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Educational Technology

February 27, 2013

Free Sticky Notes Tools for Teachers and Students

Do you use sticky notes to help students learn or to organize your studies? Would you be interested in a list of free sticky note tools for teachers and students?

by Christopher Pappas

Instructional Design

February 26, 2013

Is It Necessary For An Instructional Designer To Be A Subject Matter Expert?

Should their roles be autonomous, identical or interconnected? Experiences vary, but let’s see at what level they actually coincide.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

February 26, 2013

Can An Educational Mobile App Improve Childhood Education? - Infographic

As mobile devices march toward ubiquity, they are finding their way into the hands of our earliest learners. Parents and educators ask question about the quality of mobile device content aimed at children.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

February 25, 2013

How Rapidly K-12 Schools Are Adopting Educational Technology? - Infographic

Are you interested to know how rapidly K-12 schools are adopting digital textbooks, video content, the flipped classroom, online assessment, social media, and customizing student access to the Internet?

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

February 25, 2013

The Amazing Power of Google Apps for Education

Going Google in Education: its hard not to use hyperbolic statements when describing Google Apps for Education. Its that good and its free! The diversity of apps you get with a Google account is astounding. I’ve felt for years that Google is an education company and they don’t even know it.

by Justin Vail

Mobile Learning

February 24, 2013

App For Kids To Think And Practice Addition - The Add Strategy App

The “Add Strategy” application prompts elementary students to practice different ways to add numbers. It recognizes the fact that many of us think differently when we add numbers together.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

February 22, 2013

6 Simple Ways to Accelerate your Learning with Mind Mapping

Learning to learn remains a powerful and necessary skill in every field of activity.  In addition to this skill, imagine that your learning can be accelerated, your mind challenged and your efficiency improved.

by Mihut Naomi

eLearning Design and Development

February 22, 2013

The Use Of Music And Animation In eLearning

Do you think that introductory music and animation clips help, motivate and engage the participants of an e-learning course? Do genre, volume level and duration affect their concentration? Do music and animation clips constitute an attention grabber or an annoyance factor? Apparently, views are conflicting and experiences differ.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Trends

February 21, 2013

The Hottest Educational Technology Trends based on Teachers - Infographic

Web-based Tools for Educational Purposes, Online Educational Resources, Digital Literacy, Personal Learning Networks (PLN), Blended Learning, Social Media in Education, E-Moderation, Mobile Learning, Digital Games in Education, Interactive Whiteboards: Which is your Hottest Educational Trend?

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

February 21, 2013

How To Create Interactivity That Works

How many times you have come across sessions that make you click various on screen objects and claim to be interactive? How many times you have talked to vendors who claim their content to be interactive because it has quizzes after every 5 screen? I guess the answer will be a plenty of times.

by Shyamanta Baruah

eLearning Infographics

February 20, 2013

Top 10 Reasons You Should Hire An Online Tutor - Infographic

There are a lot of reasons to hire an online tutor. Would you be interested to review the Top 10 Reasons to Hire an Online Tutor?

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

February 19, 2013

6 Important Techniques To Training Success Before It Even Begins

No matter how much businesses spend on learning and development, there are times when the training fails to deliver the desired results. If the employee training fails to provide the intended information immediately to your workers, remember that you are not alone on this.

by Jason Silberman