Monthly Archives: May 2013

Conversation: Remembering What It’s Like to Be “Developmental”

This post has been cross-posted from Balancing Jane.  (more…)

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Writing and Time: Summer Teaching and Scheduling

Conversation: Flipping Out: Flipped Teaching Models

Tech in the Classroom: Blackboard

This is part of a series of reviews of websites, platforms, and social media sites. Some are useful for teachers in a SMART classroom (with a teacher-station computer, internet connection, and projector). Others lend themselves more to a lab where each student has her own computer. Hopefully these can help us communicate with our students, present information effectively, and encourage collaboration, feedback, and active participation. See our previous review of Wordpress, Facebook, PB Works, and Google Drive. (more…)

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Conversation: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!

Tech in the Classroom: Google Drive

This is part of a series of reviews of websites, platforms, and social media sites. Some are useful for teachers in a SMART classroom (with a teacher-station computer, internet connection, and projector). Others lend themselves more to a lab where each student has her own computer. Hopefully these can help us communicate with our students, present information effectively, and encourage collaboration, feedback, and active participation. See our previous review of Wordpress, Facebook, and PB Works. (more…)

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Education News Link: Why Computers Can’t Grade Writing

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