Teacher Katie Rieser once purchased a $700 student response system, better known as “clickers,” for her high school classroom with money she raised online. Now a new startup called Socrative is offering a way for teachers like her to create …
A Beginner’s Guide to Integrating Technology
Are you feeling pressured to integrate technology into your curriculum? Do you feel overwhelmed and under-prepared for the information age? Whether you are a student teacher, first-year teacher, or veteran teacher new to technology, this article provides ideas you can …
Discover Books to Match the Websites You Read
Book Discovery is a browser extension that helps you find books that are related to the content of the websites you read.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/08/discover-books-to-match-websites-you.html
How Can Web 2.0 Curation Tools Be Used in the Classroom?
Curation” may be one of the big buzzwords of 2011. As the amount of information accumulates thanks to the Web, it becomes increasingly important that we use tools to help us find information that’s relevant and useful.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/how-can-web-2-0-curation-tools-be-used-in-the-classroom/…
How algorithms shape our world
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Presentation of the Week: Evaluation 2.0
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Google Debuts New Online Magazine
Google has quietly launched its own full-length online magazine, a quarterly publication whose aim is to create a “breathing space in a busy world”.
… Control Your PC From Your iPad With Remote Desktop Apps
Given a sufficiently stable Internet connection, your iPad can control your PC from anywhere.
… Instructors & Students: Technology Use, Engagement & Learning Outcomes
In late 2010, Cengage Learning, in conjunction with Eduventures, conducted a survey to explore both higher education instructor and student perspectives on educational technology and its impact on student engagement and learning outcomes. See the results of this survey.
… Researchers Show How Memory is Lost and Found
A new study published July 27 in the journal Nature shows the neural networks in the brains of the middle-aged and elderly have weaker connections and fire less robustly than in youthful ones, Intriguingly, the research suggests that this condition
Free to Mix: An Educator’s Guide to Reusing Digital Content
The guide gives you information, activities and ideas to confidently create a remix from material you know you have the rights to reuse.
… Open Education Is Transforming the Way We Learn
A interview with Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus of Communication and the founding director of the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Young Readers Devouring E-Books
This is a generation of kids that have learned to communicate, search and purchase on very small devices, like mobile phones, said James McQuivey, Forrester Research media analyst.
… QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator
The QR Treasure Hunt Generator provides you with all of the things you need to get started creating your own QR codes and using them in your classroom.
… Education and Technology Trends 2011
A list of trends in terms of “movements” or “transitions” that will shape culture, technology, and education over the coming year. These trends represent the broad categories.
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