Category: UP Tech Tips

Most educators would agree that multi-sensory learning offers obvious and tangible benefits for students. Using a combination of information delivery methods can increase learner engagement, comprehension and retention. As a teacher, you can talk at length about complex subjects (it’s called lecturing for a reason), and you’ve probably written countless pages in your area of…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip: Make Your Own Graphics

There are lots of great reasons to consider using video calling in your classroom. Maybe you’re thinking about bringing in a guest speaker from across town, the state, or even the world. Perhaps you want to hold a “virtual” class and give a lecture while you’re out of town. Or maybe you teach online or…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip: Skype in the Classroom With Anyone, Anytime

I’ve written before about how using styles in Word is the most important and easiest step you can take to make your documents accessible to all learners. However did you know there are all sorts of other good reasons to get in the habit of using styles to be more productive and efficient with your…Continue Reading UP Tech Tip : Use Styles in Word

Today’s UP tech tip is a 3-in-1 focusing on the Moodle gradebook. Moodle is a great resource for tracking student work and providing assessment and feedback – but the gradebook can also be a confusing and frustrating tool to work in at first. I’ve identified 3 easy tips to keep in mind when entering grades that…Continue Reading Tech Tip – Moodle Grading Edition