World History
- How Teachers Use Technology: Pew Research
The Pew Research Center released an interesting study about how teachers use technology professionally and in the classroom. It shows that while teachers use technology extensively, they "are hampered by disparities in student access to digital technologies."...
- Cloud Computing
This is a short video that defines "the cloud" and looks at the uses for it. The best part is that the reporter, near the end, asks what will we be using the access the cloud in a few years - a laptop or something else. One of the reasons...
- Chromebooks And Our Changing Schools
Okay, so you may have noticed that I rarely advocate for something that costs money on this site (other than perhaps these world war simulations and a few free books I get from time to time), but Google is onto something with Chromebooks. They aren't...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- A Word Of Caution
Certainly there are millions of tremendous website on the Internet. But here is a great one that shows a super looking website that most people students (and some adults) would immediately think it is a super site. But when you look more closely...
World History
How Does the Internet Work
Most people now have heard about the cloud, but few understand it. The top video above shows where the actual cables are in the oceans that transport our messages across the Internet. The bottom one shows how webpages are broken up and transported.
- How Teachers Use Technology: Pew Research
The Pew Research Center released an interesting study about how teachers use technology professionally and in the classroom. It shows that while teachers use technology extensively, they "are hampered by disparities in student access to digital technologies."...
- Cloud Computing
This is a short video that defines "the cloud" and looks at the uses for it. The best part is that the reporter, near the end, asks what will we be using the access the cloud in a few years - a laptop or something else. One of the reasons...
- Chromebooks And Our Changing Schools
Okay, so you may have noticed that I rarely advocate for something that costs money on this site (other than perhaps these world war simulations and a few free books I get from time to time), but Google is onto something with Chromebooks. They aren't...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
- A Word Of Caution
Certainly there are millions of tremendous website on the Internet. But here is a great one that shows a super looking website that most people students (and some adults) would immediately think it is a super site. But when you look more closely...