30 Incredible Ways Technology Will Change Education By 2028
Adaptive computer-based testing slowly begins to replace one-size-fits-all assessment of academic proficiency.
Author: Terrell Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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10 Simple Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds
From 3-2-1 to Do’s and Don’ts and concept maps, here are 10 simple assessments you can complete in about 90 seconds.
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15 Ideas That Really, Really Screwed Public Education Up
There is little need to rehash the argument that public education–in the United States anyway–is utterly broken. For every student that “gets straight As and loves school” there is another is hopelessly lost, and five more than merely endure it. And that’s generously assuming that “straight As” are an indication of having their personalized learning…
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36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do
From taking screenshots to appreciating memes here are things every 21st century teacher should be able to do.
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Google Glass: Your Life Is A Video Game
Google Glass by Mountain View are glasses that function as a heads up display to give you information, record experiences, or share data.
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21 Creative Digital Essays You Can Use In Your Classroom
With digital essays, learners can express ideas and reinforce details by having control over the “camera” and where the readers eyes go.
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4 Tips For Transitioning Your Classroom To Digital Media
4 Tips For Transitioning Your Classroom To Digital Media by Terry Heick For years you’ve taught with physical texts. You may have watched used film, downloaded the occasional computer program, and even brought students up to the smartboard for some dragging and dropping, but for the most part, your classroom has been centered around physical…
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Four Reasons Why Apple Is In Trouble
Why Is Apple In Trouble? While it will be years before the long-term effects to its elegant product and billion-dollar brand are known, it’s clear that with the death of Steve Jobs, Apple lost its muse. In losing its muse, has Apple also lost its way? Jobs died on October 5, 2011, so it’ll be…
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Creating The 21st Century Brain For 21st Century Learning
The 21st Century Brain For 21st Century Learning In the video below, Judy Willis explores how we might create a “21st century brain” by with a little bit of neuroscience, specifically the “executive function of the brain. Willis offers up an analogy of this executive function as the brain’s CEO, and uses that as a…
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14 Ways To Store And Share Files On The iPad
iPads are neat little devices that can pretty much do it all: play music, support interactive content, reshape how we think of textbooks, produce high-quality videos, and even take a step back and function as a good old-fashioned typewriter. The iPad does, however, have its share of flaws ranging from those hardware related (proprietary connections…
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What You Should Know About Violence In Video Games
What To Know About Violence In Video Games For years, many of the best video games have been violent. Over a decade ago, games like Dishonored, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Grand Theft Auto IV, Deus Ex, Hitman, The Walking Dead, Mass Effect, Planetside, Call of Duty, Torchlight II, Max Payne 3 and others almost all…
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The Difference Between Differentiation And Personalized Learning
This chart from Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey clarifies some of the other differences between differentiation and personalized learning.
