There are a lot of misconceptions around the transition from textbooks into the world of digital content delivery. The biggest mistake schools can make is simply changing out one medium of delivery for another without ever assessing or changing the …
What Students Do (And Don’t Do) In Khan Academy
This brief analysis has revealed that Khan Academy students are doing two primary kinds of work (analysis and calculating) and they’re expressing that work in two primary ways (as multiple-choice responses and as numbers).
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2014/what-students-do-and-dont-do-in-khan-academy/
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16 new provost-funded courses to ‘flip’ classrooms with technology
“We can assess, for instance, in some of the courses, the right length of video that will have maximum impact for a specific course or discipline.”
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Evernote gets lots of upgrades and new features
Evernote has gotten some great new updates recently. It is especially powerful for teachers, students and administrators – lesson plans, lesson resources, lesson materials, class notes, notes on students, class work, schedules, teacher evals, etc. All in one place, accessible …
A Good Visual On Bloom’s Taxonomy Vs Depth of Knowledge
Bloom’s taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge are two popular conceptual learning frameworks. They both approach the learning process from relatively different stands:Bloom’s taxonomy seem to emphasize the categorization of tasks in a way that corresponds with students thinking levels. Depth …
A Handy Google Drive App to Edit, Annotate and Sign PDFs
PDFzen is a great free web tool that allows you to edit and sign your PDFs online. This app is integrated with Google Drive which means that you can easily edit the PDFs you have in your Drive. When you …
Presentation of the Week: Videos in the classroom
Doctopus + Classroom + Goobric = :)
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How an Indian Teacher is Transforming High School Practices Using Technology
Bijal Damani is transforming high school practices using technology and has got valuable advice for teachers, so when EdTechReview got a chance to ask her a few questions about her experiences, here’s what she shared.
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Can Digital ‘Badges’ and ‘Nanodegrees’ Protect Job Seekers From a First-Round Knockout?
Alternative credentials can be valuable to a hiring manager who is looking closely at a small pool of candidates. Anybody can write on a résumé that he or she knows the programming language HTML5. Faking an HTML5 badge from the …
Chart of Educational Web Tools to Use in the Classroom
A great list of apps and tech tools that are organized based on the task you want students to accomplish.
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.sg/2014/04/great-list-of-app-based-on-task-you.html
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59 Free Twitter Tools and Apps That Do Pretty Much Everything
Here are all the Twitter tools we’ve found helpful and many more that we’re excited to try.
https://blog.bufferapp.com/free-twitter-tools
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How Technology has Changed Student Life
New technology has had a big impact on life at university, but students and institutions alike should be sure to take full advantage of what’s out there.
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The 36 Best Tools for Data Visualization
Creating charts and infographics can be time-consuming. But these tools make it easier.
http://www.creativebloq.com/design-tools/data-visualization-712402
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Step by Step: Designing Personalized Learning Experiences For Students
Not all students need the same thing at the same time. It implies choice, multiple pathways to learning, many ways to demonstrate competency and resists the notion that all students learn the same way.