Makerspaces The essence of the maker movement is a desire to develop a problem solving mindset in education. The skill theme that ties the disparate aspects of the maker movement together is; “How do we teach students to identify meaningful problems and then either collect or develop the resources to improve/resolve the problem?” Through the […]
Tutorials PowerPoint: Documentation from NERIC Model Schools Course Trainings – Powerpoint 2013 Introduction [PDF] by Sara Gavens PowerPoint 2013 Intermediate [PDF] by Sara Gavens PowerPoint 2010 Introduction [PDF] by Sara Gavens PowerPoint 2010 Intermediate [PDF] by Sara Gavens Office 2013: What’s New in Office 2013? (PDF) Many resources on this site are in PDF format and require Adobe […]
Google has a wide range of tools that are used in education. The list includes Drive, Gmail, Sites, Calendar, Chrome, Maps, Calendar, and Google+. Google Apps for Education is a free suite of these tools that districts can use for collaboration and communication. The new Google Classroom is currently only available to Google Apps for […]
Flipped Classroom “Flipping the classroom” has become something of a buzzword in the last several years, driven in part by coverage of this approach in publications such as the The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education and other educational outlets. In essence, “flipping the classroom” means that students gain first exposure to new material outside of class, […]
