As I’ve mentioned before—it is not only important for educators to encourage students to push the technological envelope, but it’s equally essential that we teach them to navigate the digital world in a responsible manner. But in order to do so, we must first become familiar with copyright rules and fair use guidelines ourselves—a task […]

Today’s students are no doubt immersed in a variety of technologies from a young age. They’re wired, digitized and quite frankly, their skills and knowledge never cease to amaze me. They have no fear so they experiment, think and innovate in ways that have no limits—which from an educational point of view is just awesome! […]

OK, so in this digital age what educator doesn’t need a go-to copyright friendly picture resource to utilize for classroom lessons, multimedia projects, websites, videos and/or portfolios? Well, the answer is simple—we all need to sign up for one of those! That said, here’s to introducing Pics4Learning, a safe image library for education. Yep, this […]

The Background: I was completing a digital storytelling activity with a group of fifth grade students yesterday. The Problem: When I answered a question about whether or not images from the Internet could be utilized in the project (for the 17th time), one of the students nonchalantly yelled out, “But who’s gonna know?” The Response: […]

Yeah, I know—I’m posting back-to-back Infographic of the Week posts, but I’ve seen so many of these informative educational visuals in the last few days that I couldn’t resist sharing another one! That said, enjoy this very useful and relevant resource! The recent push to create 21st Century educational experiences for students has resulted in […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » WebList An interactive and dynamic content sharing site that allows users to create and share lists of anything on the web: […]

Looking for a digital citizenship unit? Then Avatar Adventure—created by tech guru Susan Oxnevad—is a must-see resource for you! This original masterpiece is an interactive learning experience designed to provide students and teachers with opportunities to focus on digital citizenship while engaging in constructive play. Yep, that’s right! Users are exposed to a variety of […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » search-cube A visual search engine that displays results in the form of an interactive cube. » EasyBib Create bibliographies with ease! Just locate your […]

The recent push to create 21st Century educational experiences for students has resulted in a revolution of multimedia projects and authentic assessments in schools.  As teachers continue to find ways to engage this generation of students in meaningful, relevant content, they must understand that this type of teaching and learning is coupled with the responsibility […]