The 50 Best Smartphone Apps For Teachers Arranged By Category
We’ve discovered a powerhouse of the best smartphone apps for teachers to put to work in the classroom and beyond.
How To Be More Creative
by TeachThought Staff Creativity is often associated with elementary students who are encouraged to draw or color to self-express. For college students, it’s often thought of as courses or degrees that require specific creative skills, such as art or writing majors. Yet, for many students, the idea of intentionally being creative is lost. Business students,…
Your Visual Intro To Teaching With Tablets
Tablets–iPads, Nexus 7s, Kindles, and even Intel’s Studybook–can be powerful learning tools, offering: 1. Alternative to print books 2. Mobile learning actuators 3. Interactive media displays 4. Potential for “BYOD-familiarity” And perhaps the most powerful argument? 77% of college students believe that tablets greatly enhance the learning experience. Times they are a’ changin’. Below is…
10 Amazing Research Projects Going On Right Now
Here are some of the most amazing projects going on at traditional colleges and universities in the US and around the globe.
Your 60-Second Guide To Changing The World Through Social Media
The infographic shows how people like you use social media to make change every day–and how the platforms sustain that change.
How To Capture Ideas Visually With The iPad
The process of visually capturing ideas with the iPad isn’t terribly complex. If you can think of concept-mapping, you’re halfway there.
10 TED Talks That Can Change The Way You Communicate
Even the most eloquent of public and private speakers could always stand to tweak their communication skills just a little bit. After all, the ability to convey feelings and facts stands as essential to keeping the human species rolling along. Both the Internet and bookshelves sport advice a-go-go on how to get points across as…
Students As Intellectual Artists: Ken Robinson On Schools Killing Creativity
Ken Robinson On Schools Killing Creativity “We are educating people out of their creative capacities. Picasso one said that all children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” I’ve seen this video probably ten times, and each time something new stands out to me. This time, the idea of a…
10 Ways Data Mining Will Transform Higher Ed
The applications and impact of data mining will grow in the coming decade. Here are ways that dating mining will transform higher ed.
How Game-Based And Traditional Learning Are Different
The premise behind games is that they allow players to experience simulations that can elicit the responses in the brain as actually doing the activity.
5 Tips For Learning A Foreign Language Abroad
The following is a guest post from Listen & Learn, a platform that supports foreign language learning for academics, among other contexts, by using native language speakers worldwide. From apps on mobile learning devices, popular software like Rosetta Stone, traditional courses in public schools and higher-ed institutions there are many ways to learn to speak…
Why I Became An English Teacher
I became an English teacher to ensure that our community members are well prepared to become happy, productive, informed, and contributing adults.
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