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Educational Technology for Teachers: What is Project-Based Learning?
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. What is Project-Based Learning? Project-based learning means that students create projects as part of their learning experience (Bender, 2012; Vega, 2012). As mentioned in chapter one, this type of learning fits well within constructivist and constructionist ways of thinking and is an important learning method for the Information Age. This post is an excerpt from my book, Educational Technology for Teachers. So what is it that defines project-based learning? A video that shows ho...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: February 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. EdTech for SD Teachers Podcast - Episode 18: Teachers Present their Favorite Classroom Management Apps and Websites. This week, South Dakota Teachers share their favorite websites and apps that relate to classroom management. They also share some examples of how they use these websites and tools for classroom management and other activities. Here are the websites and apps discussed in this podcast:. Links to this post. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. To do the same thing. Draggo ...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: December 2014
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Thursday, December 11, 2014. EdTech for SD Teachers Podcast - Episode 13: The CRAP test for Information Literacy. This week, I discuss the CRAP test to help you determine the accuracy of an information source. Teachers can adapt this test for different ages of students in order to help them learn this important 21st century skill. Here are the elements of the CRAP test:. Purpose and point of view. Here are the links from this post:. More information in my book - Educational Technology for Teachers. For t...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. EdTech for SD Teachers Podcast - Episode 14: Classroom response sites for active learning with mobile devices. We're finally back from winter break! This week, I discuss some really cool classroom response sites for active learning with mobile devices. Here are the links from this post:. More information in my book - Educational Technology for Teachers. Including a full list of recommended apps and websites for education. Links to this post. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. A studen...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: November 2014
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Thursday, November 27, 2014. EdTech for SD Teachers Podcast - Episode 11: Thankful for Project-Based Learning. This week, I continue a previous podcast on project-based learning technologies. And discuss the 9 elements of project-based learning and give some example projects that might work for different subject areas. Here are the nine elements of project based learning:. 8226; Student choices. 8226; Student inquiry. 8226; Collaboration and teamwork. 8226; Teacher coaching and feedback. Which is located...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: April 2015
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. What is Project-Based Learning? Project-based learning means that students create projects as part of their learning experience (Bender, 2012; Vega, 2012). As mentioned in chapter one, this type of learning fits well within constructivist and constructionist ways of thinking and is an important learning method for the Information Age. This post is an excerpt from my book, Educational Technology for Teachers. So what is it that defines project-based learning? A video that shows ho...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: Web 2.0 and Learning 2.0
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Web 20 and Learning 2.0. What would your Facebook news feed look like if none of your friends or family ever posted there? This post is an excerpt from my book, Educational Technology for Teachers. In summary, our society has become more:. 8226; Content-creation oriented. But has education kept up with these societal changes? Alexander, B. (2006). Web 2.0: A new wave of innovation for teaching and learning? Educause Review, 41(2), 32–44. Oreilly.com. Retrieved November 22...OR...
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Educational Technology for Teachers: How to Make Education More Like Web 2.0 (and 3.0)
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015. How to Make Education More Like Web 2.0 (and 3.0). In a previous post. I discussed Web 2.0 and Learning 2.0. One way to characterize the changes that have occured in our society is by looking through the lens of the web 2.0 (and web 3.0) movement. O. Ur society has become more:. 8226; Content-creation oriented. In the previous post, I asked whether education has kept up with these types of societal changes. Labels: learning 2.0. April 21, 2015 at 7:47 AM. April 21, 2015 at 1:30 PM.
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Educational Technology for Teachers: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Teachers Must Understand Technology Affordances to be Effective. When using technology for learning or for designing a project-based learning experience, a teacher needs to understand the affordances of various technological tools and resources. This post is an excerpt from my textbook, Educational Technology for Teachers. So, teachers must understand technology affordances to be effective! Links to this post. Thursday, March 26, 2015. The Human Body App. Links to this post.