Rosenshine Principles in a Digital Classroom
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Welcome to the 50th post from the EdTechist! I've been researching and writing for this…
Michael JohnstonApril 11, 2023
Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology
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In this post, we're going to look at some of the things that highly effective…
Michael JohnstonApril 5, 2023
Using OneNote in the Classroom
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In this post we're going to look at OneNote. It is a very powerful app…
Michael JohnstonApril 3, 2023
How to improve the Accessibility of Your Digital Content
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It is the responsibility of every person who maintains a digital presence for their students…
Michael JohnstonMarch 27, 2023
Using Technology to Promote Metacognition
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Metacognition refers to the ability to think about and understand our own thinking processes. It…
Michael JohnstonMarch 22, 2023
Do We Need a Digital Pedagogy?
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I have written posts on the topic of Digital Pedagogy previously: "Digital Pedagogy: What do…
Michael JohnstonMarch 15, 2023
Studying Techniques That Are Research-Backed
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This post on studying techniques is a bit of a departure from the norm -…
Michael JohnstonMarch 10, 2023
How Learning Theory Can Impact the Classroom
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In todays post, we're going to look at learning theory and how they can impact…
Michael JohnstonFebruary 27, 2023
In 2023…What are Digital Skills?
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Digital skills have been broadly defined by UNESCO as those needed to “use digital devices,…
Michael JohnstonFebruary 25, 2023
Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students
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What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying something like this to students: “Read this…
Michael JohnstonFebruary 6, 2023
The SAMR Model
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The SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) is a learning framework that is used to…
Michael JohnstonJanuary 30, 2023
ChatGPT and Education
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ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. It has been developed, using a…
Michael JohnstonJanuary 26, 2023
Tech Recommendations for Teachers (Both New and More Experienced)
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The tech recommendations that we lookat in this post are not broad-stroke, life-changing recommendations that…
Michael JohnstonJanuary 16, 2023
Ways to Effectively Engage Learners in Online Learning
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I have recently completed my first taught online learning course. It's on Digital Teaching, it's…
Michael JohnstonDecember 27, 2022
Hybrid Learning: 8 Tips on Implementing it Better
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This is the next post in a series of posts that are focused on aspects…
Michael JohnstonDecember 19, 2022
Hybrid Learning: Adopting the Approach
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I've written about this topic before (here), but as with many things, you can't cover…
Michael JohnstonNovember 8, 2022
Learning Management Systems: Five Alternatives
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Google Classroom is one of the most popular (and free) learning management systems, but it…
Michael JohnstonNovember 4, 2022
Opinion: Teachers Need to Disconnect
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How often do teachers disconnect from technology? The effect of not disconnecting can be sizeable…
Michael JohnstonSeptember 21, 2022
Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher
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I'm approaching the twenty year mark since I graduated to become a teacher in Northern…
Michael JohnstonSeptember 16, 2022