A list of excellent free Internet based web sites and resources dedicated to the use of the iPad in the instructional setting.
App lets teachers know that students are confused in class
A University of Toronto, Canada, graduate has developed a mobile application that enables students to let teachers know when they don’t understand the material being covered in class.
Machines Shouldn’t Grade Student Writing — Yet
Standardized tests will finally ask good essay questions. But robot grading threatens that progress.
The Massive Open Online Professor
Scalable education on the web is increasingly possible, largely through the use of commodity software that is easy to use and available freely or at low cost to anyone.
http://www.academicmatters.ca/2012/05/the-massive-open-online-professor/…
10 Great, Free Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning
A list of great apps for students to use to take notes for class, or to use as class planners.
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.ca/2012/02/10-great-free-apps-for-students-for.html…
5 Resources for the Flipped Classroom
Here are five can’t-miss resources for planning your own flipped lessons.
Eight Free tools for Teachers to Make Awesome Infographics
Great free tools you can use to make your own infographics. Check out the list below.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/05/eight-free-tools-for-teachers-to-make.html…
Teaching Research Methods and Using Open Resources
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Presentation of the Week: iPadology – It’s All About Your App-titude!
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Smart Notebook App for Ipad Announced
From this summer, teachers and students will be able to use SMART Notebook software on an iPad using the SMART Notebook app.
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2012/05/smart-notebook-app-for-ipad-announced/…
Adobe Announces Creative Cloud/Suite 6 for Students and Educators
Adobe Creative Cloud is a hub where students and educators can explore, share and deliver creative content using any of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 desktop applications, as well as new tools for HTML5 such as Adobe Muse™ and Adobe …
Google Search Education – teach your students to search better
Google Search Education is another great educational resource from Google. The site has lesson plans and even live training to help students, and teachers, learn how to search for academic sources, as well as develop critical and independent thinking skills.…
Death of Plagiarism in the 21st Century
With the latest technology, writing is entering a brave new world where traditional problems such as plagiarism will be significantly reduced or even eliminated and writing performance will be enhanced and facilitated.
http://etcjournal.com/2012/05/02/death-of-plagiarism-in-the-21st-century/…
Moodle Tutorials from English Raven
A great list of Moodle tutorials for teachers. Some of the tutorial entries below feature clusters of two or three screencasts to show stages in a process or different options that link more or less naturally.
http://jasonrenshaw.typepad.com/jason_renshaws_web_log/moodle-tutorials-from-english-raven.html…
Learn to Build iPad and iPhone Apps with Free Course from UC Irvine
The University of California Irvine Extension is offering free online webinars to the public for learning mobile app development.