Technology continues to make inroads into high school classrooms
via bring-your-own device initiatives, 1:1 proposals that put a
tablet or laptop in front of every student, and blended learning
models that mix online courses with in-class instruction. But
teachers don't need a classroom stocked with iPads to start
incorporating tech into their lesson plans. In fact, 40 percent
of educators say online apps and games are the most effective
way to engage students, according to a reader survey by
SmartBrief for EdTech, an industry newsletter. [Discover why
student engagement nosedives in high school.] Below are three
Web-based resources for high school teachers to try in 2013. 1.
Persuasive Games: The games offered via this website go miles
deeper than Angry Birds or Farmville. Science teachers can use
Killer Flu to put pandemics such as the swine flu in
perspective. In this game, students are the virus and must
attempt to mutate and spread in a host of different conditions.
[Learn how teachers are making gaming