The ever-increasing hunger for data will fundamentally change the way we live our lives over the next decade. That’s according to a new report by the Institute for the Future, a nonprofit think tank that has released a set of …
Try Vialogues to Build Discussions Around Videos
Vialogues is a free service that allows you to build online discussions around videos hosted online and videos that you have saved on your computer.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/try-vialogues-to-build-discussions.html
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Gadgets have their place in education, but they’re no substitute for knowledge
The immense computing power we possess will only make learning easier if we acknowledge it will never make it effortless.
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BYOD Is Shaping Education in the 21st Century
One of the most important lessons schools must accept is that technology integration in the classroom is a must. With technology, everyday learning will be able to meet society’s ever growing expectations and prepare students for the real world. BYOD …
A Handful of Tools That Help Students Analyze Their Own Writing
Here are some more good tools that students can use to analyze their own writing.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/04/a-handful-of-tools-that-help-students.html
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Classmill – Create Online Courses
Classmill is a new service for creating self-paced online courses. On Classmill you can create public or private (invitation-only) courses. Courses are built as a series of modules. In each module you can include videos, text, images, links, and file …
This App Can Do Your Homework Using iPhone’s Camera
A new app called Snapsolve allows students to take photos of their homework and then get tailored, personalized responses and help from both tutors and their peers, and it’s available for the iPhone now.
http://www.redmondpie.com/this-app-can-do-your-homework-using-iphone-camera/…
5 Essential Tools for Protecting Student Privacy
The below five tools are not just a starting point to help your students manage and maintain their online privacy, they should be the beginning of an ongoing discussion detailing the importance, consequences and risks associated with online privacy and …
Google Greatness: 9 Google tricks I had never seen
Google tools can make classrooms more efficient, effective and interesting. Here are nine tricks to add to your repertoire.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/04/16/google-greatness-9-google-tricks-i-had-never-seen/
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20 Features of a Great Paperless Classroom
Going paperless in the classroom has many benefits: a greater audience, more accessible materials and more. Take your first step today.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/02/20/20-features-of-a-great-paperless-classroom/
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How to Use OneNote at School: 10 Tips for Students & Teachers
The notetaking member in Microsoft’s suite is a cross-platform productivity application. There are many unique ways to use OneNote, and using it to change the way you teach or study could be the best one.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-onenote-school-10-tips-students-teachers/
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Presentation of the Week: How to Reach Teacher Zen with Google Tools and Apps
5 ways to kill your dreams
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New Research Shows Free Online Courses Didn’t Grow As Expected
One of the biggest MOOC platforms, edX, is run jointly as a nonprofit by Harvard and MIT. And researchers at both schools have been poring over the data from everyone who participated in 68 courses over more than two years. …
Education Technology and the Twenty-First-Century Skills Gap
The requisite twenty-first-century skills fall into three broad categories: foundational literacies, competencies, and character qualities.
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