The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools…
The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools…
Technology is as susceptible to myths as any other niche. The complexity of the subject, combined with the rapid introduction of new, unfamiliar innovations, creates a perfect breeding ground for misunderstanding. Let’s set these tech myths straight.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tech-myths-debunked-cell-phones-dont-cause-cancer-more/…
MOOCs, flipped classrooms and blended models are stirring up higher education.
As of March 6th, existing members of Skype in the classroom or new registrants can use Skype’s Group Video Calling free of charge.
Planning and mapping out your project is a crucial step in creating your idea. Our five favorite mockup tools are below along with more info so you can decide which is best for you.
If you fast-forward a decade, classrooms and lessons might look a little different, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/08/technology/innovation/bill-gates-education/index.html…
Design thinking is an approach to learning that includes considering real-world problems, research, analysis, conceiving original ideas, lots of experimentation, and sometimes building things by hand.
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/hacking-the-classroom-beyond-design-thinking/…
The sheer diversity of Google products might make them a more natural fit in the classroom in lieu of the iPad’s gravity. Below we’ve listed 25 ways teachers can get started using Google in the classroom.
http://www.teachthought.com/featured/25-ways-google-can-help-you-become-a-better-teacher/…
With blogging websites designed specifically to host educational blogs now boasting tens of thousands of accounts, the web is full of e-learning blogs, written by teachers, students and education companies. Here are some of the best.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2013/02/22/blogs-for-teachers/…
New telepresence software could let you take a class from anywhere and appear as if you’re in the classroom.
Flubaroo is a free and user friendly script that automates the steps of manually creating the self-grading quiz and adds additional functionality to the process.
http://d97cooltools.blogspot.fr/2013/03/flubaroo-automated-google-docs-self.html…
One of the reasons that some teachers like to create their custom search engines is so that they can control which websites appear when their students search. You can also control how many sites appear in a search result by …
Massive Open Online Courses might seem like best way to use the Internet to open up education, but you’re thinking too small. Technology can turn our entire lives into learning experiences.