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Dave Cormier on How to Build Learning Communities
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What is the World Wide Web? And How Does It Work? – Two Good Explanations
Even though they use it everyday many of our students don’t understand how the World Wide Web works. A recently released TED-Ed lesson tackles the topic of how the Web works. In What is the World Wide Web? students can …
Flipped Classroom Certification for Teachers
Put the pencils down and transform your classroom environment with our Flipped Classroom Certification. Once you’ve finished the program, you’ll get an official certification certificate, and the knowledge that you’re taking your teaching game to a whole new level.
Within Reach: 6 Education Trends Driving Classroom Technology
Report sheds light on trends that are reshaping teachers’ roles, providing a glimpse into the classroom of the future.
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ZipGrade: Grade From Your Phone
Grading is still one of the most time-intensive processes for teachers. However, grading just got a lot easier. We had the chance to ask John Viebach about his company, ZipGrade, and how it makes teachers’ lives easier.
http://www.techfaster.com/zipgrade-interview/
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You Can Grab Software That Helped Pixar Make Wall-E For Free Soon
If you’re an aspiring animator, this might be the best news you’ll hear this month: Pixar is giving away—that’s right, giving away—a version of RenderMan, its in-house rendering software. Gratis. No catch. You’ll be able to download the program some …
Edcite: A Web Platform for Teachers to Create Assessments and Assignments
Edcite provides educators with a web-based platform to design interactive assignments, all while complying with Common Core Standards. We had a chance to ask Julia Sweeney, a member of the Edcite team, a few questions about their platform.
http://www.techfaster.com/edtech-edcite/
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3 Edtech Tools You Can Use To Gamify Your Classroom
Here are three game-based classroom solutions that can help transform your classroom into a dynamic learning environment. All three tools are completely free. Each platform is particularly strong in specific areas, therefore, depending on their needs, teachers can utilize one …
The Power of Student Data and Who Owns It
By now, it isn’t much of a secret that education is at the top of the data mining industry. While ominous data grubbers like Google and Facebook were called out on their greedy data hoarding, edtech companies came in through …
What Game-Based Learning Can Do for Student Achievement
Game-Based Learning (GBL) and Gamification are gaining some real traction in the teaching community. Before we go any further, let’s get one thing straight: Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning (GBL).
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-05-28-what-game-based-learning-can-do-for-student-achievement
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The Top 23 Educational iPad Apps Teachers Favour to Use in Schools
In today’s post, I am sharing with you a list of some of the top educational iPad apps that teachers favour to use at school. This selection to be highly relevant and contains the best educational apps that teachers should …
14 Google Glass Innovative Uses In Education
Here are 14 ways that Google Glass can improve higher education. Each idea may not be a fit for every campus, but hopefully it can help start the discussion for new or potential Glass owners.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/14-google-glass-innovativ_b_5410893.html
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Presentation of the Week: Preparing Online Materials: Understanding Foundations of Online Learning
Ray Kurzweil: Get ready for hybrid thinking
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