In recent years, schools have tried to integrate the latest electronic and Internet-based technology into classroom instruction. By doing so, educators seek to engage students by using familiar forums to teach and prepare them for life after school.
Tag: 21st century teacher
How iPads Can Create a More Engaging Classroom
Not long ago, a teacher had nothing more to rely on than knowledge, textbooks and a few markers. Technology has slowly changed that in the past few years, with the Internet, multimedia programs and computers increasing their presence in the classroom. But with the rise of tablet tech, the student-teacher experience is facing a subtle…
15 Unique and Creative Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom
Here are some great new ideas to use your iPad in your classroom, K-12 and beyond! The iPad, as we all know, is a great tool for education. We are hoping that you can use at least a few of these new and creative ideas.
Dropbox for Dummies: Why You Shouldn’t Need Your USB Key Again
“I will safely assume anyone who reads this blog is probably already up to date with Dropbox and its features. Please share this article with colleagues at your school who still have not migrated over from the USB key days of the mid-2000s.” Dropbox is my number one productivity tool that I use every single…
Teachers, do you pay for your own apps that you use in the classroom?
I have met a few teachers who are willing to spend a lot of their own money on great educational apps. I’m not talking about apps that every school gets, like iMovie or iWork. I would venture to guess that the majority of teachers that I know would rather not use their own money for…
App #49: Daybook Pro: Teachers, this is the day-plan app you’ve all been waiting for!
Daybook Pro may well be the day-plan app that educators have been waiting for since the inception of the iPad. I am super excited to use Daybook Pro this upcoming school year. Cloud integration is key for me, as I still like to use my PCs to both plan my lessons and access older Microsoft…
Content Creation Apps
The trend in the past year of iPad usage is slowly moving towards using the iPad as a creation device, as opposed to just a consumption device. More and more people I know are creating great material with iPads. Outside of the education spectrum, however, I still know a lot of people who just use…
App #38: Fractions+ [Promo Codes Available]
From Omega Labs, the same developers who brought you Mathtopia+, come another brand new math app called Fractions+ ($.99, click here for the developer website). It contains the same great “Bejeweled” type game-play, but this time incorporates fractions. Fractions+ will keep teachers, parents and kids excited about reviewing math fractions, a concept that most definitely…
My Response to “Our School Would Be Better Off Without iPads”
Here is a quote from the article entitled “Our School Would Be Better Off Without iPads”. It is taken directly from the comments on a previous article on Edudemic from a student of a teacher who misuses his iPad: “I get that iPads can help students learn and it can open up new opportunities to…
How to be a TERRIBLE iPad Teacher
The following is a list, written in the first-person, of ideologies or stances from a Terrible iPad Teacher: 1. I own an iPad and I use it in class. I am, therefore, an effective Twenty-First century educator. Things in life don’t come easy. Nobody masters an educational tool overnight. Simply owning a piece of technology…
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