Digital Literature Circles
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyDigital Literature Circles Help Readers Create, Compose and Connect: highlights how to integrate technology into lessons to enhance discussion and reading not only in the class but beyond the school day as well.
5 Google Resources You Never Knew Existed
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyWith all the new Edtech resources popping up, it is easy to miss some of the good ones that would be most useful in the classroom.
IRISPen: A Digital Highlighter
TeachersGadgetsTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationOne of the hottest tech gadgets of this year, the IRISPen. A tool that can scan textbooks and transfer items in note form to other digital platforms like tablets and laptops. Every university student will want one.
50 Favourite Classroom Apps
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationEducators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool, to focusing on how it improves learning. The sheer number of education apps is still overwhelming, increasingly teachers have found what works for them and they are sticking to them.
4 Ways Audio Recordings Can Boost Classroom Learning
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyFrom arranging chairs, tables, and students to organizing discussion groups comes a new idea of using audio-recording as assignments and discussion prompts offers another space for students to talk their way to into learning.
Fliped Classroom Hacks
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyA great resource full of tips, tools, and resources for overcoming obstacles to flipped teaching and learning. Be prepared when challenges occur in your class with these techniques.
Robot Tutors
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationArtificial IntelligenceVirtual teaching, is it here? With robots acting as tutors and class assistants the days of TA's and undergrads answering emails and questions from students may be coming to an end. Meet Watson, a robot that is able to answer emails and questions.
Recording Feedback with Screencastify
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyWritingLGBTQIAWritingIf you have never thought of using a video for sharing feedback, it is now time to start. Screen casting as you provide comments and feedback. Capture your entire desktop with Screencastify.
Livestreams and Dynamic Video Content Engage and Inspire Students
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationIdeas for Live streaming, Skype in the classroom and Virtual reality in one quick article by Meghan Bogardus Cortez. With so much happening with EdTech in classrooms, this short article has great ideas to get started.
Optimizing Google Classroom For The Way You Work
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyWritingLGBTQIAWritingAs education evolves, so do the needs of students and teachers. Google Classroom has updated Classroom to give teachers more control over how they organize everything.
5 Myths About Teaching in a Virtual Classroom
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyWritingLGBTQIAWritingWith every new method of teaching comes new issues and in turn solutions to those issues. Here are five myths of teaching in a virtual classroom all of which bring new ideas and approaches to learning.
How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyWritingLGBTQIAWriting"Instead of this just being a technology initiative, it really is an instructional initiative, so all of us from different departments can get on the same page." (Tim Clark, coordinator of instructional technology of Forsyth County Schools in Georgia).
What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves?
AdultsConstructionScienceTechnologyEngineeringConcrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers and the tallest skyscrapers on earth.
Cannon Shock Waves in Ultra Slow Motion
AdultsPhotographyTechnologyScienceExperimentsWhat does a cannon ball look like being shot in super slow motion?
What's a smartphone made of?
AdultsEnvironmentTechnologyGadgetsScienceAs of 2018, there are around 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world. If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper.
What Do Raindrops Really Look Like?
AdultsScienceTechnologyNatureWhat do raindrops look like? Exactly how we drew them as kids, right? Wrong! Teardrop-shaped rain is physically impossible. This week I went inside a vertical wind tunnel to bring you the true shape of rain.
This Toy Can Open Any Garage
AdultsCybersecurityData ScienceTechnologyOr almost any garage - it's particularly good with fixed code gates and garages. Samy proposes other weaknesses with rolling codes.
How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyDid you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?
How iPhone Changes the Smartphone Market Every Year
AdultsGadgetsTechnologyThe launch of Apple's iPhone X brought face recognition, animoji, and the notch into the mainstream. Many of these features appeared before Apple incorporated them into their phone, but once Apple does it everyone seems to follow along.
The AMAZING Design of the Parker Solar Probe
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyDustin tells about the Parker Solar Probe on Smarter Every Day