Educational Technology

June 17, 2014

Project Management Software for Students: Let’s make Projects A ‘Cakewalk’

To be a student isn't an easy job; you have to learn, memorize, take tests and the most intimidating experience comes as an assignment or project. When I was in college, there used to be a project task every semester and trust me it was hard. With all your teammates having different cultural backgrounds and thinking; communicating with every member at a common place and time, becomes a big hassle.

by Sharon Thomson

April 13, 2014

Gaze Into The Future Of Learning With Clark Quinn

In this exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Clark Quinn shares his insights on the significance of innovation for businesses to succeed. He explains the importance of contextual and experiential learning, and offers his recommendations for integrating mobile strategies into organizational L&D. His advice to learning designers for scaling up to meet the challenges of designing informal and social learning is invaluable. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

April 11, 2014

Organize Your Smart Classrooms with Wibki

Are you looking for a way to keep your students on track and organized in the smart classroom? A new tool gives you the ability to easily organize your classroom websites and guide your students to appropriate sites.

by Rebecca Doctrow

January 31, 2014

7 Wearable Educational Technology Secrets You Never Knew (2018 Update)

Wearable gadgets such as smart watches and VR headsets are all the rage in gaming circles. But what are their applications in the educational sector? In this article, I share 7 wearable educational technology secrets you never knew.

by Christopher Pappas

January 29, 2014

The 5 Best Free Rubric Making Tools For Teachers

Rubrics are generally something that makes the life of an educator easier. Rather than adding an arbitrary grade to an assignment, with rubrics educators are able to determine exactly where a student’s work excelled beyond expectations and exactly where it lacked quality. Although they are highly valuable tools, creating rubrics can be a difficult and time consuming process. That is, it used to be a difficult and time consuming process until you found out about these 5 best free Rubric making tools for teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

December 16, 2013

The 5 Best Free Online Gradebook Tools for Teachers

As a teacher, we must all keep a gradebook. The problem is that flipping through pages and pages of grades can become tedious after a while. With a paper gradebook, it’s difficult to quickly and accurately locate certain assignments, students, due dates, and the list goes on. However, by digitizing your gradebook with the 5 Best Free Gradebook Tools for Teachers, you make your gradebook easier to record in and use quickly and effectively.

by Christopher Pappas

November 30, 2013

The 5 Best Free Web Search Tools For Teachers

There’s no denying the fact that the Internet is a great tool for students to increase their knowledge. However, some search engines can also lead students to less-than-desirable websites or websites without any valid content. Use these 5 Best Free Web Search Tools for Teachers to ensure that your students find relevant and safe results whenever they search the web.

by Christopher Pappas

November 14, 2013

A Magical Edutainment Story From ELT Greece

This is the story of a fledgling platform that is making waves in Greece. It has the potential to provide wider access to educational technology in brain-friendly ways, and it can help resource-starved teachers.

by Sylvia Guinan

October 21, 2013

Creating An e-Learning School Culture

Education is constantly changing the way students learn and how instructors teach. Technology is often the driving force behind many of the world’s changes and innovations. In education, creating an e-learning culture is more about developing and tweaking what already exists, sharing a common vision, and doing things a little differently. The purpose of this article is to identify and outline a strategy for creating an e-learning culture within a school system ready to step away from traditional teaching.

by Michael Higley

October 20, 2013

18 Free Must Have iPad Apps For Teachers And School Administrators

Would you like to turn classroom’s iPads into recordable whiteboards enabling peer-to-peer teaching and collaboration? What about sharing positive feedback with your students while their parents can check their child’s school progress? The following list of 18 Free iPad Apps will make your teaching life easier!

by Christopher Pappas

October 5, 2013

The 5 Best Free Note Taking Tools For Teachers

Note-taking is an essential part of the educational process in order for students to retain and fully process information. However, getting students to hand-write effective notes with a pencil and paper can be difficult. Get your class excited to take notes with the 5 Best Free Note-Taking Tools for Teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

September 22, 2013

The 5 Best Free Tools For Publishing Student Work

If you are a passionate educator, you know your students are bright and it’s likely that you want to show the world.  However, publishing student work is not always as easy as taping an assignment on the wall. How do you go about publishing student work online so that it’s available to the world? Read on to find out the 5 best free educational tools for publishing student work.

by Christopher Pappas