In the past six months, virtual reality has exploded. The main reason is that it’s actually become affordable and easy to create the 360-degree (or spherical) images used for VR. Milky Way from an...
I’ve been in love with FREE app Sketch Nation for a while now. Aside from being FREE and working on every device, via an app or the Sketch Nation website, it’s super user friendly...
A few years ago, I attended a workshop by KQED, the public media station for Northern California. The workshop was focused on place-based storytelling in the classroom. The idea was simple: people have compelling narratives...
I’ve been searching for digital storytelling tools that are easier to use, both for teachers and for pre-literate students. And I’ve found some great ones.
This commercial tells an entire story via Google searches. Google and YouTube created a tool that makes it easy to create your own search stories. What an interesting way to have students tell or read stories!
But for the average teacher without extensive technology experience, the ed-tech world can be overwhelming. Even if you’re convinced of the need to integrate technology into your curriculum, where do you start? Below, I present a four-step starter guide for us digital immigrants who are trying to become fluent in 21st century technologies.
In my high school biology class, we worked in groups to complete experiments about once every two weeks. For each of these labs, we had to write a lab report. By my calculations, that...
In the past several years, I have developed a deep and intimate loathing of PowerPoint. Don’t judge me just yet – I have my reasons. To be honest, I understand the appeal of PowerPoint....