Choose Multi-Platform Apps for Inclusive Collaboration
JR Raphael of Computer world just published an excellent slideshow featuring 20 great productivity apps for Android, iOS, and the Web. Unsurprisingly, it reads...
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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 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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Digital Native Students are More Consumers than Creators
Embed from Getty Images OK, friends– it’s time to get over it. You might call young people “digital native students” but there are severe...
Don’t Hate the LMS, It Can Help Keep Our Focus on Learning
I’ve been noticing an interesting thread in online conversations recently, with people I respect either bashing or defending the LMS. Audrey Watters’ Beyond the...
WebRTC: A New Standard for Free, Open Video Chat, File Sharing, and More In the Browser
Everybody loves video chatting with friends, sharing files, instant messaging, and web surfing together. In education, it seems like we always need newer and...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
With new EdTech, Ask Yourself: “What Problem am I Trying to Solve”?
It’s no secret that people have a hard time critically evaluating technology. Our tiny mammalian brains are powerless to resist the charms of a...
Reflection on Losing a Laptop– Security, Syncing, and Lessons Learned
This week I had a taste of fear and regret when I thought I left my laptop on the bus. I spent a whole...
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