Chockadoc is a place to find full-length documentaries that you can watch online for free. The benefit of using Chockadoc over YouTube is the categorization of the videos. The categorization makes it easier than searching YouTube to find documentaries about …
Mural.ly May Be The Mind Mapping Tool You’ve Been Waiting For
Mural.ly is a new tool (still in beta) that is a cross between Prezi and mind maps. It’s easy to use and share what you create (perfect for most students, teachers, and parents) but the real beauty of mural.ly is …
Why Maybe You Don’t Have to Worry About ‘Information Overload’ After All
Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Michigan published a study earlier this month that found the infamous “information overload” to be less of a reality than previously imagined.
YouTube Testing Feature To Quiz You While You’re Watching A Video
Youtube just released a Video Questions Editor (beta). Through this editor you can setup multiple questions to be displayed on top of your video during playback that a viewer can answer.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/youtube-video-questions-editor/…
Presentation of the Week: Social Media: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
How to Face the Digital Future Without Fear
Stanford launches Class2Go, an open-source platform for online classes
The platform, called Class2Go, allows professors the flexibility to incorporate other online tools and to conduct research as they teach.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/september/class2go-online-platform-091212.html…
Study Uncovers Why Students Buy Digital vs Paper Textbooks
Over 75% of US students regularly choose not to buy the textbooks their professors require, a recent student survey has revealed.
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/study-uncovers-why-students-buy-digital-vs-paper-textbooks/…
Teachers Simple Guide to Teaching with Videos
Given this huge importance of videos in education, it becomes teachers responsibility to look for educational videos to use in the classroom.The lists below will also empower those of you who want to create their own videos and tutorials, with …
10 ways to get reluctant teachers to use Moodle
Whilst some teachers do not like Moodle because they have an aversion to using technology altogether, there are also ‘technophile’ teachers who simply do not like Moodle for other reasons (interface, clunkiness, etc.).
http://www.iteachwithmoodle.com/2012/08/30/10-ways-to-get-reluctant-teachers-to-use-moodle/…
Free cloud-based Office software for schools
Microsoft has released a free version of Office 365 for education to compete with Google’s education cloud.
A Checklist For Using Google’s New eLearning Course Builder
Google has entered the increasingly crowded eLearning fray with their new Course Builder software, an open source software that will allow educators to create courses of their own on any topic.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/a-checklist-for-using-googles-new-elearning-course-builder/…
Sweden’s Newest School System Has No Classrooms
There’s a whole new classroom model and it’s a sight to behold. The newest school system in Sweden look more like the hallways of Google or Pixar and less like a brick-and-mortar school you’d typically see.
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/swedens-newest-school-system-has-no-classrooms/…
10 Free Tools for Everyday Research
This article will explore some digital resources to provide educators with tools to help all students become savvy searchers and independent learners.
http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/09/10-free-tools-everyday-research/…
Mobile phones in the classroom: teachers share their tips
From multimedia to geocaching, the possibilities for using mobiles to engage learners are endless. Teachers tell how and why they are using the devices in school.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/10/mobile-phones-classroom-teaching…