Hardware-based classroom response systems are expensive to buy and expensive to maintain. A web-based service called Poll Everywhere aims to bring conversation back to the lecture hall through the use of a device that is already in your student’s pocket. (more…)
Probably the technology I am most excited about and want to see flood the classroom is podcasting. If you haven’t listened to one, a podcast is a series of audio or video programs you can subscribe to (usually for free) on topics that cover the gamut of human endeavor.
At six and a half inches square and only two inches tall, Apple’s newest server doesn’t take up nearly the space of the servers of old and at $949 (education price) it doesn’t cost what servers have in the past either. (more…)
Evernote is one of a very short list of apps I use everyday. It is part of my strategy for maintaining in-box zero and its ubiquity means that I am never far from adding to or reading my notes. (more…)
My first posts have all been targeted at tools that students can use. This gadget, while handy for anyone who uses it, is most likely to be found in the hands of the classroom teacher.
The eBeam Whiteboard, made by Luidia Inc., has been an amazing tool for group meetings and brainstorming sessions. (more…)
