In 2020, students may be able to travel to faraway continents, and attend a school halfway around the world. Experts predict technology will facilitate distance learning outside of traditional classrooms, according to a survey published by the Pew Internet & …
How Coursera, A Free Online Education Service, Will School Us All
An online education outfit started by a pair of Stanford professors is offering top-drawer college-level courses for free. Higher learning may never be the same.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3000042/how-coursera-free-online-education-service-will-school-us-all…
Presentation of the Week: DNA of a 21st Century Educator
Moodle 2.3 Overview
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What’s the Best Way to Practice Project Based Learning?
Project Based Learning can mean different things to different people, and can be practiced in a variety of ways. For educators who want to dive in, the good news is that a rich trove of resources are available.
A Simple Guide to All That Teachers Need to Know about Digital Citizenship
Digital citizenship is a key component of the technology and media literacy. We do not teach our students how to be good citizens in the real physical world but how they can be good netizens of the online world as …
Highlight Web Pages,Share Your Notes
Annotary helps you bookmark web pages, make highlights, take notes, and share with others. Pages stay highlighted, thoughts stay organized.
Tech-Savvy Teachers Turn to App-Making in the Classroom
Many teachers are making their own apps in order to help their students build certain skills that traditional teaching methods have difficulty refining.
http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/tech-savvy-teachers-turn-to-app-making-in-the-classroom…
ScreenTweet – Awesome Twitter Tool
ScreenTweet shares videos, pictures, screen shots, and images on Twitter
8 Must-Have Google Chrome Apps For Students
With today’s technology, students can take control of their browser by using customizable web apps and extensions to stay on task.
http://edudemic.com/2012/07/8-must-have-google-chrome-apps-for-students/…
How to Create Your Own Online Course: 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources
The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by guiding you through creating and establishing an online course. No matter what age of student, subject you …
Need to Choose a Creative Commons License? This New Tool Can Help
Creative Commons licensing can be a good way for businesses and artists alike to protect their creative works while enabling productive sharing, but figuring out which of the six Creative Commons licenses is best for you can feel like a …
This Might Be the Easiest Way to Share Files Yet
To share a file with Pastelink just drag it from your desktop to the Pastelink website. Pastelink then generates a URL that you can share through your favorite social networks or through email. You can send files up to 25MB …
How Teachers can use Social Media in Classrooms
With the growing popularity of technology and social media in the field of education, more and more educators are incorporating these digital tools in their teaching. A recent research data claims that 90% of teachers use social media in their …
7 Ways to Educate Yourself Outside the Classroom
Since so many schools have begun offering online courses as part of their curricula and app developers are making education apps by the truckload, we thought it’d be worth our while — and yours — to assemble a shortlist of …