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.…
This blog post was copied from Nibletz and authored by Peter Schaeffer. You can find the original post here. We recently went to an edtech conference where a keynote speaker said there was an “abundance of technology in our classrooms today”. When you think about all of the hardware and software involved in teaching and…
As part of an action research group at school I decided to have a look at flipped learning and the benefits it could offer my students. I started with a hypothesis that we could make time gains in class and that my students would have resources and extra support for their learning. This all looked…
This is a guest post written by ADE, Consultant, Primary School Teacher, and Showbie Champion, Vickie Bacon, on the effectiveness of coaching for teachers. This generation of youth is facing daunting challenges. Unemployment rates among young people are in at an all-time high. Far too many students find their schooling boring and irrelevant, and don’t…
