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Using Research as a Learning Process

It is important for students to be able to evaluate resources when conducting research. At the beginning of many research projects, students are told they cannot use Wikipedia. Do they know why Wikipedia is not appropriate for a research project. Do they know to ask any of the following questions?: What are the author’s credentials? Does…

Basics of Effective BYOD Implementation

Please enjoy my video on the basics of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school or district program. Check out these posts with strategies that work great in a BYOD classroom: Collaborative Resources for the Classroom Kahoot: A New Assessment Option Online and Smartphone Resources for Improving Classroom Engagement and Assessment Polleverywhere Lesson Idea BYOD and Assessment…

Using Google Maps and Earth in the Classroom

My wife and sons recently took an extended trip to Ireland to visit my wife’s family. I met up with them over the winter break. Part of my job before the trip began was to ask my sons’ teachers what they would be missing in school, and if there was anything they could do to keep…

Peer Assessment Strategies

There are benefits to having peers review and provide feedback about each other’s work. There are a few different possibilities with these strategies so lets take a look. These ideas are drawn from both high school and college classes. The individual ideas can definitely be used on multiple levels though. These ideas have inherent ties to 21st Century…

Using Lucidchart for Mind Mapping and Graphic Organizers

A while back, I wrote a blog named: 5 Really Cool Google Apps Related Resources for the Classroom. In that post, I mentioned Lucidchart. Lucidchart is a great resource for mindmapping and creating graphic organizers. It can be used in Google Apps. Other options for mindmapping and graphic organizers are Google Drawings and MindMeister. I like…