An inteersting analysis on what MOOCs can and cannot do.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/what-moocs-will-wont-and-might-do/…
Slidestory: Tell a story, share your photos, narrate in your own voice
Slidestory lets users create picture slideshows with voice narration for others to see and hear.
How To Use Your iPad As A Digital Whiteboard
Something that we haven’t talked much about is using your iPad as a digital interactive whiteboard for your classroom. Turns out there are a number of different apps to aid you on this journey.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/how-to-use-your-ipad-as-a-digital-whiteboard/…
5 Ways The Education Technology Of 2013 Will Improve
While it’s tempting to paint a Utopian picture of students manipulating holograms to solve global challenges, the reality will be a lot closer to what 2012 looked like, but with a few key progressions you just might find exciting.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-education-technology-of-2013-will-improve/…
A New Classroom Management Tool For Setting Goals
The aim of Today’s Target is simple: for students to set short-term and measurable targets which can be reviewed by their teacher.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/todays-target-a-new-classroom-management-tool-for-setting-goals/…
Electronic Arts announces ‘SimCity’ for the classroom
Electronic Arts announced that it is currently developing SimCityEDU, an online educational game based on the latest reboot of the company’s popular SimCity franchise. SimCityEDU is intended to be a learning tool for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Study Shows How Classroom Design Affects Student Learning
A new study shows how color, lighting, and other classroom design choices can have a huge impact on student progress.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671627/study-shows-how-classroom-design-affects-student-learning…
A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Backchannels & Informal Assessment Tools
A great guide on the use of backchannels, polling services, and informal assessment tools.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/01/a-teachers-guide-to-classroom.html…
25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently
It’s difficult to measure success, and in the world of academia, educators are continually re-evaluating how to quantify learning. Here are 25 things successful educators do differently.
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/25-things-successful-educators-do-differently/…
Presentation of the Week: 16 Learning Trends, We Simply CAN’T Ignore!
Salman Khan Describes Future Classrooms with Blended Learning
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A Must Have Free Handbook for Learning Using Technology
Peeragogy handbook is now online and for free. If you and a group of other people want to use digital media and networks to co-learn together, this handbook is a practical tool for learning how to self-organize peer learning – …
Why AppleTV & iPad beats Interactive Whiteboard….every time
Lets compare these two devices in terms of function, cost, and extras. I will look at what the devices do similarily, how much the average cost is for the devices, and what other advantages one tool might have over the …
7 management techniques for dealing with tech in the classroom
A great list of techniques to effectively use technology on the classroom.
The 25 Best Pinterest Boards in Educational Technology
Blogs and Twitter aren’t the only social tools out there that can help you keep up with the latest and greatest developments in educational technology. Pinterest is rapidly becoming a favorite tool of educators .
http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/01/15/the-25-best-pinterest-boards-in-educational-technology/…