Students Give Their Thoughts on Classrooom Technology
If you want to know how students learn, just ask them. Their opinions and insights are authentic and more valuable than just about anyone else’s! I had the privilege to interview a few sixth-grade students in Ms. Janet Tolson’s math class at Seven Springs Middle School in Pasco County. I wanted to know what they thought [...]
Websites for a Digital Makeover
Join Our Webinar (Feb. 28): Enhance Your Presentations With the Right Tablet Apps During our Feb. 28 webinar (1 p.m. EST), NEC Display tackles the latest tablet apps and software, and demonstrates the ways that display technologies are changing how we communicate with employees, students and visitors. Click here to register today! » I had [...]
FETC, iPads and Apps!
So much to learn at the Florida Education Technology Conference held in Orlando this past week! Many of the sessions showcased the iPad as the learning tool of choice for our students. However, there is so much more to using an iPad than meets the eye. Students love them, of course, which can be a [...]
Learning in 3D
3D technology has come a long way since the days of those cardboard specs moviegoers wore to cinemas in the 1950s . Today we’ve been witnessing the rise of 3D from a novelty to a staple of movie theaters and home entertainment. Only recently has this technology moved into our classrooms. The number of brand manufacturers of 3D projectors has [...]
Can Technology Combat Teacher Burnout?
We often think of teaching as a lifelong profession, with educators taking up post in a classroom and staying there for 30 years. But did you know that the teaching profession has the highest burnout rate of all public service careers? An article in the November/December issue of THE Journal, titled “Combating Teacher Burnout,” reveals that the [...]