Technology for Learning

Today, I had the opportunity to catch a Periscope live broadcast of a group of students in Endwell, New York sharing out their favorite apps...

A few years ago, a social studies department chair, Paul Fitzpatrick, at Northwest Catholic High School, Connecticut, had his students lead...

As the first days of school approach, we aim to set the tone for our classes and to get to know our students. Many have shared ideas about w...

For the last few years, I have been an avid user of the Voxer app. When I mentioned the app to new users, they often want to know more. Here...

Cross posting: At the end of July,  EdCamp Global  ran a series of professional learning events. Given the series was all online, the P...

At the Digital Citizenship Summit held at the University of Saint Joseph October 4, 2015,  Sarah Thomas , a teacher from the Washington DC a...

Presentation on Social Media in Schools Many people have asked for information following the "Social Media in Schools" session ...

Several innovative educators, Angie Olson and   Ashley Schroeder , have taken the idea of Twitter chats and transformed them into Periscope...

The Basic Concept The conventional Mystery Hangout or Mystery Skype has two classes simultaneously using the platform of choice, Google Ha...

This post is cross posted in my other blog Integrating Technology and Literacy Now that I'm using an increasing variety of tools to st...

So it is Blog a Month time. Glad to participate, and above is  the promp t. Because I have been teaching Educational Research this yea...

This presentation was shared at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention, November 21, 2014, and offers excellent suggestions ...

September is a great time to plan global projects.  Here are a few I recommend to teachers. 1) International Dot Day Although the titl...