For over a decade, the New Media Consortium (NMC) has been charting the landscape of emerging technologies in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry on a global scale.
Here is a little inspiration from the people who are doing it right.…
Facebook Guide For Educators (PDF)
The guide is aimed at educators working with young people within schools, colleges, universities, work based learning, formal and informal learning settings.
http://www.ednfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Facebookguideforeducators.pdf…
Master’s Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online
Next January, the Georgia Institute of Technology plans to offer a master’s degree in computer science through massive open online courses (MOOCs) for a fraction of the on-campus cost, a first for an elite institution. If it even approaches its …
How Google Glass Can Be Used in Education [Infographic]
Wearable technology refers to devices that can be worn by users, taking the form of an accessory such as jewelry, sunglasses, a backpack, or even actual items of clothing such as shoes or a jacket. The benefit of wearable technology …
22 Simple Examples Of Social Media In The Classroom
The following infographic includes 22 simple examples of what social media in the classroom might look like, from socializing thinking and publishing student work, to connecting with communities and offering reminders for important academic events.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/22-simple-examples-of-social-media-in-the-classroom/
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Dr. Zachary Walker, 5 Questions for Today’s Educators
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Presentation of the Week: 7.5 Tips for Becoming a Brainstorming Genius
100+ Tips for New Teachers and Good Reminders for Veteran Teachers
A compilation of very useful tips for new teachers put together into a Google Slides presentation.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/08/100-tips-for-new-teachers-and-good.html…
How to take great notes – and then find them again
Chuck out the box files, students. Just drag and drop your notes into folders online.
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/08/digital-tools-to-share-and-organise-work
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How To Use Google Forms To Create Your Own Self-Grading Quiz
Google Forms are amazing tools, allowing you to do some really advanced tricks with forms as the front-end and spreadsheets at the heart. Today we’ll look at how to create a self-grading quiz using Google Forms.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-google-forms-to-create-your-own-self-grading-quiz/
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Vittle: Turn your iPad into a Recordable Video Whiteboard
Vittles are engaging videos that combine your photos, handwriting, and voice to help you share your best ideas.
http://www.qrayon.com/home/vittle/
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50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education
We’ve discovered 50+ great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive.
http://www.edudemic.com/2012/04/50-little-known-ways-google-docs-can-help-in-education/
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8 Tips and Tricks to Redesign Your Classroom
Remake Your Class is a 3-part video series that covers how one educator transformed his classroom with the help of his students, some community volunteers, and design experts.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-redesign-your-classroom-david-bill…
8 Next-Gen Devices Students Will Be Using In A Couple Years
Between official company press releases and leaked information, we generally have a pretty solid idea of what we’re in for by the time a device actually hits the shelves. So what noteworthy items did 2013 bring us? This handy infographic …
The 9 Best Web Tools Teachers Will Use This Year
For this year’s bunch I have gathered the most important items into one single web page of my classroom website. The following is a list of free online tools that I have incorporated (or plan to) for this year’s class. …