Even though I create nearly all of my documents online and use cloud storage services that support a multitude of file formats, there are still a few occasions when someone sends me a file that I need to convert. Here …
Google releases Slides app for iPhone and iPad
Google is rounding out that suite of apps with the release of a Slides app for the iPhone and iPad, giving owners of those devices a direct way to edit their slideshow presentations on mobile — something that previously wasn’t …
How to make technology a successful partner in teaching
No matter how clever its functionality, a smart device is a tool like any other, and has to be applied and used skilfully to do the job well.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/how-to-make-technology-a-successful-partner-in-teaching-22-aug-2014
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30+ Resources for Students to Learn about Coding Languages
Learning coding is becoming a necessary skill that kids needs to master in order to thrive in tomorrow’s job market. To this end, I am sharing with you this list of excellent resources to help students learn about the 10 …
Award-winning teacher flips her classroom with VideoScribe
See how a teacher is flipping her classroom using VideoScribe, a web-based platform that allows you to create your own whiteboard-style animations with no design or technical know-how.
http://www.sparkol.com/blog/award-winning-teacher-flips-her-classroom-with-videoscribe/
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4 Ways to Enhance Your Class with Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts can be a great tool for teachers to enhance their classes. Here are four ways that teachers can use Google Hangouts to improve their teaching practices.
http://www.edudemic.com/4-ways-enhance-class-google-hangouts/
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Using Trello to Visualize and Manage School Projects
Trello is an amazingly simple and visual tool for tracking tasks and managing people and projects. Used by companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe and The New York Times, the free Web and Mobile App digitizes the concept of cards …
Otus – A Great Online Learning Environment
Otus is a free online learning environment that was originally designed to be a service for teachers to distribute assignments, quizzes, polls, reading materials, and essential information from their iPads to their students’ iPads. Otus has expanded to support use …
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4 Principles Of Student-Centered Learning
Student-centered learning is a process of learning that puts the needs of the students over the conveniences of planning, policy, and procedure. Here are 4 principles of student-centered learning to consider as you design curriculum and instruction.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/4-principles-student-centered-learning/
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40 Maps that Explain the Internet
Here are 40 maps that will help you better understand the internet — where it came from, how it works, and how it’s used by people around the world.
http://www.vox.com/a/internet-maps
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Geddit: Web-Based Student Response System
Geddit is a free, web based student response system, available on any device, that allows teachers to quickly gauge student understanding. Students use the app and indicate their level of understanding on a 1-5 scale. This formative assessment lets teachers …
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How YouTube Increased Classroom Pass Rates by 31%
The use of YouTube as an aid to educate the future of the world has become more and more prevalent, and is becoming a way all teachers could benefit educating their students.
http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/1399-infographic-how-youtube-increased-classroom-pass-rates-by-31
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