Educator Kareem Farah Promotes Change With Video Teaching Model
It was a time Kareem Farah will never forget. The moment he realized he wanted to be a teacher. As a junior in college, Farah volunteered as a tutor for…Read More
Teacher Creates Videos For Student Connection
“With all the stuff that we have going on with COVID, kids need to have some sort of connection,” says high school biology teacher David Pickett. One student expressed gratitude…Read More
Virtual Learning Impact: Saving Schools In a Year of Crisis
Living in lockdown changed the way schools operated overnight. Suddenly, laptops replaced paper and pencils. And online video became the glue keeping classrooms together throughout a global pandemic. Now, we’re seeing…Read More
A Path Forward for Teachers, Students, and Education
Guest Post: Throughout this pandemic, there have been countless times when we wished we could just gaze into a crystal ball and see what lies ahead. If we could only…Read More
Viral Videos: Funny Remote Learning Moments Caught on Camera
The rapid shift from in-person learning to remote learning meant teachers had to get comfortable with video fast. While the changes were undoubtedly chaotic at first, teachers and students are…Read More
How Instructional Videos Help Every Student
Guest post: Imagine going through school with a remote control. Rewind the teacher when we felt confused and needed a concept explained again. Fast-forward the lesson when we had already grasped…Read More
8 EdTech Trends to Look Forward to This Year
While 2020 was a hectic year in education, the switch to remote learning gave rise to innovation, creativity, and improved EdTech tools. The pandemic has ultimately forced EdTech to up…Read More
Schools Hiring Virtual Content Jobs to Make Learning Easier On Teachers
In 2020, teachers became content creators out of necessity. With schools shut down, they had to find ways to make their lesson plans work virtually and fast. In some cases…Read More
How Two Teachers Used Screencasts to Transform Education
Guest Post: It’s a story that started out with the simple recording of a screencast. In 2016, teachers Kareem Farah and Rob Barnett created their first Screencast-O-Matic instructional video. They…Read More
Pandemic Backup Plans Push New Teaching Model
Don’t get too comfortable in the classroom. It’s the new reality for many educators as the coronavirus forces schools to go remote again. Timing only complicates the issue. Entire school…Read More