Not many of us like thinking about death — especially our own. But making plans for what happens after you’re gone is really important for the people you leave behind. Google just launched a new feature that makes it easy …
How 7 Education Technology Platforms Have Changed How We Learn
The following 7 educational technology platforms are good representatives of some of these changes, and the chart above is a snapshot of how exactly they’ve changed what’s possible in learning, from new sources of data to the potential for a …
20 Google Docs Secrets for busy teachers and students
Today we are going to look at 20 great tips every teacher and student should be using to get the most of the collaborative learning opportunities Google Doc’s offers.
http://edgalaxy.com/journal/2013/4/12/20-google-docs-secrets-for-busy-teachers-and-students
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Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun On the Future of Education
Thrun discusses Udacity, learning and whether he has ever taken a MOOC.
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-04-02-udacity-s-sebastian-thrun-on-the-future-of-education
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8 Education Technology Books Every Leader Should Read
Each of these has been a recommendation from someone within my PLN and so comes from very good authority and credibility.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2013/04/11/education-technology-books/…
Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner
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Presentation of the Week: Demystifying MOOCs!
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10 YouTube Channels That Will Make You Smarter
Check out the list for 10 examples from a sea of videos that will leave you eager to learn more.
http://mashable.com/2013/04/04/youtube-education/
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5 Ways Google Glass Can Be Used in Education
Google’s innovative visual technology will have many applications for teaching and learning.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/04/5-ways-google-glass-can-be-used-in-education/
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Use Shared Google Drive Folders to Distribute Assignments to Students
At the beginning of a semester create a folder, share it with your students, and then for the whole semester you can distribute assignments to students by just adding new content to the folder.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/use-shared-google-drive-folders-to.html…
5 Tools to Organize Online Course Work
There are ways to manage this information tsunami more efficiently, and tools to help. Here are five of the most popular, effective file management methods available to help you organize your online course work.
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2013/04/04/5-tools-to-organize-online-course-work/…
Uruguay’s One Laptop Per Child program: Impact and numbers
Uruguay may only have 3.3 million inhabitants, but this South American country has distributed more than half a million free laptops to its students and teachers over the last five years.
http://thenextweb.com/la/2013/04/07/uruguays-one-laptop-per-child-program-impact-and-numbers/
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The Five Best Tools for Creating Videos Without Installing Software
These are the five tools that I recommend for creating and editing videos without installing any special software.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/the-five-best-tools-for-creating-videos.html…
Using Google Drive As an LMS (Learning Management System)
By using Google Apps as the background for my LMS, I can easily use any feature, function or app by working within the Google sphere.
http://edtechvoice.com/using-google-drive-as-an-lms/
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Ten Myths About Technology
Technology has its place. Simply rejecting it outright is as dangerous as accepting it blindly. The point is to think critically about it and to do so with a sense of humility.
http://www.educationrethink.com/2013/04/ten-myths-about-technology.html?spref=tw
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