Apr
8
Just two more days until our Webinar “How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn”
Wednesday at 4:00pm Eastern
We will also be doing a first ever live tweeting during the Webinar! Here is the hashtag #PBSLit4Life
Are there any tweeters in the group? Please help us seed the tweets!!!
Apr
7
Technology and Student Distraction
If you’ve been anywhere near a college campus, you’ve probably noticed the extent to which students are glued to their mobile devices. What do they do with them when they walk into the classroom? In one survey at six different universities, college students reported using their phones an average of 11 times per day in class.
#PBSLit4Life
Reference
Technology and Student Distraction. The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Harvard University. Retrieved from https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/technology-and-student-distraction
Related Reading
Craig, R. J., & Amernic, J. H. (2006). PowerPoint presentation technology and the dynamics of teaching. Innovative Higher Education, 31(3), 147-160. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10755-006-9017-5
Apr
5
The natural habitat for a child is the creative world… being outside, making shapes out of clouds, having fun, throwing a ball against the wall. It’s not about sitting in front of a screen.
~Tom Kersting, author of the book, Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids
photo by Helen Teague
Reference
Kersting, T. (2016). Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform: Scott’s Valley, CA.
Apr
4
Just met with the talented @pbsteachers and #EdWeb professionals! Exciting news! We will be livetweeting during our Webinar next Wednesday at #PBSLit4Life Please join us! pic.twitter.com/0eCSJTX9lm
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 4, 2019
Mar
27
Wow!!! Hoping to Spur ‘Learning Engineering,’ Carnegie Mellon Will Open Source Its Digital Learning Software https://t.co/rJNjCYA3Uu #edtech via @EdSurge
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 7, 2019
Mar
23
“Learning with technology does not happen because a specific tool “revolutionizes” education. It happens when proven teaching strategies intersect with technology tools, and yet it is not uncommon for teachers to use a tool because it is “fun” or because the developer promises it will help students learn.” ~Learning First, Technology Second: The Educators’Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons by Liz Kolb
Mar
18
Please join my colleague Dr. Joyce King and me for our EdWeb Webinar, “How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn: Research, Strategies, and Digital Tools.
April 10, 2019- 4:00pm -5:00pm EDT
Click on this link for your free webinar registration: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacy20190410/
Mar
15
It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning. ~ Tom Murray, co-author of Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today
Image from our friend- at #CCEFinland
Mar
12
Lectures aren’t just boring, they’re Ineffective, too, study finds https://t.co/fEVEP7Bp6z
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 7, 2019
Original Post Date: May 12, 2014
Mar
8
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ~ Physicist Marie Curie, 1867-1934
Happy International Women’s Day~~ Find Resources for this day at PBS Learning Media
Read more about physicist Marie Curie here at the Live Science website
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