Tweet In the classroom, there are very distinct roles. A teacher works with a classroom of students to guide their development of knowledge and skills. Students learn from the teacher and the course by completing assignments and projects. When imagining this, we visualize a teacher at the front of the room and students working at Read more »
Tweet In the past, I have discussed how the Internet, technology and computers have connected us to more information and individuals around the globe than ever before. This connection to everything has developed into a learning device and mode of accessing information from within the classroom. This week, I stumbled across a video titled, “Sugata Read more »
Tweet A couple weeks ago, Pete MacKay featured an infographic recommended by educator Linda Hyler on The Teacher List, a weekday newsletter highlighting interesting sites around education.1 This infographic places digital, Web 2.0 tools into Bloom’s Taxonomy, making it Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. While reviewing the diagram, I was thrilled to see our newest online writing, visual thinking Read more »
Tweet At our most recent webinar on transforming struggling students into proficient thinkers and writers with Webspiration Classroom™ service, one of our attendees asked a fabulous question: How does visual learning improve students’ writing skills? While we often say that our visual learning tools, like Kidspiration®, Inspiration® and Webspiration Classroom, improve writing and support the Read more »
Tweet The Internet has become a more widely available resource in school districts nationwide. The use of the Web has created a new era of access to information never experienced in the history of mankind. This access also extends to the classroom. Students can now rely on assignment information posted to school portals, email their Read more »
Tweet Last week I talked about how we can shift the negative paradigm of blank page syndrome to being a positive one, with Inspiration® 9 and Webspiration Classroom™ service, that encourages critical thinking, creative development and organization while beginning the writing process, organizing class materials, studying or taking notes. Yet sometimes students need more support Read more »
Tweet Blank page syndrome is a term used to describe a type of writer’s block. You know the signs: staring at a piece of paper or computer screen with no inspiration or ideas of what to write, therefore, leaving the page blank. Many students experience blank page syndrome when they begin writing. They struggle to Read more »
Tweet Do you know kids that are bright and inquisitive, but struggle with assignments and homework? Do they take hours to get through a homework assignment that looks as though it should be accomplished in under an hour? This was my daughter when she was young, plus caring, kind, happy and creative attributes. For years Read more »
