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Lots of Great Online Resources and an Easy Way to Navigate Them

There is a page on the Techinpedagogy website that lists the resources I have come across since I started the site. It is useful, and the resources section is well organized. There is also a brief description of each resource and a link to each resource site. The page is not well structured if you…

The Power of Storytelling in Teaching Part 2

In my previous post, I discussed using Storycorps as an educational resource. This was part of a two post series about using storytelling in your teaching. In this post, I will talk about another great resource called TED Talk. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Speakers talk about topics of interest, the point being…

The Power of Storytelling in Teaching: Part 1

The ability to tell a good story is a real talent. Some people can make the process of going to get the mail sound like The Ulysses by James Joyce. I couldn’t tell you what some people’s stories were about because they put me to sleep too quick. Stories are important for entertainment, but they are…

Research Tools and Resources

In my last post, I discussed possible strategies to use when conducting research in the classroom. There are multiple benefits to teaching proper research strategies. Click here for a discussion of things to consider when having students conduct research. These reasons include the teaching of Common Core State Standards and related 21st Century skills. Here…

Using Research as a Learning Process

It is important for students to be able to evaluate resources when conducting research. At the beginning of many research projects, students are told they cannot use Wikipedia. Do they know why Wikipedia is not appropriate for a research project. Do they know to ask any of the following questions?: What are the author’s credentials? Does…