I’ve worked with several teachers over the past couple months to build and refine the module in iLearn (Moodle) called a Lesson. The module, itself, is a highly-versatile, but mostly simple way to share content and embed frequent assessment of student...
Many teachers have discovered success with the iLearn (Moodle) Workshop module. As we’ve posed many times before, the Workshop is one of the best ways to allow students to peer assess with some accountability. Now, Ms. Cheryl Airgood, American Sign Language...
Supporting students in their acquisition of new vocabulary is one of the most critical components of our teaching. Teachers who use Moodle (iLearn) have an advantage in this sense. Creating a glossary and setting it to auto-link vocabulary allows a teacher to enter...
Tweet As many of you are well aware, it is possible to view the history of revisions on a Google Doc (if you didn’t know, it’s under File>Version History>See Version History). This allows you to see the changes that have been made, when they were...
The ISTE Standards for Students, as a document, is of the most thoroughly articulated models for what we should hope to achieve with technology in our classrooms. During 2019, I’d like to take a look at the Standards and discuss some of the practical ways...
I limit my own kids’ free screen time. Each day, they get 30 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday, they get an hour. School is a different story, and it’s at the discretion of the teacher. But I pay attention to their browser history and scrutinize their...