Do we teach and assess knowledge or skills? What’s the difference? Knowing something does not nessisarily mean that you are skilled at it. Join us as we discussion the importantance of problem/project based learning and the need for students to be able to “show what they know”. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: […]
Cargobot Teaches Valuable Programming Skills on the Downlow| Audio Review #143
With a name like Cargobot, you might think this iPad programming puzzle would be rather boring. I mean who wants to move cargo around? Strangely enough, a lot of students do. Especially those with an engineering mindset. You know, the ones that look at cranes for hours and wonder how they work. Cargobot is essentially […]
Code Combat Teaches Programming and Killing | Audio Review #141
It seems almost without exception that students LOVE to code. Especially when there is an interactive, web based environment that provides them instant feedback. So you might want to ask why we would need to gamify a process they already love. Well the folks at Code Combat went ahead and did that anyway. They took […]
Tynker Totally Takes Students From Zero to Hero in the Programming World | Audio Review #139
Tynker is a MASSIVE suite of programming tools, lessons and projects for individuals, classrooms and entire schools. It uses a Scratch like programming interface, but guides you along the way. Students sign up as part of a classroom that you as a teacher can manage. They then proceed through the lessons and projects that you […]
Sunrise Calendar App Brings Calm To Your Calendar Life | Audio Review # 135
Sunrise App is yet another calendar app for your mobile device or computer. However Sunrise has a number of benefits that make it more than just your average calendar app. Pulls in all your calendars to one feed including websites like TripIt, Asana, Trello, Evernote, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Calendars, iCal and Microsoft Exchange. Has […]
Movieclips.com Brings An Avalanche of Movieclip Resources To You | Audio Review # 133
MovieClips.com is a fanatcially fantastic resource for finding a zillion different movie moments from some of the best movies ever. The site is packed with all kinds of film genres and film gems. The front page has a ton of fun suggestions including popular mashups and the clip of the day. You can search in […]
Codemonkey Is Javascript Tutorial For Elementary Students | Audio Review # 131
Codemonkey is a web based programming tutorial. It is a detailed, gamified instructional tool to teach basic javascript programming. Students are placed in a visually appealing environment with a monkey and some bananas. The monkey has various tasks to do and the students program the monkey to complete the tasks. Mistakes mean the monkey does […]
Adding To The Digital Data Dump | Reflection Friday #4
Now that we have the ability to produce content should we? Who wants to hear what you are saying anyway? Should students? Michael- A wise man, Michael Lambert, once told me that students MUST become producers of content and not just consumers. The reality is that in today’s media literate world, and I have […]
Curation Cures Your Need To Check Out Every Edtech Resource | Reflection Friday #3
Chris – Curation sounds like a healing art, and perhaps it is. But I must say that with a caveat. In the spring of 2015 the world generates of 56,000 tweets every 10 … seconds. That’s right, 10 seconds! Over 30,000 hours of video is watch on Youtube in those same 10 seconds. No one […]
Gibbon Helps You Swing Into Developing Content Playlists for Your Students | Audio Review # 127
Gibbon lets people like you develop a playlist of web-based resources to share with your friends, students, team or maybe even your parents. You can link to anything on the web including video, graphics, infographics, articles or a plain old website. Students, and that includes anybody who views your page, click through the chapters you […]
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