Editor’s note: This is a re-posted blog article written by Billie Ann Blalock, fourth grade teacher at Drayton Hall Elementary School. “I am going to stay and work from home today. That will make my job easier,” said NO teacher EVER! However, sitting at Coastal Pediatrics last night at 8pm with a diagnosis of pink…
Are you looking for ways to get students to take ownership of their learning? When students do their own research, ask critical questions, and form conclusions on their own, they strengthen their problem-solving skills. This technique, known as Discovery Learning, has been especially effective with students with special needs. However, you can incorporate Discovery Learning…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by educator Lucy Burnett about how she and her colleagues are teaching speech and language skills through Showbie. Since 2013, teachers and students at Flakefleet Primary School have used Showbie to share work and open lines of communication in the classroom. My colleagues and I have found…
Late January is a favourite time of year for us here at Showbie, because it’s when we get to travel to London to attend BETT, one of the biggest education technology trade shows worldwide. It’s a great opportunity for us to talk directly to Showbie teachers and administrators, helping us understand how to make Showbie…
For the fourth year, Showbie is headed to Bett – one of the most important education-related conferences in the world! Bett brings together educators and education industry leaders from across the globe to profile and share the latest industry technology and trends. Showbie will be there, at booth C150 to showcase our platform and the…
Last Spring we announced the release of our Windows 10 app. We’re happy to introduce the addition of the annotation tools to the app. On Wednesday, November 2nd, Windows 10 users will be able to use pinned text and voice notes as well as the text tool. Voice notes are also now available in groups,…
