The below overview shows the progression of Bloom’s Taxonomy, how each thinking skill applies in practice, and examples of activities using digital tools.
https://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/08/18/blooms-digital-taxonomy-overview/
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The below overview shows the progression of Bloom’s Taxonomy, how each thinking skill applies in practice, and examples of activities using digital tools.
https://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/08/18/blooms-digital-taxonomy-overview/
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YouTube brings the power of video and audio to your classroom and for those of you worried about the videos and comments, there are lots of ways to make the videos safer.
http://ictevangelist.com/power-youtube-classroom/
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In early October, the team at MIT will kick off a series of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on EdTech and Game Design. Two of the four courses in the series are now open for registration: Design and Development of …
To help students (and teachers) navigate and understand the often confusing space that is digital copyright, here are five tools that we recommend using to to search, reference, attribute and download Creative Commons images.
https://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/09/22/students-find-creative-commons-images/
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As a former teacher and edtech sales and marketing consultant, I’ve been on both sides of the table. As I strategize with emerging edtech companies on their launches from the minds of creators into the hands of educators, I keep …
QR codes are such a fantastic resource for students – especially those who need a little extra support. QR voice is a free web tool that truly makes your QR codes start talking!
http://classtechtips.com/2014/04/23/talking-qr-codes/
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We asked the TED staff what apps they can’t live without. And beyond the classics—Instagram, Google Maps, Spotify, Uber, Seamless—we found some great apps that might help you too.
http://blog.ted.com/2014/09/19/25-apps-to-make-your-everyday-life-easier/
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Now, any user with “can comment” access to a document can make suggested edits to the document. These suggestions are marked by a green bracketed box and a comment is automatically attached.
http://catlintucker.com/2014/09/new-google-docs-feature-editing-student-documents-just-got-easier/
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A study was recently published in the Journal of Psychological Science shows that people learn more effectively when taking notes using pen and paper rather than laptops.
http://adifference.blogspot.ca/2014/09/are-laptops-really-bad-for-learning.html
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When Used With Tact, These Techniques can Help to Make Your Presentations Fun and Engaging.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/awesome-things-powerpoint-can-do/
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Nothing beats Google Chrome in terms of extensions and add-ons. Here are 13 extensions you probably haven’t heard of before, and you’ll be glad to know about them now.
https://gigaom.com/2014/09/13/13-google-chrome-extensions-you-should-know-about
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The cloud storage wars are heating up. Microsoft now offers 1 TB of cloud storage along with Office 365, and both Dropbox and Google are offering 1 TB at just $10 per month. Flickr even offers 1 TB for free. …
Google has been answering queries with its search engine for over 15 years, and has been showing us it can answer questions with facts from its Browsable Fact Repository and/or the Google Knowledge Graph. Might Google at some point bring …