For students around the world, the difference between a future that allows them to reach their potential and one that will force them to struggle can often be small. All they need to succeed is a course or class that…
Too often Twitter workshops focus on encouraging participants to connect with each other, being told to follow influential Twitterers or follow specific hashtags. While these can all help — connecting with educators who want to help others is more powerful. Why Mentors…
When I was a student, I used to have a history teacher who would have me recite facts I had memorized while standing on my head (I learned them upright, but recited them upside down). Now she didn’t think, obviously, that…
Scoop.it is a freemium service (more on that below) that allows you to create a web page to share what you find interesting with the world. It does that by (1) combining clever curation tools that make it easy to…
I knew when I wrote The Educator’s guide to Instagram and other photo apps that some people would debate the educational benefits of Instagram and challenge me on the use of Educator in the title of the post. They did! So it’s…