Personalized learning is a longstanding benefit of in-person education. But now that technology plays such a big role, what kind of lessons are we actually putting in front of students? Are they more generic than we think? A look at …
How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts
A Hangout is a web-based tool created by Google for communicating through video. Up to ten people can “hang out” at one time in a virtual “room.” A Hangout can be as simple or as complex as needed for the …
Make a Raspberry Pi Solar-Powered FTP Server
There are lots of great Raspberry Pi projects you can make. Add to the growing list using the small computer as an FTP server—a solar-powered one, no less.
http://lifehacker.com/5967840/make-a-raspberry-pi-solar+powered-ftp-server?tag=raspberry-pi…
Learning Experiences: The Tin Can API
The Tin Can API (aka Experience API) is open specification for data interoperability from the US Department of Defense’s Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative. Tin Can API opens up new potential for scaffolding and personalization.
LearnDash: Learning Management System for WordPress
Instantly transform your site into a powerful learning management system with LearnDash’s WordPress LMS plugin. With a click of a button you can create and sell courses, setup quizzes, automatically award certificates, and download robust user activity reports.
Presentation of the Week: 7 Habits of Networked Academics
The Future Will Not Be Multiple Choice
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Pattern Matching In Khan Academy
I observed how some students made progress in exercises without necessarily demonstrating understanding of the underlying concepts. The practice of “pattern matching” is something that Ben Eater and Sal had mentioned on several occasions, but seeing some of it happening …
10 Reasons Why Educators Should Encourage Independent Learning
Facilitators are often used more in adult settings where it’s thought that adults can handle independent learning more readily. But is this really true?
What MOOCs Will, Won’t, and Might Do
An inteersting analysis on what MOOCs can and cannot do.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/what-moocs-will-wont-and-might-do/…
How To Use Your iPad As A Digital Whiteboard
Something that we haven’t talked much about is using your iPad as a digital interactive whiteboard for your classroom. Turns out there are a number of different apps to aid you on this journey.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/how-to-use-your-ipad-as-a-digital-whiteboard/…
Slidestory: Tell a story, share your photos, narrate in your own voice
Slidestory lets users create picture slideshows with voice narration for others to see and hear.
5 Ways The Education Technology Of 2013 Will Improve
While it’s tempting to paint a Utopian picture of students manipulating holograms to solve global challenges, the reality will be a lot closer to what 2012 looked like, but with a few key progressions you just might find exciting.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-education-technology-of-2013-will-improve/…
A New Classroom Management Tool For Setting Goals
The aim of Today’s Target is simple: for students to set short-term and measurable targets which can be reviewed by their teacher.
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/todays-target-a-new-classroom-management-tool-for-setting-goals/…
Electronic Arts announces ‘SimCity’ for the classroom
Electronic Arts announced that it is currently developing SimCityEDU, an online educational game based on the latest reboot of the company’s popular SimCity franchise. SimCityEDU is intended to be a learning tool for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.