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Keeping Students’ Work Organized–For Free!

Fancy course management systems are not just for fancy universities

You will not believe how cool this is: you can get a fancy course management system, for free! Yes, you, fifth grade teacher in a small Catholic school in rural Kentucky!  And you, teacher of High School English in Jakarta!… Read the rest

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A Synergistic Situation: Teaching Online and Nicaragua

I love to rock a kid’s world. One of my favorite moments was when Kelsey, who was in 8th grade four years ago, looked at me and said, “I think you just made my head explode.” She then emphatically explained that she just understood something “really, really big.” Sure enough, she did!… Read the rest

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Looking Like a Teacher on a Webcam

Teachers are not a group known for their vanity.

Then I saw myself on a webcam.

I am simply never going to be stunning on a webcam, but I did some research so that I could look like…well… myself! I want to appear pleasant, cheerful and bright.… Read the rest

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Classroom 2.0 news, a last take on iBooks, and more in review:ed #13

As usual, Kirsten Winkler and I recorded our weekly episode of review:ed last Friday and, as usual, I thought it was worth sharing with the WizIQ community (and beyond).

In particular, I wanted to call out an announcement from Classroom 2.0.… Read the rest

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Siri signals the time for voice recognition in the classroom

Being the oldest child in a house filled with 5 kids is complicated. While it has its advantages, it also has some major disadvantages. I had to wait until I was 15 in order to stay up until nine at night.… Read the rest

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