Jul 3, 2017 | Technology Integration
by Terry HeickIt’s possible that there is no time in the history of education that our systems of educating have been so out of touch with the communities. Growing populations, shifting communities, and increasingly inwardly-focused schools all play a role.In light of...
Jun 26, 2017 | Shift, Technology Integration
Mobile Learning Should Disrupt What ‘School’ Is by Terry Heick In education, we tend to think of mobile learning as learning in classrooms with tablets and smartphones. And that’s part of it. Students being able to untether themselves from desks is an extraordinary...
Jun 7, 2017 | Technology Integration
by Sam Gliksman, Author of iPad in Education for Dummies and TeachThought PD Workshop Facilitator iPads have quickly become a the hottest commodity in educational technology. Apple reports that schools are purchasing iPads over MacBooks by a ratio of 2:1....
Jun 5, 2017 | Technology Integration
The Access Model: A 1:1 Framework For Teaching With Technologyby Terry HeickThe Access Model is a framework to provide guidance to curriculum designers, policymakers, administrators, committees, and teachers in designing 1:1 teaching and learning resources. It is...
May 8, 2017 | Shift, Technology Integration
When Robots Replace Teachers by Terry Heick We’ve known for decades now that eventually, robots will replace all of us. Robots in factories. Robots that will clean your house. Robots that will diagnose your illness. Robots that will write poetry and compose symphonies...
May 3, 2017 | Technology Integration
Create The Learning Environment You Want Using Virtual Reality by Bryne Stothard, Frankfurt International School, Germany I have wonderful memories of my high school Chemistry teachers. As a teenager in the 1990s in Britain, I have memories of them using science to...