Archive for the ‘Online Learning’ Category
April 29th, 2010
by Tracy in Online Learning
How Technology is Changing Math Classrooms for the Better
Guest Post by James McConville, as part of the EdTech Blog Swap Math is everywhere, there really is no escape! Sounds ominous, but there are so many opportunities to see math that is readily available in the world around us. This blog post looks at all the opportunities there are to discuss math with students and how technology supports [...]
December 8th, 2009
by Casey in Online Learning, Teaching Math
The Newest Free DreamBox Teacher Tool – Snap Blocks: Determining Equality™.
Since DreamBox released the first in our series of new free Teacher Tools last month we’ve had a remarkable interest in them, with hundreds of teachers using them in hundreds of lessons! The first in the series of DreamBox Teacher Tools we launched were the Quick Images: Identifying Amounts™ tools – a virtual mathrack, a [...]
November 9th, 2009
by Sue in Online Learning, Teaching Math
The Latest Free DreamBox Teacher Tool: Open Number Line: Developing Number Sense™
At DreamBox our passion is bringing math to life for all students! So we have created math resources for teachers – free teacher tools with interactive virtual manipulatives that any teacher can access free to support math learning in the classroom. Research suggests that using virtual manipulatives can help students develop a richer understanding of [...]
July 16th, 2009
by Mickelle in Online Learning, Start-up Culture
Schooled by 5-8 Year Olds: More Mouse Struggles!
When we were developing DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, just creating the Mouse Tutorials didn’t solve our mouse problems (See our blog Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Mouse Skills Needed).
June 17th, 2009
by Lou in Online Learning, Technology
DreamBox: Applying Technology Horsepower to Education
I continue to marvel at the power of the Web and the way it has completely transformed how we transact business and conduct our lives. We connect and communicate, we buy and we use content (books, music, movies, information, etc.) in completely new ways. In that brief second after you click the mouse, just consider how personalized and targeted the response is to your purchase on Amazon, music selection on iTunes, flight scheduling on Expedia, restaurant reviews on Yelp, friend connections on Facebook, and searches on Google.
June 11th, 2009
by Lou in Online Learning, Public Education
Michael Horn on the Need for Differentiated Instruction via Technology
Michael Horn was interviewed this month by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) for their monthly Education Update. "Q&A: Disrupting Class - an interview with Michael Horn" speaks to the core need for differentiated instruction via technology in the classroom.
May 12th, 2009
by Mickelle in K-2 Curriculum, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning
Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Mouse Skills Needed
Early on in the development of DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, as we began beta testing with 4-8 year olds, we figured out that our users would have a variety of mouse skills.
April 21st, 2009
by Mickelle in K-2 Curriculum, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning
Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Make Changes to Student Status that Students Can See
I’ve talked before about all the beta testing we completed before launching the product to the public. A significant portion of the beta testing took place in schools where the Academic Team (all certified elementary teachers with 75% having earned National Board Certification) could watch kids playing. We watched for signs of...
April 2nd, 2009
by Casey in Elementary teachers, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning, Teaching Math
Bringing DreamBox Learning's Online Math Games to Thousands of Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Students!
This was a very exciting week at DreamBox Learning. When we launched DreamBox K-2 Math we heard from hundreds of kindergarten, first and second grade teachers around the country...
March 29th, 2009
by Sue in Learning Research, Online Learning, Technology
Henry Jenkins on the Learning That Takes Place in Games
I came across a short but compelling interview with MIT professor Henry Jenkins at the recent interactive conference SxSWi.
April 29th, 2010
by Tracy in Online Learning
How Technology is Changing Math Classrooms for the Better
December 8th, 2009
by Casey in Online Learning, Teaching Math
The Newest Free DreamBox Teacher Tool – Snap Blocks: Determining Equality™.
November 9th, 2009
by Sue in Online Learning, Teaching Math
The Latest Free DreamBox Teacher Tool: Open Number Line: Developing Number Sense™
July 16th, 2009
by Mickelle in Online Learning, Start-up Culture
Schooled by 5-8 Year Olds: More Mouse Struggles!
June 17th, 2009
by Lou in Online Learning, Technology
DreamBox: Applying Technology Horsepower to Education
I continue to marvel at the power of the Web and the way it has completely transformed how we transact business and conduct our lives. We connect and communicate, we buy and we use content (books, music, movies, information, etc.) in completely new ways. In that brief second after you click the mouse, just consider how personalized and targeted the response is to your purchase on Amazon, music selection on iTunes, flight scheduling on Expedia, restaurant reviews on Yelp, friend connections on Facebook, and searches on Google.
June 11th, 2009
by Lou in Online Learning, Public Education
Michael Horn on the Need for Differentiated Instruction via Technology
May 12th, 2009
by Mickelle in K-2 Curriculum, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning
Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Mouse Skills Needed
April 21st, 2009
by Mickelle in K-2 Curriculum, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning
Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Make Changes to Student Status that Students Can See
April 2nd, 2009
by Casey in Elementary teachers, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning, Teaching Math
Bringing DreamBox Learning's Online Math Games to Thousands of Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Students!
March 29th, 2009
by Sue in Learning Research, Online Learning, Technology
