It's time for the very first Tool Tip Tuesday! Every Tuesday I'll post one of my favorite educational tools and some tips about it, such as the subjects and grades that it would be most appropriate for. First up is one of my absolute favorite online tools: the PhET simulations developed by the University of [...]
Gary Waddell (from the San Mateo County Office of Education) has prepared a matrix of sorts to help teachers figure out where they fall in the intersection of innovation and instruction. His matrix (taken from here) is below. Where do you think you fall? The X axis maps teachers’ instructional skills and their depth of understanding [...]
New year, new tools? EdSurge has made a list of the most popular edtech tools that they reported on in 2015. The list can be found below, but be advised that the rankings in this list are based on how many people clicked on each link, not how satisfied users are with the tools. EdSurge [...]
Welcome to the ePortal blog, the newest addition to MXN's blogosphere! Here you'll find updates about the ePortal technology, cool things happening in the world of edtech, and useful hints for making the most of your system. Happy reading!