained through both personal and environmental...
by EmergingEdTech | Aug 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
The smartphone can be a powerful learning tool. In this article, we are going to discuss seven of the finest science apps kids can explore and learn with. There’s plenty here to interest students at many different levels of science learning. 1. The Elements As...
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