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Attention, Students: Put Your Laptops Away

Researchers Pam Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer found that students remember more via taking notes longhand rather than on a laptop. It has to do with what happens when you're forced to slow down.

Response: Reading Digitally vs. Reading Paper

Daniel Willingham, Kristin Ziemke, Lester Laminack and Kimberly Carraway explore that topic of reading digitally compared to reading on paper in this post.

Formative vs Summative Assessment-Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation - Carnegie

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More sp

Your kids can tweet, but are they really digitally literate?

Sure, teens can text and tweet. But can they read search engine results and pick out reliable sources for school work?

Digital literacy can be defined as: “The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology.” Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.

Digital Literacy

Find and save ideas about Digital literacy on Pinterest.

Nine Elements

Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.

Digital Citizenship

Common Sense Education empowers students and educators with digital citizenship tools and teaching strategies to advance learning in the digital age.

Get a glimpse of ISTE with 3 free resources

Light your inner fire with these ISTE resources — free for nonmembers for a limited time! ISTE members are eager to share and learn with one another.

ISTE Standards

Explore the ISTE Standards, the definitive standards for learning and teaching with technology.

Digital Citizenship

Check out http://digitalcitizenship.net! This is a website helping define the issues of appropriate technology use. It provides a framework of nine elements for users to better understand the issues

What is PBL? | Project Based Learning | BIE

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex que

Information Literacy

What is Information Literacy? Information literacy includes the ability to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively. From effective search strategies to evaluation techniques, student

SAMR and Bloom's Taxonomy: Assembling the Puzzle

Find out how you can use technology to engage students in rich learning experiences.

7 Ways Teachers Can Use Technology With Purpose Infographic - e-Learning Infographics

7 Ways Teachers Can Use Technology With Purpose Infographic presents some examples on how you can use technology for a purpose in your classroom.

Walking Safely Along the Digital Highway – resources to help teach Digital Literacy and e-

There are many resources available to help support schools to teach pupils to be responsible users of the Internet and to educate pupils to be as safe as possible when using online tools.  Helping …

What is Content Curation?

Content Curation is the act of discovering, gathering, and presenting digital content that surrounds specific subject matter. Though it is still considered a 'buzz word' by many in the content world,

Curation Suite™ - Content Curation Platform for WordPress

Curation Suite is the most complete content curation platform you can find for WordPress. Works with any theme and any plugin you have.

Animated PowerPoint Templates

Learn how to download animated PowerPoint templates and templates with moving for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and 2013 to make impressive animated presentations. Get the best-animated templates for presentations

ThingLink Education Blog | Adding a New Dimension to Images and Videos in the Classroom

Traveling or relocating to a new destination can leave you wondering how to fit in. Even within the United States, each state has their own nuances. Understanding the local vocabulary can go a long wa