As your ESL students become more and more fluent, it’s time to start thinking about practicing more complex forms of writing, such as essays. Essays are a great way for them to refine skills such as organizing information, doing research, and presenting an argument. Here are seven steps for teaching essay writing to ESL students. Basics Before…
#ShowbieAndTell aims at discussing edtech- and education-related topics with Showbie users and their fellow colleagues on Twitter. Thanks to all who participated in Showbie’s #ShowbieAndTell Twitter Chat on Monday, September 10, 2018! Showbie hosted a Twitter Chat with Showbie Champion Chris Lawson around the topic of “Implementing New Technologies in Schools” – just in time…
Happy back to school! Our team has been hard at work this past summer in order to deliver some new exciting enhancements to Showbie. So as you head back to the classroom, we hope these new features will help set the stage for an awesome year ahead. Here’s what we’ve been working on. Class Folders…
Devices such as tablets and laptops are an everyday part of classrooms. Teachers are working with a generation that lives and breathes technology and many are using technology to enhance learning. Not only are students using these items to stay connected socially, but the world around them is consistently connected to the Internet of things.…
When asked why I love Showbie, I respond with a myriad of answers. After I explain how Showbie allows me to transform instruction and engage students in the processes of discovery and learning, I share the more personal motivations fostering my deep love for this technology: it prevents me from answering the same questions hundreds…
Has anyone ever told you to open your mind? Or that you’re too closed-minded about something and should learn open up a bit? Most people have. And the truth is that mindset about particular issues and life in general can tends to calcify and stagnate as we get older. Your mindset is a powerful thing.…
