AI tools to improve student learning and save teachers time.

Normally, I’m opposed to printing student assignments. With the proper workflow, I’ve found that I can offer more timely feedback in digital format, not to mention save acres of trees. However, there are times when you might find that you need to print entire classes worth of documents submitted on Google Classroom. It can be tedious

I enjoy reading Daniel Willingham’s work because he makes complex but important findings in cognitive science accessible to the average, busy teacher like me. I was first introduced to his writing a few years ago when I came across his book Why Don’t Students Like School? Recently, I discovered that he has written a number

Recently I listened to the audiobook The Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. Although the primary audience for his book are entrepreneurs and business people, many of his ideas are very applicable to teachers and school leaders. Teachers too often bring each other down. We champion our causes (ed tech, project based learning, gamification, flipped

Is the test dead? Or, are computer facilitated assessments still useful? Moodle’s quiz/test engine is one of the most dynamic and powerful platforms available to educators. Created through a collaborative, open-source, worldwide effort, educators can administer multiple choice tests, fill in the blank, drag & drop, short answer, etc and have the computer grade all

Tools that improve upon the traditional lecture are abundant in today’s edtech landscape. These tools can be categorized as follows: (1) Improving real time lectures (2) Flipping the class to allow lectures to be seen anywhere at anytime.  Both types of types of tools make lectures more responsive and could be important starting points on

As we try to predict what learning and schools will look like in the future, we must consider how we can better prepare teachers for facilitating this type of education.  Although there are many important purposes of schooling, two of the most important are preparing citizens who can contribute to society and developing workers who

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-tFdreZB94]   First, let me start with the most promising aspects of Microsoft’s vision for technology’s role in improving how people live and learn in the future. Technology will allow people to:   easily and more immersively connect with experts around the world. pursue more meaningful projects for authentic audiences spend more time with the

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