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Featured BloggerMichael Parrales commented on Michael Parrales's blog post Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?
Hannah Khamis commented on Michael Parrales's blog post Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?"Very useful article."
Featured BloggerMichael Parrales commented on Michael Parrales's blog post Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?
"Thanks Rosselyn, you're absolutely right, if principals and administrators are not making their part and leading their teachers correctly it becomes just to hard for them to achieve things like the ones proposed with DTP's. "
Rosselyn J. Porras Ch. commented on Michael Parrales's blog post Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?"I like very much your article and mostly when you imply the importance of "student achievement" which is the main goal for everyone involved in education (teachers, students, parents, administrators).
Administrators (Principals) are…"
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Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?
A concept that is becoming stronger in technology in education nowadays is the one referred to “Digital Teaching Platforms”. According to (Richards, Dede, 2012) “a Digital Teaching Platform is a disruptive technology that marks the transition in the nature of curriculum and pedagogy, and is in stark contrast to the…See More
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Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?
A concept that is becoming stronger in technology in education nowadays is the one referred to “Digital Teaching Platforms”. According to (Richards, Dede, 2012) “a Digital Teaching Platform is a disruptive technology that marks the transition in the nature of curriculum and pedagogy, and is in stark contrast to the…See More
Danielle Klaus favorited Michael Parrales's blog post Making the most of Technology Professional Development (Part 1of 4)
Edekin Imoukhuede commented on Michael Parrales's blog post The Economics of Seinfeld"This is a fantastic concept that I would like to see utilized in many subjects. It will be very useful in helping students understand and keep knowledge. When they remember the story behind a concept it will be easier for them to explain it. "
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The Economics of Seinfeld
A few days ago there was a need to make one of the economics classes a little more engaging and inviting for students. Since we work as technology integration enablers, a proper research was made to provide something innovative and creative that let students learn better, be more motivated and engaged with the lessons…See More
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The Economics of Seinfeld
A few days ago there was a need to make one of the economics classes a little more engaging and inviting for students. Since we work as technology integration enablers, a proper research was made to provide something innovative and creative that let students learn better, be more motivated and engaged with the lessons…See More
Featured BloggerMichael Parrales joined Dale Hubert's group
Flat Stanley Project
The Flat Stanley Project is the longest-lasting literacy and community-building site on the web. Since its humble beginnings in 1995 it has grown to reach millions of children and provides authentic and meaningful opportunities to meet expectations across the curriculum. This group allows teachers who have used the Flat Stanley Project to share their successes and for those who are new to it to post questions. Join Dale Hubert, the creator of the Flat Stanley Project, to see how this innovative…See More
Featured BloggerMichael Peters commented on Michael Parrales's blog post What's the deal with Robot Teachers?
"I read about this too. Fascinating stuff.In the defense of robots, I imagine that Asia's experiences with your typical American-philosophy-program-dropout-TESOL-English-teacher might make this seem more reasonable. <smirk> A…"
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Digital Teaching Platforms, the boost solution teachers need to enhance their teaching?
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 3:54pm 4 Comments 1 Favorite
A concept that is becoming stronger in technology in education nowadays is the one referred to “Digital Teaching Platforms”. According to (Richards, Dede, 2012) “a Digital Teaching Platform is a disruptive technology that marks the transition in the nature of curriculum and pedagogy, and is in stark contrast…
The Economics of Seinfeld
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 1:28pm 1 Comment 1 Favorite
A few days ago there was a need to make one of the economics classes a little more engaging and inviting for students. Since we work as technology integration enablers, a proper research was made to provide something innovative and creative that let students learn better, be more motivated and engaged with the…
What's the deal with Robot Teachers?
Posted on March 22, 2012 at 2:00pm 1 Comment 0 Favorites
In one of the courses at the university the professor pointed out that in the near future human teacher might not always be considered necessary due to the evident increase in the use of robot teacher, especially in South Korea. Initially, the research on this subject was based on some links made available…
A student’s path to succeed in the 21st century
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
21st Century technology development has triggered a new educational concept composed with new learning styles and requirements and with several tools and resources intended to significantly improve students learning, almost of all them were not conceivable in the early 90’s. At the present time…
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- At 8:48am on November 9, 2011,
Marina Kostina said…
- At 8:31am on November 9, 2011,
Hi, Michael. Thanks for the connection. I will definitely check it out! Thnaks so much! Marina
- At 1:35am on September 3, 2011,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi Michael,
Welcome to TIE.
With your work in Technology, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.
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