by Jennifer Carey | Jun 25, 2013 | The How of 21st Century Teaching, The Teaching Life, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
Evernote can be a great application for teachers, both to keep yourself coordinated and to facilitate student learning. School-based technology director Jennifer Carey talks educators through getting started and highlights several ways she’s used Evernote to “not only make my life a little easier as a teacher, but to help my students and my classroom stay more focused and organized.”
by Tim Holt | Jun 6, 2013 | Passion Based Learning, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Our brains don’t like unresolved issues, writes El Paso Schools IT director Tim Holt. “Hollywood figured out long ago that cliffhangers are sticky — that our brains remember unresolved issues longer than plotlines that just plod along.” In his latest post about the advantages of problem-based learning, Holt says PBL lessons should also keep students busy resolving the unresolved.
by Kathy Cassidy | May 30, 2013 | Making The Shift, Powerful Learning Press, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
The beauty of blog-based digital portfolios, says teacher-author Kathy Cassidy, “is that as the children and I are constantly assessing their learning in a formative and summative way, the students are also demonstrating their growing knowledge for a wide audience and learning about digital citizenship and appropriate online behavior. What great by-products of the assessment process!”
by Jennifer Carey | May 23, 2013 | Making The Shift, Personal Learning Networks, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Summer is a great time for educators to hone their classroom skills, deepen their content knowledge, and grow as professionals, says history teacher and connected educator Jennifer Carey. With computer access and an Internet connection, you can bring professional development to your own living room at little or no cost. Jen shares four ideas she’s pursued herself.
by John Norton | May 17, 2013 | Connected Leadership, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
In this fascinating account of online learning, Michael Valentine, the director of Hale@home, describes a 21st century solution to a traditional dilemma – how to prepare rural boys for transition to a large urban independent school in Perth, Australia.
by Jennifer Carey | Apr 30, 2013 | The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
There’s a lot of confusion among educators about how images and other content published online can be used. Teacher Jen Carey tells how she and her students are avoiding copyright violations, learning digital literacy and accessing millions of free and legal-to-use images.