In the age of the split-second Google search, it’s more critical than ever to train students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/11/24/google-like-pro-678/
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In the age of the split-second Google search, it’s more critical than ever to train students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/11/24/google-like-pro-678/
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Below is an infographic looking at Google Apps within the SAMR (Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition) framework.
He talks how data is providing opportunities that teachers and educators can’t, why his latest ‘new-look’ MOOC has its critics and where he sees e-learning headed in the future.
http://www.online-educa.com/OEB_Newsportal/george-siemens-moocs-elearning-online-educa-berlin/
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Should we allow digital devices in the classroom? Now that they’re here, how can we prevent digital devices from becoming a distraction?” Let’s take a look.
http://www.edudemic.com/7-ways-deal-digital-distractions/
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The tip is about adding subtitles to videos in Google Drive.This time it is not an extension or third party tool to add to your Drive but simply a short text file that you will have to tweak a bit …
TED Talks are a major source of inspiration for educators who need a morale boost, a discussion starter, or a new perspective. The year 2014 brought some of the best TED Talks for educators. Their messages are invaluable for educators …
Video tutorials can help students with questions on homework or test preparation. However, students are finding the value in creating tutorial videos themselves for other students.
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Each year, Popular Science picks the 100 greatest new innovations in technology to feature in our Best Of What’s New issue. Discover the most exciting developments in consumer gadgets, sustainability, medicine, automobiles and more.
http://www.popsci.com/popular-sciences-best-whats-new-gallery
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Photos for Class is a very good web tool that you and your students can use to search for and download Creative Common licensed images. The search engine of Photos for Class uses Flickr safe search to return results that …
Critical Pedagogy is, according to Freire, “made and remade.” And, “Critical reflection is also action.” This means that educators and students will need to return again and again to their fundamental assumptions about education, about open education, about MOOCs, about …
Keeping projects organized, whether at home or in the office, used to require a whole lot of ink. In Below is a list of eight project management hacks, both for the home and for the workplace; absolutely no BICs or …
Pocket Drive comes supplied with a handy built-in zip archiver and file downloader that makes storing data inside the application extremely easy even whilst you are away from a desktop computer or similar.
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So 2014 is almost over, and it’s time to start looking back at what’s happened in the last year. Today, we do that in the form of the best educational apps for iPad in 2014.
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/30-best-educational-apps-ipad-2014/
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