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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25 Tips For Teaching With Apps
Learn how to incorporate apps in your teaching with the 25 tips below.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/25-tips-for-teaching-with-apps/
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Using Badges in the Classroom to Motivate Learning
As a motivational tool, badges can be added to your college classroom using a fairly streamlined process, and with little or no cost to you at an individual level, or at an institutional level.
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Hands On With Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3
Microsoft’s newest Surface, the Surface Pro 3, is an interesting gadget. Akin to its predecessors, it sits somewhere between a tablet and a laptop. In Microsoft’s estimation, the Pro 3 can replace your laptop while providing the utility of a …
11 Reasons Why You Should Integrate Games in Your Teaching
Games are ubiquitous digital activities that students , regardless of their grade level, engage in online. The list below features the main reasons why you need to consider using games in your teaching.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/05/11-reasosn-why-you-should-integrate.html
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