Meaningful Assessment Through Mobile Games
Originally posted By Victoria Ramsey on January 27, 2019 As part of your examination of our OER (found here) on Mobile Gaming this week, consider the subject of assessment here. How can learning be assessed through gaming? Please share any examples from your own experiences. Or, consider the Case Studies presented in our resource and […]
A1: Does VR have a place in education?
Originally posted By Derrick Cheung on October 12, 2019 Hi all, For my A1 project, I looked into the viability of using VR technologies in the classroom, primarily with the benefits and limitations from the perspective of a classroom teacher, and presented it in website form. I’ve also listed a handful of VR experiences that […]
A1 – Digital Formative Assessment Tools
Originally posted By brian ham on October 13, 2019 For my A1 project, I decided to do an analysis of Digital Formative Assessment Tools. I focused specifically on tools that can be used in the K-12 classroom and are mobile-friendly. This project was create using Adobe Spark, and can be accessed here. Average: 4.7/5 Stars
OpenStax – Open AP/University Textbooks
Originally posted by Derrick Cheung on September 23, 2019 OpenStax, a non-profit initiative, spearheaded by Rice University to make education more accessible regardless of household income, is an open educational repository of high quality, peer-reviewed textbooks, available to everyone, students and instructors included, for free. After browsing through a few science textbooks, it’s quality of these books […]
Amazon Ignite & Inspire – OER Sharing Services
Originally posted by Brian Leavitt on November 13, 2019 Amazon has been piloting an OER sharing website, called ‘Amazon Inspire’ for a little while now. I believe it is US only at the moment, but it can be found here: Amazon Inspire It is described by Amazon as “an open collaboration service that helps teachers to easily […]
Dealing With Digital Distraction in the Classroom
Since the start of the 2018-2019 academic year in France, mobile phones are completely banned in schools from kindergarten to 9th grade. France has set a precedent and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more countries adopting this policy in the near future. Many things can be said about the presence of smartphones in the […]
Teach From Home (with Google)
“Giving teachers and families the tools and tips they need to help keep students learning.” https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/ I’m sure that many of you have already seen the site linked to above (I’ve been spammed with it on Twitter recently, but I know that many do not use that platform), but I still thought it was worth posting […]
Qanda: Real time Q&A helper for Math and Science
Originally posted by David CHO on October 13, 2019 For my A1 assignment, I’ve chosen to create a blog focusing on a mobile application called Qanda which helps solve math and science problems for students. Students can ask questions by taking a photo of the problem and A.I system finds the solutions automatically. Also, teachers can explain […]
A1 – Digital Formative Assessment Tools
Originally posted by brian ham on October 13, 2019 For my A1 project, I decided to do an analysis of Digital Formative Assessment Tools. I focused specifically on tools that can be used in the K-12 classroom and are mobile-friendly. This project was create using Adobe Spark, and can be accessed here. (The included reviews below were given […]
How young is too young for mobile learning?
Originally posted by norah smith on September 29, 2019 I had my nieces over to visit recently and they insisted on downloading some apps on my phone that they could play with. As I was doing quick searches to see what was most recommended, I was a little taken aback when I came across a plethora of […]