The Myth of the Magical Pill
There are many opinions about the effectiveness of educational technology to improve learning. Some believe that it doesn’t have an impact at all or that it is so minimal that …
The Future of Business Cards
If you have been following my blog, you know that I am into gadgets and how they can be used to improve not only educational environments, but also our lives. …
What are we doing?
This is not a rhetorical question. What are we doing in schools today? The world has changed and the requirements of the society our students are entering is no longer …
Contextual Relevance in Schools
I fully understand that in our current system, schools teach many things that our students will not use once they have entered society. I am not saying that we should …
Technology and Capstone Courses
In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play …
Chrome Can: Google Assistant Built In!
With the rollout of Chrome OS 72, the Google Assistant has made its way onto most Chromebooks. I have already written about why I think smart speakers should be in …
Chrome Can: Chrome-based Tablet for the Classroom
I recently got my hands on the CTL Chromebook Tab Tx1. This tablet is a ChromeOS based tablet. I was excited to trial a Chrome-based tablet to see how it …
Using Technology to Extend Speaking Practice in a Language Classroom.
Learning a foreign language is not an easy task. There are multiple components to learning a language which includes reading, writing, listening and speaking. Often, in a language classroom, students …
Extending Classroom Discussions with Technology
Classroom discussions are a great way to get students to think about a topic and take that thinking deeper. Having multiple perspectives widens viewpoints and enables better understanding to form …
Making Thinking Visible Using Technology
According to the folks at Project Zero (PZ), “Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based conceptual framework, which aims to integrate the development of students’ thinking with content learning …