Responsibility vs Accountability
Lately the word "responsibility" has been used interchangeably with the word "accountability" when it comes to teachers, teaching, and learning. Oh my! Why is it that teachers are held accountable for what learners are to learn? If teachers are accountable for what their learners are learning, are learners only learning for their teachers or a grade, not for themselves? Where does intrinsic motivation factor in the equation? “As for the journey of life; at some point you will realize that YOU are the driver and you will drive!” So we went back and read Dave Truss' blog post: Personalization and Responsibility where he wrote that educators openly sharing in learning communities create an environment where teachers are learners, and they model what they want from learners. On this same post, Dave shared that Andy Hargreaves stated in The Fourth Way where we should be focusing more on responsibility with teaching and learning at the top of the pyramid So what is it?
Increase Student Engagement with the Top Hat Lecture Platform
When education technology software providers reach out to me and can share interesting, affordable tools that they can back up with teacher testimonials, I’m willing to hear what they have to say. If the product interests me, I offer to let them provide an original article to share with EmergingEdTech readers. The folks from Top Hat reached out recently, and I thought this was a product worth sharing. Note that the pricing model is based on inexpensive student subscriptions (a particularly interesting approach if the platform is used to help displace a costly textbook). – KW Top Hat is the leading student engagement platform that makes lectures more engaging for students and easier on professors. We’ve highlighted some of the key features below: Makes facilitating quizzes quick and taking up results instantaneous Asking a Top Hat question in class gives professors cumulative metrics to gauge student comprehension in real time. Tracks attendance with minimal effort About Matthew Baggetta
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Teach your kids (and yourself!) how to code with these iPad apps
Move over, Space Camp: Coding is quickly growing as a popular activity for kids, and not just for those who dream of being programmers when they grow up. The logical thinking required to code can help kids succeed in school and other day-to-day activities—it’s no wonder why big companies are getting behind the effort to help students learn the needed critical thinking skills. If you want to help them get started, there are a number of visual, kid-friendly apps that teach users how to build games and code other simple activities on their own. It won’t be long until your daughter learns JavaScript or your son starts debugging all the devices in the house. Hopscotch schools you in the basics If you want to pick one app to start with, go with Hopscotch (free). Hopscotch walks you through a visual tool for making games—you can even make a Flappy Bird clone. You can then try out your creation after adding in some commands of your own. Tynker helps kids solve the puzzle
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Add vocal richness at no cost with our Mic Room and iRig Mic Studio giveaway -- AppAdvice
Over the years, we’ve proudly shared the wide range of professional audio and related mobile products for musicians from IK Multimedia, and that great partnership continues with another fantastic promotion. Starting now, you have a chance to win Mic Room, the iOS app that provides pro microphone emulation, as well as an iRig Mic Studio, a compact vocal instrument of big potential, for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The main user interface is a simplistically stylish virtual booth, allowing comfortable control of essential functions and easy view of information. From podcasting to song production, Mic Room’s array of virtual microphones allows nearly anyone to easily add a pure and genuinely captivating effect to their voice. Tucked behind a sliding menu are further, less frequently adjusted, configuration options as well as a store to expand your microphone collection. If you haven’t yet joined Twitter, sign up for a free account right now.
40 of the last storybook towns left in Europe
Much of old-world Europe has been swept away. Thanks to countless wars, the irresistible draw of modernization, and overwrought tourism infrastructure, the Europe of your dreams is harder to find than ever. However, there are still towns where you can experience that ‘old-world European charm’ almost like it was when Wordsworth and the Romantics first popularized vagabonding the Continent. These are places with well-preserved architecture dating back hundreds and even thousands of years. These are places where the negative impact of tourism isn’t allowed to run roughshod over local aesthetics. These are places where you can find that cobblestone-postcard view.
The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad
Finding apps isn’t difficult. Finding education apps is only a bit more challenging. Finding free education apps is also possible. The following is our list for the 55 best apps for learning we can find. A few notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad 1. Developer Description: View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View; View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world. 2. Developer Description: “…explore more than 750 Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Engineering & Tech, Arts & Music, and Health subjects right on their mobile devices. 3. Developer Description: “This app is a fun way for parents, teachers, librarians, and readers to get more information about top rated books at the fifth and sixth grade level. This app is a fun way for parents, teachers, librarians, and readers to get more information about top rated books at the fifth and sixth grade level. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Fill Out This Form to Connect With Other Math Teachers On Kahoot!
There are thousands of public Kahoots! made by teachers to chose from. Kahoot! has a search feature that allows you to search by title, subject, tag, or username. Since my Kahoot! Then, as is often the case, an amazing idea was born on Twitter. Sharing your Kahoot! So, please fill out this form if you are interested in easily sharing the Kahoots! Once you finish the form, you will be directed to a Google Form of MTBoS Kahoot! How to Search and Add Tags in Kahoot! Also, to search by tag, you can’t just enter mtbos. Don’t forget to tag your Kahoot! Fill out this form to connect with other math teachers on Kahoot! Like this: Like Loading...
Here Is A Handy Tool for Creating Rubrics to Use in Class
July 19, 2015 ForAllRubrics is another cool web tool for easily creating rubrics, checklists, and badges. The site provides a wide variety of interesting features for teachers including: the ability to score across different mobile devices, issue digital badges with evidence, view the status of your whole class at a glance, access assessment results on ForAllRubrics website, one click sharing of assessment results by email with students and parents and many more. ForAllRubrics enables students to view their assessment results on the website and provides them with a variety of tools to support capturing reflections and learning artifacts.
