The $2 Whiteboard

Frank Noschese has a site named Action-Reaction / Reflections on the dynamics of teaching. He has an interesting post comparing The $2 Interactive Whiteboard to the $2000 Interactive Whiteboard – and why the former can sometimes be more effective than the latter. At the end he references teacher Thomas Ro‘s blog posting on Whiteboards vs. Chart Paper – which references a 5-page article on Whiteboarding your way to great student discussions. (Click on the links in the right-hand column for a number of interesting articles.)

42 Digital Resources

Stephanie Buck has a post titled “Back to School: 42 Digital Resources for Students & Parents” that has lots of links to interesting web pages related to education and technology.

Re-engage boys in learning

Another winner from the Ted talks.  Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning. 20-second version: Classrooms are designed for girls. Here are the barriers we put in boys’ way – 1, 2, 3 (see clip for details). Let’s find ways to engage and, at the same time, teach. Video game production,with adequate resources, could have both.

Next big device format?

The Kno is a dual-screen tablet whose format intrigues me. It’s in design, not production. Hope it, or something like it, makes it to market — and takes off so volume can bring the price down. I’ve never tried to rely on a tablet. Would I miss being able to type?