Tag: elearning
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Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
Traditionally, students with disabilities have been expected to stand out—and not necessarily in a way that is conducive to their education. These days, however, thanks in ... -
Up and Coming Technologies For the K-12 Classroom
Rapidly changing technology continues to make its mark on K-12 learning. In this post, I will profile six up-and-coming technologies for K-12 classrooms. Let’s take a ... -
Cyberlearning vs. Elearning – Is there a difference?
By Ashley Pereira If you are interested in the field of educational technology, you have likely come across the phrase ‘cyberlearning’. If you are anything like ... -
Is Early Exposure to Social Media A Good Idea
Is early exposure to social media a good idea? Many experts are actually for early exposure to computers to help prepare students for school. However, there ... -
Speed it up or slow it down? The boundaries of reading apps for children
Natalia Kucirkova, The Open University A series of binary discussions has been plaguing early reading instruction for quite some time now: phonics versus whole language, reading ... -
Top 5 Apps for Teacher Communication
In today’s social climate, waiting for even a couple of hours to receive a return email can be considered rude. Add in the fact that parents ... -
Which digital books work best in the classroom?
Natalia Kucirkova, The Open University The argument over whether children’s digital books count as educational storytime or just screentime has been going on for a while. ... -
Parents, Is Your Child Sexting?
by William Jackson, M.Ed. @wmjackson Parents expand the talk about bullying into the area of Sexting to make sure your child understands that Sexting is a ... -
At what age should we put babies on a digital media diet?
Natalia Kucirkova, The Open University A recent New York Times article points to a glaring inconsistency between the amount of “screen time” toddlers have using tablets, ... -
Using Technology to Better Manage Your Time
We all have twenty-four hours in a day, but when you are a teacher, sometimes it feels like these hours have significantly less than sixty minutes ...
