A list of multipurpose programs offering general features for merging PDF files, splitting or re-ordering pages within a single application.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-pdf-tools.htm…
Evernote For Schools Site: Resource for Using Evernote in Education
As more teachers and students adopt new technologies, including Evernote, they’re looking for useful resources to help them along the way. We’re excited to introduce them to Evernote for Schools, our new microsite devoted to helping those in the education …
Would an Internet of Things Threaten the Internet of People?
If 50 billion, or however many billion, devices share the same Internet as some 8 billion humans by the year 2020, will the weakest links in data security be on machines that have any degree of human control?
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/02/would-an-internet-of-things-th.php…
11 Web-based Polling and Survey Tools
Here are eleven other ways you can conduct polls and surveys online.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/11-web-based-polling-and-survey-tool…
The Internet of Things and Education
With the Internet connecting us to many things (media, photos, information, etc.) can it also connect us to physical objects? Can we launch applications on our computer by just touching a physical object? Can one physical object talk to another …
Ten reasons why game based learning works in education
A great list to get hands-on with game based learning techniques across the curriculum.
http://www.connectededucation.com/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-game-based-learning-works-in-education/…
Encrypt Your Dropbox Files With BoxCryptor
BoxCryptor is an encryption solution for anyone who wants encryption but just can’t let Dropbox go. BoxCryptor runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, so you can access your encrypted data from almost anywhere.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/encrypt-dropbox-files-boxcryptor/…
1000 Recommended Apps Sorted by Subject Area
TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) helps by testing and recommending great apps for the classroom. They regularly try out new apps and list those that make the grade in the shared document available here. Apps are categorized into 46 different …
Top 18 Online Meeting and Web Conferencing Tools
This list will got over some of the best online tools for meetings, group collaborations, and screen sharing. These kind of tools come in handy for many things like webinars, training, projects, technical support, or just to have a group …
Using Voicethread for Peer Assessment
An interesting way to have your students use Voicethread to provide feedback on assignments.
http://www.thinkinginmind.com/2009/02/using-voicethread-for-peer-assessment/…
Presentation of the Week: Massive Open Online Courses as New Educative Practice
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Math class needs a makeover
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To flip or not to flip? Does reverse instruction work?
It seems as though many teachers are afraid that videos will replace teachers. That is not what reverse instruction is about. In fact, the overarching majority of testimonials of those who have indeed “flipped the classroom” have been positive.
http://www.coetail.asia/jilliann/2012/02/20/to-flip-or-not-to-flip-does-reverse-instruction-work/…
NMC Horizon Report 2012 – Higher Ed Edition
This ninth edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a decade-long research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in higher education.
http://www.nmc.org/publications/horizon-report-2012-higher-ed-edition…
Top 100 technology blogs for teachers
A great list of resources on Educational Technology for teachers!
http://www.onlinedegrees.org/top-100-technology-blogs-for-teachers/…