If you own or write for a blog, you will know the pain and annoyance of sourcing images for it. No matter what type of post you’re writing, images are always needed to brighten them up and break up the …
Stanford Makes MOOC Open Source Platform, Class2Go, Available to All
The platform is open, meaning that you can grab the code base for free and run it on your very own server. Class2Go is also portable, giving schools the ability to move documents and media to other platforms if they …
5 Ways to Add Interactive Elements to Your Videos
These tools could be used by teachers to enhance the short videos that they create for flipped lessons.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/02/5-ways-to-add-interactive-elements-to.html…
Cell Phone Digital Storytelling with Narrable
Narrable is an app which seeks to “Capture the voices that give life to your photos.” It went out of beta in December 2012, and has some good features.
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2013/02/09/cell-phones-digital-storytelling-with-narrable/…
The Current State Of Plagiarism In Education (Infographic)
This recent infographic shows some more of the trends in content matching (papers vs. all online sources), shares some statistics about the number of papers written and topics they’re written on, and even offers a few ideas for teachers to …
3 Awesome Apps for Teachers to Create their Own Apps
The platforms like the ones below will serve the purpose to help you create your app in less than a minute and the process is completely free.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/3-awesome-apps-for-teachers-to-create.html…
Gamifying the Classroom
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Presentation of the Week: Ed Tech, MOOCs and Beyond
A Look At The Next Generation Model Of Education
The debate over standardized testing in public education is about as contentious as controversies over charter schools and teacher unions. But perhaps the biggest initiative is for dramatic changes in standards and testing. And while many see this as a …
Are Teachers of Tomorrow Prepared to Use Innovative Tech?
With a new generation of teachers coming into the work force, there’s a discrepancy between what principals expect of teachers-in-training and what they’re actually learning in school.
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/are-teachers-of-tomorrow-prepared-to-use-innovative-tech/…
Before and After the Flipped Class
This is the first in a short series of guest posts. Each guest will be sharing their story of transformation. Each illustrates how one teacher transformed their classroom and their teaching practice.
Social Media in Education: Resource Roundup
This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st-century learning.
New app helps EMSB administrators manage students
The English Montreal School Board will be Quebec’s first education network to put the Hall Monitor App to work and the board believes that the technology will allow administrators to get better acquainted with its 34,000 students spread over 79 …
A Must Have Poster on Copyright Guidelines for Teachers
A great poster on copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/a-must-have-poster-on-copyright.html…
10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Dropbox Master
One of the key advantages of Dropbox is that it’s so easy to use—you simply set it up and then forget about it — but if you dig a bit deeper into the application you’ll find that it has more …