Presentation of the Week: Blending the University: Beyond MOOCs
7 Must Read Blogs for Teachers
With blogging websites designed specifically to host educational blogs now boasting tens of thousands of accounts, the web is full of e-learning blogs, written by teachers, students and education companies. Here are some of the best.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2013/02/22/blogs-for-teachers/…
In Cisco’s Classroom Of The Future, Your Professor Is Just An Illusion
New telepresence software could let you take a class from anywhere and appear as if you’re in the classroom.
Flubaroo: Automated Google Docs Self-Grading Quizzes
Flubaroo is a free and user friendly script that automates the steps of manually creating the self-grading quiz and adds additional functionality to the process.
http://d97cooltools.blogspot.fr/2013/03/flubaroo-automated-google-docs-self.html…
The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class
Massive Open Online Courses might seem like best way to use the Internet to open up education, but you’re thinking too small. Technology can turn our entire lives into learning experiences.
How to Create Your Own Search Engine
One of the reasons that some teachers like to create their custom search engines is so that they can control which websites appear when their students search. You can also control how many sites appear in a search result by …
Can Technology Disrupt Education?
Technology won’t solve all of the problems of education. But in the hands of creative, talented and caring teachers and learners, it can help.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-magid/can-technology-disrupt-ed_b_2793028.html…
The Best Sites for Collaborative Online Studying
Students like to study together. Thanks to the Web, they don’t have to be in the same room to work together. Let’s take a look at some platforms that help students connect for online study sessions.
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/05/k-12/the-best-sites-for-collaborative-online-studying/…
Why Tablets Will Kill Smart Boards In Classrooms
Tablet computing opens a whole new world to faculty and students, a world that’s within reach financially.
http://www.informationweek.com/education/mobility/why-tablets-will-kill-smart-boards-in-cl/240145886…
Khan Academy Launches First State-Wide Pilot In Idaho
Online tutorial site will work with 47 schools and educational programs to make Khan videos a routine part of K-12 learning.
20 Reasons Why you Should Use Google Plus
Just like other social networking websites, Google Plus has a growing potential in education. More and more educators and teachers are using it to connect and learn from each other.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/20-reasons-why-you-should-use-google.html…
How Teachers Can Start Curating Information for Professional Development
This infographic focuses on curation and identifies ways educators can start curating content in order to harness information and become lifelong learners in the digital age.