Emerging Internet Technologies for Education — Engaging students and enhancing learning outcomes with Internet & Instructional Technologies

APP Ed Review January Round Up - Vocabulary Apps!

January 7, 2016

Breathe Some New Life into Vocabulary Instruction At App Ed Review, we see a new year as a new opportunity, and that has inspired us to think about vocabulary. Yes, vocabulary! While it may not be the most “jazzy” thing to teach, we think that educational apps have the power to breathe some new life […]

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27 Meaningful (and Fun) Ways to Use Technology for Teaching and Learning

January 5, 2016

A Cavalcade of Inspiring Ideas for Kicking up Learning and Enhancing Engagement in Your Classroom! There are enough ideas, resources, and (mostly) free tools here to keep you exploring and learning all year long. Have at it! 1. Get Your Students Creating There is just no limit to the way that students can use the […]

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Technology and Education Tweet Wrap for Week Ending 01-02-16

January 3, 2016

Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. Well, let’s start this first post of the year off right, by wishing you all a Happy New Year! This week in the Wrap, come explore the difference between personalized, adaptive, and […]

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The Most Popular Education & Technology Content of 2015 (Thanks Buzzsumo!)

December 30, 2015

A Little Year End Fun, and a Powerful Tool to Gauge Interest and Find Popular Content When I want to know what the buzz is on the Internet about a certain topic or phrase, I often head over to Buzzsumo.com. All you need to do is enter the word or phrase, hit ‘Enter’, and peruse the […]

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THANK YOU for Our Best Year Yet, Exploring and Sharing Education and Instructional Technology!

December 29, 2015

2015 Was Awesome and 2016 is Sure to Bring Even More Great Content and Inspiring, Fun Learning! 2015 has been a wonderful year for EmergingEdTech, and a great year for evolving instructional uses of technology. More than ever, educators have left behind the question of WHY to use technology to enhance learning outcomes to focus on […]

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Education and Technology Tweet Wrap for Week Ending 12-26-15

December 27, 2015

Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week we have a very light wrap, as I took a nice break from the activity and relaxed with my family over these precious days of Christmas sharing and holiday […]

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Over 300,000 Free Resources by Teachers, for Teachers (Filter by Grade, Subject, etc.)

December 23, 2015

Millions of educators are sharing their work, insights, and inspiration while selling and buying original and used educational resources (and yes, there are great free resources here too)! Teachers Pay Teachers is a wildly successful online marketplace where teachers can find great resources created by other educators. Thousands of teachers are also supplementing their income by […]

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Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative May be Biting Off More Than It Can Chew

December 22, 2015

The Intent is Admirable, but How Achievable is it? I remember a friend saying he thought No Child Left Behind was a good thing simply because it was being said - the statement itself, coming from the Executive Office of The White House was a good thing. And in some ways it was. But it […]

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Digital Teaching and Learning Tweet Wrap for Week Ending 12-19-15

December 20, 2015

Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the wrap we find a theme of content focused on the brain and learning science, and how this ties to optimal design of education technology platforms and tools. […]

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Minneapolis College Breaks Down Barriers to Learning to Help Students With Great Potential

December 17, 2015

Students With Learning Disabilities Can Thrive With a Little Help and the Right Technology “What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison and approximately 20 percent of students have in common?”, asks Adrian Hirsch, writing for the School News Network. They all needed to develop different approaches towards learning, and in some cases, this can […]

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