Emerging Education Technology

Embracing the Cell Phone in the Classroom With Text Messaging Assignments

K. Walsh — Sun, 27 May 2012 12:36:34 +0000

Can we afford to keep ignoring this dominant means of communication? Over the last few weeks we’ve been interviewing college staff and faculty as part of our information gathering process while...

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Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 5-21-12

K. Walsh — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:55:34 +0000

This week’s collection of Education Technology article and resource Tweets. (Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers)....

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In Praise of Vendor Excellence

K. Walsh — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:29:46 +0000

It’s too rare that an experience with a vendor blows us away. Have you had an experience worth sharing? Recently, a Department Chair expressed interest in taking a lecture solution for a spin,...

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4 Free Tools for Sharing Files with Students

K. Walsh — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:22:23 +0000

Guest author Wes Burns introduces four different tools that provide free file sharing functionality. Way back when I was still in school, at least half my teachers shared things online. Whether it...

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Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 05-14-12

K. Walsh — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:43:11 +0000

This week’s collection of Education Technology article and resource Tweets. (Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers). Is...

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The New TED-Ed YouTube Channel and Website Provide Powerful Capabilities For Teaching

K. Walsh — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:56 +0000

TED-Ed combines excellent content with innovative features to deliver a powerful resource for today’s educators. Earlier this month, educators and technology advocates across the world were...

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8 Great Free Web Resources Focused on Using the iPad in Education

K. Walsh — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:13:33 +0000

Some of the Internet’s best resources dedicated exclusively to educational uses of the iPad. The popularity of the iPad in our schools continues to grow, and with it, the proliferation of...

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Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 05-07-12

K. Walsh — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:21:46 +0000

This week’s collection of Education Technology article and resource Tweets. (Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers). For...

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The Importance of Source Evaluation and Content Credibility Skills for Today’s Students

K. Walsh — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:29:45 +0000

Effective evaluation of the credibility of sources is more important than ever for students faced with an overwhelming array of content. Guest post by Patrick J. Walsh As an author, journalist and...

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Plagiarism Detectives at Work (plus 5 Top Plagiarism Detection Applications)

K. Walsh — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:25:33 +0000

A brief introduction to this increasingly essential category of education technology. Guest Post collaboratively written with Jennifer Scottson. Since the beginning of time, man has tried to find...

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