I recently created a 6 Word Stories Video Template for using six word stories as video summaries.  It really does make for a quick and easy upgrade for watching videos.
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I ran into this article and just had to pass it along. It seems like this time of year is an especially cranky time for teachers.  I know that when I come home during the Spring, my stories dwell more and more on this entitled, lazy generation of teens. But this article helped me...
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This article has an interesting take on the “digital divide” and how it applies to college freshmen. The study looks at 500 college freshmen from California and surveyed their technical computer skills.  The findings looked at high school and home computer skills and found that many students may have used technology for academic purposes,...
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This article is an interesting read, and a great example of the motivation science highlighted in Dan Pink’s book Drive. In a number of experiments aimed at getting kids to do better in school, students were paid for certain outcomes.  Some students were paid for attendance, grades, and even test scores.  But the results...
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This is something that most of us would assume, but here is the data to back it up. Just providing access to the internet will not necessarily benefit students.  They must know how to use it. The study surveyed freshmen from the University of Illinois to test their “internet know-how”.  Students from lower socio-economic...
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I found this article on brain research, and thought of A Whole New Mind. The general background of this research was to explore the correlation between IQ tests and brain usage.  Specifically, which brain regions affect our intelligence? The tentative conclusion: Intelligence is determined by a wide range of areas and the brain’s ability...
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