Khan Academy – Style Videos? Explore Your Tools and Find Your Own Style
A faculty recently approached me asking how he could produce Khan Academy – style video lessons. He was looking for an Android tablet equivalent...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 17, 2023
Clean Up your Browser when Screen Sharing
This current era of frequent Zoom meetings and screen sharing means I get to see how lots of peoples’ browsers are set up, whether...
November 21, 2022
By The Power of WordPress! Verified on Mastodon by my Blog
Unlike in certain birdbrained areas of the web, Mastodon allows you to verify your account by associating it with your WordPress blog. Following this...
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Get that “App Store” Glow on Your School’s Linux Desktops with Chrome Web Store
In response to “Prepare students for a rapidly changing world by teaching with open source” I was ready to share and recommend this post...
Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs Part II: Supporting Educators to Support Students
In the previous post, Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs, I discuss the value proposition of traditional universities, and how those values are...
“It’s the Poverty, Stupid”: Why Ed Reform and Social Reform Need Each Other
In response to Anya Kamenetz‘ post, Let them Eat iPads? Thanks for posing the issue this way. I was a charter school teacher...
“The 4:5 Rule” : Lecture Capture Video for the Internet Attention Span
How long is too long for a lecture? Teachers can commonly spend upwards of 45 minutes lecturing in class. This arbitrary time frame is...
A great look at the many ways WordPress is being used in higher ed.
“29 Ways WordPress Is Taking Over Universities and Higher Ed” http://feedly.com/k/16oSRtH
A Teacher’s Guide to Equal Access in the Age of BYOD, Web 2.0, and Mobile Computing
Classroom Responses Systems (AKA “clickers”) offer teachers and students a way to make classroom lectures more interactive and engaging than lectures alone. Eric Mazur,...
10 Reasons I’m Committed to Android in Education
I may be a zealot proponent for open source software, but I don’t think that clouds my judgement when I say that Android is...
How to Use Online Learning Tools to Increase Interaction and Improve Learning Outcomes
Promoting Interaction in Your Assignments – Broadband from Samuel Merritt U Academic Tech on Vimeo. Do you wish you could make one change...
Bloom’s Thinking Skills ≠ Apps
I’ve been researching Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Cognitive Tasks, and I’ve been seeing a number of guides attempt to match iPad apps with each...
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