Having taken one week of the course and benefitted from conversations with a member of the production team, I wanted to share my learning: from my expectations for the class, to the unexpected and delightful experience I had as …
Top 15 Online Educational Resources to Use in 2016
Here are 15 educational resources and blogs that teachers and educators can use in the upcoming academic year to make their educational process much more productive and enjoyable. Each educational resource may offer something to different educators in various …
7 Tools for Adding Questions and Notes to Videos
Short videos from YouTube and other sources can be quite helpful in introducing topics to students and or reinforcing concepts that you have taught. The following tools allow you to add comments and questions to videos that you share …
Presentation of the Week: Beyond Education – Education needs a transition into the Simulated University
Transform Your Teaching Practice with Twitter: Develop a PLN
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Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD
Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a global study from the OECD.
How Teachers Can Become Fluent in Classroom Technology
An educator shows how technological anxiety can be overcome by connecting with a device personally.
10 Sites for Creating Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers are used daily in education for any curriculum to help teach any subject (i.e. mind maps, brainstorms, etc.) These websites have made it easy to make beautiful-looking graphic organizers, great for visual learners. This list is in …
How to back up and share your book with Google Drive
Many schools use Google Drive as their method to back up and share files, and the free Google Drive app can be used on the iPad with Book Creator too.
How Google Impacts The Way Students Think
How do different cultures view humanity differently? Google it. Literally Google it. You see information differently–something that’s always accessible. And you see knowledge as searchable, even though that’s not how it works.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-google-impacts-the-way-students-think/…
What is a Nanodegree, and Why Should You Earn One?
It is both curriculum and credential, and it is built in concert with the standard-bearing companies where you’ll be interviewing: Google, AT&T, Autodesk, Cloudera, Salesforce, Amazon, Facebook, GitHub, and more.
http://blog.udacity.com/2015/08/what-is-a-nanodegree-and-why-should-you-earn-one.html…
7 things I learned about Gmail working at Google
Although I’m no longer affiliated with Google, I still use these seven Gmail tips that have a daily impact on my work to this day.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/09/16/7-things-i-learned-about-gmail-working-at-google/…
6 new Google Drive features you need to know about
Google’s added new features to Docs, Sheets and Slides, its online productivity tools. But you don’t have to be a student to use these cool new features, since they’re available to anyone with a Google account. Here are our …
Concerns with the Cloud for Canadians
One of the main problems with our data being sent to foreign servers, they say, is that Canadians forsake their otherwise strong constitutional protections by doing so.
Mathspace- An Interesting Educational Platform for Math Teachers
This award-winning platform combines three useful functionalities: an online maths textbook, workbook and mark book. Students can use Mathspace to get help with their math problems. It allows them to work on online math exercises and get instant feedback …