Category: Technology
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Scanning Now Available in Naiku
Read MoreNow, in addition to using any web enabled device, students can provide their answers on printed bubble sheets which can be scanned and scored using most document cameras or laptop web cameras. With GradeCam™ integration, teachers can scan printed bubble sheets in those situations where their students don’t have access to a web enabled device. […]
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Installing the GradeCam Plugin
Read MoreTo transfer test scores from Naiku into your gradebook or to scan bubble sheet responses from students, you first have to install the GradeCam plugin. For a test that has not been Closed and Scored, you will see the GradeCam™ link. When you click on this link for the very first time, you will […]
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Quick Question Quick Tip #1
Read MoreHow To Identify Individual Student Answers Did you know that you can easily identify individual student answers when polling your students with Quick Question? It’s easy – simply hover your mouse over the answer selection, and a pop-up box will highlight all those students (or teachers if you are using in a staff meeting!) that […]
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Naiku – The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Read MoreThis is a special guest article from one of our Naiku Star teachers. Len Beard is mathematics teacher at Scott Highlands Middle School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. NAIKU- The Missing Piece of the Puzzle I’ve been ‘flipping’ my classroom for nearly a decade. I pre-test and post-test each chapter and use the pretests as a […]
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Why do we still have computer “labs?”
Read MoreLately I have been wondering why the “computer lab” is still so prevalent, and I wonder how long these groups of computers (in what could be used as classroom space) are going to last. Is it the beginning of the end for the computer lab? I did a little research on how the computer lab started, […]
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Why Simply “Saving Teacher Time” is not Enough
Read MoreWhen a software company is trying to sell their product to a corporate manager, the salesperson will often say that the product will “save employee time.” The manager’s response is usually “Sure, but will my employees actually get more done because of your product?” The conventional wisdom is that minutes here and there do not actually add-up […]
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Smartphones Probably not Seen as a Luxury by Students
Read MoreA new report published today from Neilsen shows a significant shift in how smartphone ownership is perceived. While the 35+ age group brackets are still relatively pragmatic about smartphone ownership (relative to their income, indicating that their perception is that a smartphone is not a “must-have” device), those in the younger age bracket see the device […]
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Technology Equity for Teachers
Read MoreOver the past two weeks, I’ve discussed the new challenges teachers face, and how these challenges have been pushing teachers and students apart. Of course, as a “computer guy,” I think the answer to resolving this divide can be solved with technology. Often we find teachers that want to use Naiku, but feel pressure not to use […]
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Technology in the Classroom – Always a Distraction?
Read MoreLast week I wrote about how teachers and schools are facing challenges they have never faced before (such as administrative tasks, student devices, internet access and fast-moving yet disconnected curriculum), and how these new challenges have pushed teachers and learners apart… It is also apparent that some of these distractions, such as the Internet, will be […]