Spread the loveMany teachers often feel as though they are competing with technology for the attention of their learners. Having apps and devices present in their lives appears to be a barrier to encouraging reading habits. However, this does not have to be the case at all.  There are hundreds of online book communities on the internet and millions more resources that offer free books, weekly book recommendations, and other reading tools. The Kindle is a prime example of how technology can promote good reading habits.  Let’s take a look at how technology can boost the literacy of your students.  […]

Spread the loveMichael Phillips, Monash University For many years, schools and universities have had to change the way they work and teach in order to fit in with technology. Software like PowerPoint, for example, which has long been used as an education tool, wasn’t designed for education. Nonetheless, it has been a staple tool in education settings, used as a way to present information in template, bite-size formats. But this isn’t always a good thing. The use of digital technologies sees some teachers and students presenting information using templates, which means much of the individual character of teachers’ practices can […]