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How Does Technology Immersion Shape the Brain?
Do you wonder what all of the screen time we have is really doing to our brains? As edtech continues to rise in prominence throughout the world, this is an important question that researchers are paying attention to. Both parents and teachers should know how technology immersion is fundamentally shaping the way students will think, ...Google Classroom Tip #18: How to Facilitate Collaboration
No man is an island. At some point in our lives, we have to ask people for help or work with others to accomplish a task. This is why in K-12 and higher education, educators love to create activities to help students learn to collaborate. In this digital age, there are a lot of tools ...Google Classroom Tip #17: How to Boost Parental Involvement
For students to be successful, teachers and parents must work together. Unfortunately, in many districts, parental involvement is at an all-time low. Teachers are always looking for ways to counteract this, and in my opinion, communication is critical. Teachers wear many hats, so to effectively communicate with parents, they need a solution that is efficient. ...Redefining Edtech’s Place in Teacher Preparation Programs
In many teacher preparation programs, the curriculum was set years if not decades ago and is not frequently changed due to the realities of institutional requirements and bureaucratic inertia. But a new teacher who is not aware of best practices for integrating edtech into his or her new classroom is likely to be at a ...An Insider’s View into the Edtech Market for Lesson Planning
Lesson planning is an essential item on a teacher’s long list of things to do. It is the backbone of all the other classroom activities and the student experience. Educators can easily be assessed based on how closely their lesson plans correspond with the standards in their district. However, lesson planning is often a fairly ...Google Classroom Tip #15: Behavior Management
Dealing with bad behavior in the classroom can be frustrating. It can prevent teachers from teaching and students from learning. So what can you do to manage bad behavior in your classroom? Here are six tips for using Google Classroom for behavior management. Behavior Contracts – Use Google Docs to create behavior contracts for students ...
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