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Perceptions of Teacher Technology Skills

I have written about the concept of digital natives in previous posts. My assertion was that although sound in concept, the term digital native could raise some misperceptions. I have met many people for whom English is a second language who speak the language very fluently and competently. I have also met many who grew…

Using Google Forms for Assessment and Data Gathering

I teach Advanced Placement Psychology at the high school where I work. There is some pressure associated with this because I am the only one teaching AP Psychology and poor student performance would be completely on me. More importantly, the student put their faith in me to prepare them adequately for the exam. The good…

Kahoot: A New Assessment Option

Note: Kahoot has added a team option that allows students to work collaboratively as a group since this post was originally written. In one of my earlier posts, I wrote about Assessment and Apps tools. I use the tools I spoke about in that post in different classes depending on the course, the content, and…

Building Student Collaboration and Presentation Skills

The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) created by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) state that students should be able to “use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively” (2008, para. 2). Several of the Google Apps found in Google Drive work great for building the skill set associated…

Flipped Classrooms and Online Discussions

The term “flipped classroom” is one of the biggest buzzwords in education today. A flipped classroom is defined as “a form of blended learning in which students learn content online by watching video lectures, usually at home, and homework is done in class” (Flipped classroom, n.d., para. 1). I like the concept of flipped classrooms,…