Tutorials from THE Journal
Interested in contributing?
We're ramping up our library of technology tutorials for ed tech professionals. And that means we're looking for experts who would like to contribute to the effort.
Our tutorials are goal-oriented. They should solve a problem or reveal something to the user that he or she wouldn't normally know. And they should assume the reader is an intermediate or advanced user. (That said, you can feel free to pitch primers for beginners. We'll consider pitches on a case-by-case basis.) Illustrations (screen shots) are necessary; videos are optional.
If you'd like to contribute, contact David Nagel at [email protected].
Learn how Mozilla's X-Ray Goggles browser extension can make learning to code more engaging.
- By Common Sense Education
- 04/24/18
Can your students build empathy skills even while using technology? Yes! In fact, exercises that help students build empathy in digital spaces are a crucial part of positive social and emotional learning.
- By Common Sense Education
- 03/13/18
Teaching isn't just about transferring knowledge to students. It's also important to create an atmosphere in which kids feel understood, comfortable and supported on their educational journey.
- By Cristina Miguélez
- 02/14/18
We were recently involved in a study of usability and impact of a digital storytelling tool for middle schoolers that yielded a model for implementing technology-driven, project-based learning in the classroom.
- By Brett Pierce, Charlotte Cole
- 01/17/18
Seasoned educator Jeff Mao shares insights for teachers trying to adapt to a 1-to-1 environment and come to terms with the impact that has on teaching practices.
- By Jeff Mao
- 01/10/18
Learn how to use Google Classroom's assignments feature to create and manage group projects for students.
- By Common Sense Education
- 07/10/17
What makes for better group work? Learn how a shared-ownership model gives every student more of a stake in group work activities.
- By Common Sense Education
- 07/07/17
Both Common Core and NGSS emphasize the importance of speaking, listening and communicating about mathematical and scientific concepts. Integrating literacy tools into STEAM subjects does more than help students and teachers fulfill objectives. Better literacy helps students identify and more thoroughly understand key concepts.
Districts with multiple makerspaces describe what works.
Districts with multiple makerspaces describe what works.
We've covered a lot about using custom formulas for conditional formatting in Google Sheets, especially color-coding cells based on the date. Now let's look at how to color-code cells based on whether a date contained in a cell falls in this week, next week, last week or any other week.
Digital accessibility is a hot topic in education these days, and training teachers in creating accessible digital materials is on the mind of every instructional designer or educational technology team. Here we look at some of the most common issues that confront educators when making their course content accessible.
- By Harriette L. Spiegel
- 12/07/16
The learning environment is changing in our schools, and technology is playing a big role. How schools are acquiring their resources can be as affecting as the changes in instructional practices used by teachers.
- By Jeff Mao
- 07/14/16
When working with educational technology, responsible decision makers in schools recognize the need for solid security and privacy practice in software applications.
- By Bill Fitzgerald
- 04/14/16
Middle school educator Frank DiMaria uses robots as an interdisciplinary tool to help students learn problem-solving and gain skills they'll need in the future.
In this tutorial, part three in a series of three, Anderson University Associate Professor Emmett Dulaney lays out a proposal for a simple, yet indispensable classroom helper tool.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 02/17/16
In this tutorial, part two in a series of three, Anderson University Associate Professor Emmett Dulaney lays out a proposal for a simple, yet indispensable classroom helper tool.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 02/10/16
In this tutorial, part one in a series of three, Anderson University Associate Professor Emmett Dulaney lays out a proposal for a simple, yet indispensable classroom helper tool.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 02/03/16
Your Windows mobile device doesn't have a numeric keypad, so how do you type characters like em dashes or bullets without having to open Word or Character Map?
The single greatest advantage of Microsoft's high-end Surface Pro 4 tablet over other high-end mobile Windows devices is its pressure-sensitive stylus. So those of you who jumped in with the latest generation of the device may have been perplexed (as I was) to find that some of the most popular graphics apps out there were incapable of using stylus pressure. But there's a simple fix for that.