The following tools are listed from most basic to most sophisticated and can be used alone or in tandem to make flipped classrooms more engaging.
http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2013/03/7-essential-tools-for-a-flipped-classroom…
RealtimeBoard- A Great Tool for Visual Collaboration
RealtimeBoard is an endless online whiteboard where you can upload images, draw, add text, post notes and comments and save the results instantly. It is a great web tool for collaborative work as it allows users to invite people and …
The Amplify Tablet: A Device Custom Made For Teachers And Students
The Amplify tablet is specifically built for classrooms. Read below the bullet points to know about.
http://edudemic.com/2013/03/the-amplify-tablet-a-device-custom-made-for-teachers-and-students/…
How Should Social Media Be Taught in Schools?
The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools…
How Technology Is Changing Traditional Learning Methods
MOOCs, flipped classrooms and blended models are stirring up higher education.
5 Tech Myths Debunked: Cell Phones Don’t Cause Cancer & More
Technology is as susceptible to myths as any other niche. The complexity of the subject, combined with the rapid introduction of new, unfamiliar innovations, creates a perfect breeding ground for misunderstanding. Let’s set these tech myths straight.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tech-myths-debunked-cell-phones-dont-cause-cancer-more/…
Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling for Teachers
As of March 6th, existing members of Skype in the classroom or new registrants can use Skype’s Group Video Calling free of charge.
The Best Mockup Tools To Plan Your Dream Site
Planning and mapping out your project is a crucial step in creating your idea. Our five favorite mockup tools are below along with more info so you can decide which is best for you.
Bill Gates’ classroom of the future
If you fast-forward a decade, classrooms and lessons might look a little different, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/08/technology/innovation/bill-gates-education/index.html…
Hacking the Classroom: Beyond Design Thinking
Design thinking is an approach to learning that includes considering real-world problems, research, analysis, conceiving original ideas, lots of experimentation, and sometimes building things by hand.
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/hacking-the-classroom-beyond-design-thinking/…
25 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher
The sheer diversity of Google products might make them a more natural fit in the classroom in lieu of the iPad’s gravity. Below we’ve listed 25 ways teachers can get started using Google in the classroom.
http://www.teachthought.com/featured/25-ways-google-can-help-you-become-a-better-teacher/…
More pedagogic change in 10 years than last 1000 years
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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.