Educational Technology

December 24, 2015

3 Tips For Effective eDays: What Educational Institutions Can Learn From Corporations

As businesses are implementing teleworking policies, school districts are following suit and turning to technology to make Electronic Learning Days, or what some refer to as eDays, a reality.

by Axel Schmidt

December 17, 2015

5 Document Sharing Sites For Overseas Teaching

Whether you are already involved in an overseas teaching job or are preparing to leave: There are so many document sharing websites and applications to use.

by Sarah Smith

December 9, 2015

Periscope For eLearning: Is It Worth The Bother?

With a six-month hoopla around Periscope, this app gained the affection of many educators who started thinking on using Periscope in classrooms. But is everything so trouble-free? What are the advantages and drawbacks of using Periscope for eLearning, and what changes would save this software's reputation for making it #1 app among educators?

by Lesley J. Vos

December 2, 2015

How MotionMagix’s Interactive Play Platform Transforms The Way Kids Learn And Play

Give kids a choice between playing and studying, they would most definitely choose playing! Kids tend to have a meager attention span. Various reasons could be associated with this; interests, child personalities, level of engagement, interactivity to hold the child’s attention while the child is getting entertained at the same time.

by Anup Tapadia

November 27, 2015

Re-evaluating Classroom Technology: The Changing Landscape Of Student Engagement

Most teachers in recent past used to start their class with “Put down your phones!”; nowadays it has been substituted by a more modern version, “Pick up your phones!”. The use of classroom technology has become one of the key trends in modern education. Its impacts, however, are not always easy to assess.

by Sarah Green

November 27, 2015

How To Use Comic Strip Making Websites To Enhance Your Teaching

Imagine a group of immigrant students sitting together around a computer and collaboratively creating a comic strip together that tells a story. Think of the language and speaking skills they develop as they work together to put words and sentences into the mouths of the comic characters.

by bill zimmerman

November 26, 2015

5 EdTech Tools To Create Exciting Camera Presentations 

There are many EdTech tools out there to help create camera presentations. Here is a list of 5 incredible ones.

by Sarah Smith

November 19, 2015

10 Must-Have Google Chrome Apps For eLearning Professionals

If you aren’t already using Google Chrome Apps in your online course, then you may be missing out on an invaluable design resource. In this article, I’ll highlight the top 10 Google Chrome Apps that every eLearning professional should know about.

by Christopher Pappas

October 31, 2015

10 Online Research Tools Every Online Learner Should Know About

This article will give you some insights on how to make your research process more effective using online research tools.

by Antonio Tooley

October 18, 2015

Top 10 Google Classroom Best Practices For eLearning Professionals

The great thing about Google Classroom is that all of its perks, such as organizing and managing online content and assignments, providing a safe environment for both online facilitators and learners to communicate with each other, etc., are absolutely for free. But there are literally dozens of other things you can do with Google Classroom. In this article, I’ll share 10 Google Classroom best practices so that you will be able to make the best out of this superb blended learning platform.

by Christopher Pappas

October 7, 2015

Education Technology: 2 Ways Education Has Dramatically Changed Since You Went to School

In this article I will explain how education has come a long way and how access to education has improved with the help of technology. Here is how far education technology has come since the 90s.

by Melanie Nathan

October 2, 2015

8 Inspiring eLearning Websites That Offer Students Inspiring Educational Alternatives

High tuition rates and a lack of customization in traditional education are driving many students to seek alternatives to obtaining a college education from traditional colleges and universities. In this article I will share 8 eLearning websites that offer students inspiring educational alternatives.

by Julie Ellis