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Archive for the 'Overcoming technology barriers' Category

Why do we have too few women leaders?

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

This is an amazing TED’s talk. I strongly recommend it to all people who care about education. Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Mrs. Sheryl Sandberg talks about why women are underachieving despite all the efforts that had been done in the last decades.  This is true “anywhere in the world” in “any field” and this […]

Teachers TV: Free educational videos from UK

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

As I am thinking how technology changes our lives and affects our teaching, I cannot help thinking of one of the best Teachers’ resources (in my view) on the web that became available thanks to modern technology: Teachers TV from UK. This is an excellent resource for its quality, variety and applicability. I always browse […]

Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection: World’s most famous barfologist…

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

I haven’t had a chance to post messages in a while, as I have been very busy. However, today I feel there is a good reason for a post. This term I teach a science methods course to future elementary teachers. I like teaching my student-teachers (even though I see them ONLY for two hours […]

Technology: Will it change how our classrooms look or how our students learn?

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

As we are going back to school, many of us keep thinking how technology will change the coming school year. Will it help us make our classes more meaningful and exciting for the students? Will it help us reach each and every student? Will it make our lives more interesting and exciting or will it […]

“To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail” (Mark Twain)

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

A few days ago my sister pointed to me the quote above and it made me think how beautiful this quote reflects what is happening often with educational technology. Many of us (sometimes myself included) feel that if we get access to a new educational technology, it will magically solve all our problems: If I […]

Clickers: Students and Teachers Speak

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

This is a link to the video clips produced by the Carl Weiman Science Education Initiatives at the University of British Columbia and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I like how these videos illustrate different aspects of clicker use. Excellent resource. If you want to learn more about Carl Weiman Science Education Initiative at […]

Great Online Educational Resource: MERLOT

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

MERLOT is a resource in the form of a database of educational multimedia materials for learning and online teaching in many disciplines (including sciences, teacher prep, humanities, etc.). However, MERLOT is more than that – it is a content building opportunity for educators and a community of people who want to make the best out […]

A Class Without Walls: Can Technology Make a Difference

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

This is a very interesting link to the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/resource/a-class-without-walls . The paper describes the use of mobile technologies in British Schools. You will also find related links on the site. Although it is not a research paper, it is worth paying attention at. In general look at the Guardian:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/ .

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