ISTE 2013 Presenter Profile: Graham Johnson

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the weeks Continue reading

UNINETT Spreads New Technologies Across Norway With eCampus Program

UNINETT, a non-profit division of Norway’s Ministry of Education, develops and operates the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The network connects more than 300,00 users across nearly 200 educational and research institutions in Norway, including all universities and most public colleges. The eCampus program within UNINETT was officially launched in 2012 due to demand from institutions and as an effort to better manage resources for both the Ministry of Education and the Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Steve Kelly

We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Academic Solutions team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In Continue reading

Don’t Miss the 6th Annual Flipped Learning Conference!

Guest post by Kari Arfstrom, Executive Director of the Flipped Learning Network Heard of flipping your classroom but want to learn more? Already flipping but want to learn and share with other flippers? Did we have you at ‘flipped’? The 6th Annual Flipped Learning Conference takes place June 17-19, 2013 in Stillwater, Minnesota. This conference is for all educators interested in the flipped learning model. It will offer three days of intensive discussions, multiple sessions and hands-on Continue reading

Flipped Professional Development

Guest post by Kristin Daniels (@kadaniels), Technology Integration Specialist- Stillwater Area Public Schools Video tutorials have been available to educators for many years. However, there is currently great momentum for using video resources for “flipped learning”. In the case of teacher professional development, district administrators are interested in the potential for "flipped" professional development, or Flipped PD. How can video resources change the way we conduct professional development? Continue reading

How screencasting has helped one student feel more prepared for college

Guest post by Tiana Kadkhoda Milo of Croton, the early Olympian, was renowned for his legendary strength. Every day Milo would carry a calf on his back up a large mountain. As the calf matured into a full-grown bull, so did Milo’s strength. Mathtrain.tv, a website that encourages kids to learn through teaching, was my calf. Starting with the first video I made while in sixth grade, as mathtrain.tv developed, I thrived. Can't see the video? Watch it on Mathtrain.tv Any sixth grader Continue reading

Differentiation Through Flipped Out Collaboration

Guest post by Zach Cresswell It all started at a bakery As I was about to enter my second year of teaching and first year teaching AP Calculus, I called my former teacher, coach, and mentor Steve Kelly to pick his brain about some aspects of the curriculum. (Steve is a National Board Certified math teacher from St. Louis, MI.) We met at a small bakery and over lunch we discussed some of my concerns regarding teaching an AP course so early in my career. As the conversation evolved, however, we began Continue reading