Call lists
I have heard it several times in the past year by chance: a teacher is sick, so we use the call list. The janitor calls someone, who calls two people, and so on. Starting with those who live furthest away. Couldn't that be more convenient? The entire school uses WhatsApp and Twitter and the average student processes hundreds of such messages every day. But for sick leave, people often still have to rely on the traditional call list.
Taking notes
EvernoteSchool bags have not become lighter. In secondary education, the laptop or tablet has hardly list to data made its entrance. Taking notes is still done on paper, while a free tool like Evernote is available. Ideal for educational purposes, you can keep track of everything in it and it is available on every device. Why are pupils not introduced to these kinds of tools at school? Then they can take digital notes, share them directly with classmates, add images and photos and write a report directly from there. And with Evernote Peek and an iPad you even have a fantastic tool to learn and test your vocabulary.
Collaborate on documents
A study for a Dutch ROC showed that there is a great need to be able to work together on documents, often in project form. The simplest form of smart collaboration. There are enough tools available, in addition to the more traditional SharePoint portals you can get started with Google Docs with just your e-mail address and via Docs.com you can collaborate with anyone who has a Facebook account.
Teaching materials and news
But studying or learning consists largely of taking in the material, reading chapters from books that are often boring and static in nature. If you read something that interests you, you don't have the opportunity to get more information about it right away. That should be more fun, for example,