The platforms like the ones below will serve the purpose to help you create your app in less than a minute and the process is completely free.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/3-awesome-apps-for-teachers-to-create.html…
Gamifying the Classroom
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Presentation of the Week: Ed Tech, MOOCs and Beyond
A Look At The Next Generation Model Of Education
The debate over standardized testing in public education is about as contentious as controversies over charter schools and teacher unions. But perhaps the biggest initiative is for dramatic changes in standards and testing. And while many see this as a …
Are Teachers of Tomorrow Prepared to Use Innovative Tech?
With a new generation of teachers coming into the work force, there’s a discrepancy between what principals expect of teachers-in-training and what they’re actually learning in school.
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/are-teachers-of-tomorrow-prepared-to-use-innovative-tech/…
Social Media in Education: Resource Roundup
This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st-century learning.
Before and After the Flipped Class
This is the first in a short series of guest posts. Each guest will be sharing their story of transformation. Each illustrates how one teacher transformed their classroom and their teaching practice.
New app helps EMSB administrators manage students
The English Montreal School Board will be Quebec’s first education network to put the Hall Monitor App to work and the board believes that the technology will allow administrators to get better acquainted with its 34,000 students spread over 79 …
A Must Have Poster on Copyright Guidelines for Teachers
A great poster on copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/a-must-have-poster-on-copyright.html…
10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Dropbox Master
One of the key advantages of Dropbox is that it’s so easy to use—you simply set it up and then forget about it — but if you dig a bit deeper into the application you’ll find that it has more …
The Internet will not ruin college
As cheap online educational options spread like wildfire, critics are sounding the alarm. They’re too late.
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/the_internet_will_not_ruin_college/…
6 Examples Of Successful Classroom Tablet Integration
There are many institutions using tablets of all kinds to supplement learning in a variety of subjects. We’ve linked to each of them below (along with the description provided in the report) so you can check out some of what …
Canada Moodle Moot 2013 Notes
If you couldn’t attend the Canada Moodle Moot last week in Vancouver, here are the notes of all sessions and workshops.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbbHUEM3KjDfm-tOJZhysBQBSrDAUcycuBLjg5E0VV0/edit…
101 of the Best WordPress Plugins for 2013
Here is a great list of the best WordPress plugins divided into categories.
http://www.socialable.co.uk/101-of-the-best-wordpress-plugins-for-2013/…
Future learning environments: professional, powerful, personal
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