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How To Organize Your Research With The Power Of Google Drive
There are certain advantages to using Google Drive for your research work. It’s free and available from everywhere of course. Everyone with a Google account has it by default. Tied to your Google account, it gives you a range of …
Common Core: 5 Technology Tools To Measure Text Complexity
Here are five (mostly free) web-based tools that might be helpful as we curate reading content for students.
http://www.teachthought.com/common-core-2/common-core-5-technology-tools-to-measure-text-complexity/…
10 iPad Apps To Record How Students Learn
Where is the learning being successful that I’m missing? And how can I share not just the end product but the proces itself–the idea behind project-based learning–with a much larger audience? Below are 10 iPad apps to get started in …
10 Advanced Tips & Tricks For Google Forms
If you’ve been using Google Forms for the occasional survey, you may already know a few great reasons to use Google Forms over the competition. However, you may still be unaware of some of the most powerful tools it offers. …
How to Create a Website With Weebly
Weebly for Education includes all of the intuitive website-building and blogging tools found on Weebly plus features built specifically for education. It offers bulk creation of student accounts which teachers can manage and moderate. Students can create their own websites …
Four Essential Principles of Blended Learning
As schools become more savvy about blended-learning tactics– the practice of mixing online and in-person instruction — guidelines and best practices are emerging from lessons learned. Here are four crucial factors to keep in mind as schools plunge in.
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/four-essential-principles-of-blended-learning/…
Top 7 Websites for Downloading Lesson Plans
The websites included below are the ones I recommend the most and are by no means the only ones available online, there are plenty of other resources you can check but to make my list short and practical I ll …
18 EdTech Stats About the Current State of Technology in Education
Some teachers rave about education technology and suggest that it’s impossible to run a modern classroom without it. But just how far has edtech really infiltrated and transformed our classrooms? Here are some numbers that may or may not surprise …
50 Must-Download Apps For Lifelong Learners
Those with a lust for learning who happen to also enjoy testing the limits of what the iPad offers definitely don’t have to worry about finding resources to pique their fancy. Hundreds, if not thousands, of apps are out there …
Beyond Online Classes: How The Internet of Everything Is Transforming Education
The networked connections among people, processes, data and things will change not just how and where education is delivered, but will also redefine what students need to learn, and why.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-evans/cisco-beyond-online-classes-how_b_3795028.html
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A Map of Education Technology Through 2040 (Infographic)
The infographic below, designed by Michell Zappa of Envisioning Tech, examines a few other technologies that could play an important role over the next 30 years.
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Presentation of the Week: Assessment in Open Spaces
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10 Free Online Courses For Technology Novices
These free courses are all designed to help you get that little bit of extra knowledge so you can know what to look for in future apps, be able to quickly decide if it’s right for you, and you’ll simply …