This is one part of a 5 part assignment, highlighting contributions to an AQ course. The assignment asks the student to select 5 – 7 pieces of your work from this course that shows “You”. The Question: Post your thoughts in a persuasive paragraph stating whether you feel that Smart Boards would be a useful teaching tool for …
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Project-Based VS Job-Embedded Learning
We have some “kits” making the rounds in schools around the board. The intent of these are admirable. Too often we knee-jerk to what we know, or what has come before, and has been “tested” and “adopted”. This leads to tunnel vision when decisions are made about properly instrumenting a classroom. The worst example of …
What’s up with Doc Cameras
I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries regarding Document Cameras. The SMART version of this product sells for around $700 dollars. There is some great functionality that this $700 provides, but the cost of admission is pretty steep. What is a document camera really, other than a webcam-on-a-stick. Buy this instead: Ipevo P2v, or build …
Apple Learning Tour Event
The event started out with that video, along with a reference to the the new National Technology Plan released in the US. That was followed by a reference to the blended learning environment as a multi-device environment. One step further than I think most schools would be. This definition of “Blended Learning” assumes that everyone …