Guest blog: Supporting striving students: Using EdTech for differentiation in the innovative writing classroom
17th December 2019 -Teaching writing is difficult. Results from a quick survey I typically give to the hundreds of educators I work with each year found that I am not alone in saying that I don’t recall ever being taught how to explicitly teach writing in my undergraduate work. It wasn’t until I entered my Master’s Program that I learned how to truly teach writing. It was around this same time I started graduate work that the school I was teaching at adopted a one-to-one laptop program, meaning, the school provided all students with a laptop for scholastic use and bring home with them each night. What I realized early on in this technology adoption and graduate learning was that I had the ability to differentiate in my innovative writing classroom much, much easier.
Continue ReadingAlign by equal sign? There's finally a button for that!
5th December 2019 -Here at Texthelp, we value the input of our users, especially since they’re often the ones finding new and innovative ways to use our tools. So, when EquatIO users asked for increased intuitiveness and better usability within the product (particularly for aligning multiple equations), we jumped straight on it. Here’s a quick rundown of all the new enhancements we’ve made.
Continue ReadingWhat does the college of the future look like?
4th December 2019 -This is a guest blog post written by Ben Whitaker, Dan Fitzpatrick and Steven Hope, hosts of the Edufuturists podcast. Together they deliver training across the world on education, technology and leadership, as well as continuing to serve in various education settings.
Einstein is reported to have said, “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” If that is to be believed, and we conclude that it is, we need to think differently about the problems that need addressing in our education system. Alvin Toffler surmised that, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write; they will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”. To that end, how we learn, unlearn and relearn - or think, unthink and rethink - is of vital importance in schools and colleges.
Continue ReadingWe’re delighted to scoop prestigious IIP Platinum Accreditation
2nd December 2019 -Today, we’re celebrating receiving We Invest in People (IIP) platinum standard – the highest level of accreditation held by less than 2% of IIP‐certified companies across the UK.
Continue ReadingCreating the ‘penny-drop’ moment
2nd December 2019 -More than in any other subject, insight into mathematical concepts comes to pupils in penny-dropping moments. Finding a learning activity that helps to reduce frustrating barriers to understanding is key, whether that be a fun interactive game or a simple diagram. But, with many different learning styles, that sudden moment of realization comes differently to each and every student, and so the math lesson becomes a bit more complex. At Texthelp, we wanted to allow students to benefit from the visualization of mathematical concepts and have the ability to interact with them in real time. We also wanted to give teachers a multitude of ways to engage student minds in relatable ways. That’s why we created EquatIO.
Continue ReadingRead&Write pour Windows désormais disponible en version Française
21st November 2019 -C’est une bonne nouvelle pour nos amis les Canadiens ! Read&Write pour Windows est désormais disponible en version française. Chez Texthelp, notre mission est de proposer des supports de lecture, d’écriture et d’étude aux étudiants du monde entier, et nous sommes ravis de pouvoir fournir à présent des outils français à nos utilisateurs Windows.
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