Educational Technology

January 5, 2018 Project-based learning (PBL) is a learning trend centred on the use of hands-on activities and projects (both long-term and short term ones) to engage students in authentic learning situations. Over the last few years we have reviewed a wide variety of digital resources teachers can draw on to effectively integrate the ethos of project-based learning in their classroom instruction.  In today’s post we are sharing with you a handful of some of the best resources we shared so far. We organized these resources into four main categories: iPad apps, Android apps, web tools, and PBL books. Our purpose is to help you develop a grounded understanding of what PBL is all about (through suggested readings) and proceed to its application in your class through the use of the recommended apps and tools. A PDF version of this visual is also available for free download. Check it out and share with us your feedback in our Facebook page. Links to the featured resources are included ...

Embarking on a new project? Here are 10 practical tips to keep in mind. Regardless of the type of project you want to start, its success is mainly determined by “a productive kickoff meeting”. Such a meeting comes as a fruit of structured work plan and diligent preparation. In the visual below, Wrike suggests ten important points to start off a successful project. These include: establish vision and deliverables, identify team and set roles, develop initial project plan, define how you’ll measure success, review the plan and identify potential risks or bottlenecks, establish  logistics of team communication, choose your project management methodology or outline your preferred work process, decide which tools your team will use, and finally, set your agenda and prepare handouts and presentation slides. Check the infographic for details on each of these tips. Infographic brought to you by Wrike . This is a sponsored post by Wrike.

Here is a collection of some very good iPad apps students can use in their classroom projects. The apps, which are curated from Apple's Real World Learning collection, are geared towards enhancing a number of key skills that include: creative thinking, design skills, literacy skills, coding, and many more. Some of the things students can accomplish using these applications include: create beautiful ebooks to share with others; create visual sketches to record notes; design educational video clips, screencasts and presentations; capture and organize ideas in diagrams and mind maps. 1- Book Creator  ‘Book Creator is the simple way to make your own beautiful ebooks, right on your iPad. With over 25 million ebooks created so far, Book Creator is ideal for making all kinds of books, including children's picture books, comic books, photo books, journals, textbooks and more.’ 2- Paper by Fifty Three ‘Paper is the best way to capture and connect your notes, photos, and sketches. Create...