With the school year now underway and classes beginning to take on a daily pattern, teachers are struggling to bridge the gap between the activities in which children participated over the summer and classroom lessons. How can that be done…
Category: Tools
e-Portfolios for e-Learning
What are e-Portfolios and how can they be used to enhance your e-learning experience? Click here to find out more about this great tool and how it can help you make the most of your education in and out of the classroom!
27 Tips for Meaningful Technology Integration
Want tips for meaningful and engaging uses of technology? Click here for suggestions on how to best integrate technology in your classroom!
The Ultimate Guide to Snapchatting in the Classroom
You’ve heard of Snapchat as a social-media app for personal use, but what about using Snapchat for education? Click here to learn more about how teachers and students can use Snapchat as a tool for enhancing and modernizing education.
An Essential Guide to Videos for a Flipped Classroom
Since 2007, flipped classrooms have gradually risen in popularity as a mode of education throughout the country. Students and teachers alike have embraced the concept of maximizing class time with an instructor to work with and understand new concepts as opposed…
Is a Video Worth 1,000 Words? [INFOGRAPHIC]
YouTube is one of the most commonly used search engines. Users often think of it in the context of viral videos or do-it-yourself tutorials, but in addition to this, it contains a wealth of valuable and information information. Due to…
Rubrics for Assignments in Online Courses
An important aspect of an online course is grading assignments and providing feedback. This is especially true in an asynchronous course where there is no real-time interaction between the instructors and students. Click to learn about how rubrics can enhance your online course.
How Polls Can Enhance Your Classroom
Instructors always want to know what their students are thinking. Unfortunately, this important information often comes too late to create a noticeable impact in the course. Distributing a poll is a solution to this problem.
Open Source Textbooks [INFOGRAPHIC]
Imagine thousands of students acquiring digital versions of their college textbooks. Imagine that each textbook was tailored to precisely suit the exact needs of each course. Now imagine that those textbooks are free.
Video Animation in an Online Course
Animation can be an appealing and advantageous supplement in an online classroom. Learn its benefit and how to create your own animated videos.