One of the most powerful ways an educator can assist students in learning is by creating student relevance. Previously, Ctrl+Alt+Teach has written about using The Hunger Games as a teaching tool via pop culture integration, which creates student relevance, one…
In the Convergence and Schools series, I will be considering ideas from Dr. Henry Jenkins‘ book Convergence Culture: Where old and new media collide and discussing / converting those ideas into school implications and classroom applications. Read more about this series…
Four years ago, at the end of my Masters program, I read a book entitled Convergence Culture: Where old and new media collide by Dr. Henry Jenkins, a noted American media scholar, who is currently a Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism,…
Recently, when I saw a PBS badge appear on my Apple TV screen, I was very excited. For over a year, I have been using Apple TV in my classroom to untether my devices from a podium and VGA cable, thus allowing…
This article has been updated May 2014 to reflect the recent overhaul of the GTA and Certified Trainer system. Within the last couple of years, Google has been actively playing an ever growing role in K-12 and Higher Education. Along…
With a great deal of us in education (and the general populace) using so many different online tools and offline technology for various parts of our lives, linking some of these websites, programs, and even hardware would surely make our…
