Quite simply, they’re useful and free ways to bring high-level thinking and through-provoking ideas into the classroom and your home. What could be better than that?
http://edudemic.com/2013/03/why-ted-talks-have-become-so-popular/…
We have much to learn about educational technology
Can technology be used to improve the educational experience? Or is it the harbinger of a depressing future in which anonymous institutions educate thousands of students who never meet their professors?
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2 Predictions For The Future Of Education Technology
The future of education technology is not a new app, tool, or teaching method.
http://edudemic.com/2013/03/2-predictions-for-the-future-of-education-technology/…
Open source in higher education: how far have we come?
Universities are ahead of the curve in adopting open source. We should now lead the public sector in exploring its full potential.
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Create Amazing Flyers using Smore
Smore will let you quickly, easily, and efficiently create flyers using an incredibly simple drag and drop and WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor.
http://instructionaltechtalk.com/create-amazing-flyers-using-smore/
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6 free ways to capture student responses without costly clickers
Here are six free resources you can use to get started capturing student’s thoughts and ideas for free using whatever device they have whether it’s a phone, tablet, or laptop.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.ca/2013/03/6-free-ways-to-capture-student.html
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Apowersoft: Free Online Audio Recorder
Apowersoft Online Audio Recorder allows you to record audio online, free of charge, on Windows OS or Mac PC.
http://www.apowersoft.com/free-audio-recorder-online
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Why I Flip-Flopped on the Flipped Classroom
A Canadian educator reveals why she fell in — and out — of love with the flipped classroom model of instruction.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/why-i-flip-flopped-flipped-classroom
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Best free recovery software: 10 top programs to get your deleted files back
Recover deleted files, folders, even complete partitions, without spending a penny.
Tools and Resources to Find Licensed Images for your Classroom Use
It is highly important that you teach your students the ethical use of images they find online. Here are some of the websites you can use to look for free and licensed images.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/tools-and-resources-to-find-licensed.html
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Education in a Digital World
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Presentation of the Week: Embracing OER & MOOCs to Transform Education
Digital technology will continue to revolutionize learning
Digital learning to higher education will become what the forward pass was to football: It will revolutionize education.
A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Backchannels & Informal Assessment Tools
A short guide to using backchannels for increasing participation in classroom discussions and for informally assessing your students’ knowledge.
Ask3 – An iPad App for Creating Flipped Video Lessons Your Students Can Actually Respond To
Ask3 is a tool that teachers can use to create short instructional videos that are shared directly to their students’ iPads. Students can use Ask3 to ask questions about the video, mark the video with drawing tools, and create their …