“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin The holidays are here! You might be familiar with advent calendars, which have treats or gifts to count down the days to Christmas. Well you can take the same concept and create your own digital version of […]
Month: November 2017
Merry Learning! 32 Activities and Resources for December
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. – Hamilton Wright Mabie December is an exciting time for our learners. Around the world families gather and are encouraged to spread cheer by enjoying special dishes, decorating, exchanging gifts, and singing songs. Our students celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other […]
Planning a Successful Global Collaboration Project #EdtechMissions Chat Archive
Anthippi Harou (@AnthippiHarou), a primary teacher in Greece, was the guest moderate of today’s #EdtechMissions chat about planning global collaboration projects. Anthippi and her students received recognition for completing their eTwinning global collaboration projects. Anthippi Harou shared tips and resources from these experiences. Anthippi shares her story in this post and also in my book, Hacking Digital […]
Get Students to Reflect on the Logical Fallacies in Arguments
Technology has transformed the way our learners share their opinions and argue. Not only do our learners observe arguments daily on their social networks, but they often participate. Our learners need to learn how to argue more intelligently, which is why in my book, Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions, students are […]
DIY Video Lesson to Illustrate Process Analysis
My students learn nine different types of essay forms in one semester. Instead, of getting them to write essays for each form, I try to introduce them to types of writing activities we do now, which emulate these forms. I think it’s important for students to learn the different types of writing forms and the […]
Remix the Work of Others Responsibly #EdtechMissions Chat Archive
It’s rare to come up with a new idea. Basically, we reinvent the wheel or are inspired by the works of others. Taking the content of others and building upon it is one way to inspire creativity. Our students already do this and we need to support them in proper attribution and learning about Creative […]
Celebrating Diversity and Peace This Thanksgiving
“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron More than ever our students need to see meaningful examples of how the U.S. was built on various cultures coming together to collaborate, learn, and help each other. The Thanksgiving story reminds students how difficult it was for two cultures to respect each other, […]
Transforming Classrooms into Communities Builds a Better Future
Our students are joining digital communities at very young ages and not reflecting on their roles as community members. Every member has rights and responsibilities which make their communities flourish. When members do not make it their duty to respect the rules, norms, or other members then the community suffers. The problem is our digital […]