I love Twitter. It is one of my favorite tools for professional and personal learning. As I talk with various people about Twitter, I am often asked about hashtags. What are they? How do you use them? So I’m writing
Mobile devices: Mini-laptops (netbooks)
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: Mini-laptops, aka netbooks These are smaller, lightweight laptops that are typically configured with minimal memory and priced very economically. Manufacturers and models: Most of the major
Kindle Fire: Mobile learning device?
I’ve been using my Kindle Fire for about a month now. I got it as a personal device, but was immediately struck by its potential as a tool for mobile learning. With the popularity of Apple iPads in schools these
Mobile devices for learning
The array of mobile devices that are available for learning has exploded in the past year. This is the beginning of a series of devices for mobile learning that will cover the types of devices available, different manufacturers and models,
3.5mm headphone adapter
A lot of laptops these days only have one 3.5 mm headphone jack, instead of two — one for headphones and one for the mic. This makes it hard to use the 3.5 mm headsets many folks have. Before you
Global Ed Conf…I'll be there!
The Global Education Conference is a fantastic free, online event going on all this week. You can check out all the sessions by clicking on your time zone to get a schedule. On Thursday, Nov. 17 at 11:00am Eastern Standard
Free, open early literacy resources
FreeReading is a great site for all kinds of early literacy resources. One of my favorite parts is the decodable reading passages. Unfortunately, to date, these have only been available as pdf files. Pdfs are good for printing, but not
Webinar on online learning
On Tues., Oct. 11, 5pm EDT (2pm PDT), we’ll be hosting a one-hour webinar to talk about online and blended learning. Anyone is welcome to attend. (Here is the sign-in link.) Webinar – Online Learning: What works and what doesn’t?
Free, online professional development
I have been working for the last few months on an exciting project that is launching today. The P2PU School of Ed pilot opened sign-up today for seven free, online, open-licensed professional development courses for K-12 teachers. This program is
New free ebooks
We are pleased to announce a new collection of ebooks, especially written for elementary and middle school, that are free and open licensed. These books include subjects in ELA, math, social studies, and science and are formatted in web, Kindle,