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This list moves through the 6 taxonomy levels with questions for each one. The first three levels are considered lower order questions; the final three levels are considered higher order. Higher order questions are for critical thinking and creative problem …

Surfmark is an online research application that encourages critical thinking and helps students learn how to synthesize and integrate knowledge around topics. It is the most powerful research tool currently available on iPad that also teaches the process of doing …

In the 1800′s, students sat in a classroom, listened to a teacher and took tests. In 2014, students do exactly the same thing, with maybe the addition of a pocket calculator and some slides. Today, we’re going to be talking …

Even though I create nearly all of my documents online and use cloud storage services that support a multitude of file formats, there are still a few occasions when someone sends me a file that I need to convert.  Here …

Google is rounding out that suite of apps with the release of a Slides app for the iPhone and iPad, giving owners of those devices a direct way to edit their slideshow presentations on mobile — something that previously wasn’t …

No matter how clever its functionality, a smart device is a tool like any other, and has to be applied and used skilfully to do the job well.

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/how-to-make-technology-a-successful-partner-in-teaching-22-aug-2014

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Learning coding is becoming a necessary skill that kids needs to master in order to thrive in tomorrow’s job market.  To this end, I am sharing with you this list of excellent resources to help students learn about the 10 …

See how a teacher is flipping her classroom using VideoScribe, a web-based platform that allows you to create your own whiteboard-style animations with no design or technical know-how.

http://www.sparkol.com/blog/award-winning-teacher-flips-her-classroom-with-videoscribe/

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Google Hangouts can be a great tool for teachers to enhance their classes. Here are four ways that teachers can use Google Hangouts to improve their teaching practices.

http://www.edudemic.com/4-ways-enhance-class-google-hangouts/

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Trello is an amazingly simple and visual tool for tracking tasks and managing people and projects. Used by companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe and The New York Times, the free Web and Mobile App digitizes the concept of cards …

Otus is a free online learning environment that was originally designed to be a service for teachers to distribute assignments, quizzes, polls, reading materials, and essential information from their iPads to their students’ iPads. Otus has expanded to support use …

Student-centered learning is a process of learning that puts the needs of the students over the conveniences of planning, policy, and procedure. Here are 4 principles of student-centered learning to consider as you design curriculum and instruction.

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/4-principles-student-centered-learning/

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Here are 40 maps that will help you better understand the internet — where it came from, how it works, and how it’s used by people around the world.

http://www.vox.com/a/internet-maps

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