Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Lots of apps, tons of resources: how to understand which are truly 'good'

Here's a blog post about the 5 worst ways to choose an app from our friends at Balefire Labs that is a must-read. Think you need to find apps that are "fun" or "motivating" for students? Read the post to better understand what you really SHOULD be considering when selecting apps for your students!

Balefire Labs is a free site with over 4000 research-based reviews on  a wide variety of apps.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Your French Teacher Says "Show Your Work" - M. Stampfl guest post

Here's another interesting guest post from my colleague Monica Stampfl about ways to integrate technology into the Modern Language classroom. The post is called Show Your Work and can be found on Monica's Blog called The Life in My Years (of teaching). Many thanks to Monica!