Category Archives: collaboration

Quizlet gets a new genre game addition.

Posted on June 10, 2016 by AlanP

I have been a great fan of Quizlet (founded 2006) for many years. As a language learning tool it can be excellent if done correctly. One teacher who does it very well in my opinion is Phrase Bot who provides … Continue reading →

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Chromebooks vs iPads – the trend is clear. But why?

Posted on November 27, 2015 by AlanP

Having spent some years teaching with iPads, and teaching others to use iPads, I was sceptical as to how useful Chromebooks could really be. When I was asked by my daughter’s school to provide her with a Chromebook, I baulked … Continue reading →

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A winning formula for a snappy, engaging, smartphone classroom

Posted on February 27, 2015 by AlanP

What if your class only had smartphones, not tablets or laptops? My students have a mixture of Android and Apple phones. So that eliminates using any app that isn’t on both app markets. Even so, I’m reluctant to request that … Continue reading →

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Android and Microsoft best tablets for sharing at schools?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by AlanP

If you are a teacher using a shared set of iPads (or, more to the point, the person who has the job of advocating and troubleshooting such an approach) over a whole school or between some classes, have you asked … Continue reading →

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Youtube – undervalued information source?

Posted on November 28, 2014 by AlanP

I have been challenged in the past few weeks searching for some information and was pleasantly surprised by what I could find on Youtube. Some students needed help with transposing formulas, for example, “What is the value of L if … Continue reading →

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Sharing links with iPad users is just a tap away

Posted on February 18, 2014 by AlanP

Scenario – you have a new class and want them all to go to this great website. Problem is the website url is really very long. Writing it on the board is not going to work well. What do you … Continue reading →

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How do you share material and collect work in this digital era?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by AlanP

I remember my first day with an iPad in a class. I couldn’t find any decent way of getting the material I wanted to share to my students. I had planned to do it using WebDav but that didn’t work, … Continue reading →

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iPad – display two views Side by Side

Posted on August 31, 2013 by AlanP

Using the iPad as an educational tool isn’t always the easiest part of a teacher’s day. When you have students trying to read information in one application and answering questions, or taking down notes in another application, it can be … Continue reading →

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Moodle MOOC Muddle

Posted on June 25, 2013 by AlanP

I enrolled for my second MOOC a few weeks ago – the Moodle MOOC. It was advertised as a self-paced, collaborative learning course. I was hoping to get some insights into how other teachers and administrators used the LMS, especially the new … Continue reading →

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Sticky notes where and when you need them

Posted on June 1, 2013 by AlanP

The sticky notes in Windows, Linux and Macs are rather useful for organizing my daily work when I’m at these machines. But sometimes I want the same type of sticky notes at hand regardless of the machine I’m on. When … Continue reading →

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