DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Learning Analytics is the use of intelligent data, learner-produced data, and analysis models to discover information and social connections, and to predict and advise on learning. See how can you use it in Student Assessment.
http://epubgeneration.weebly.com/learning-analytics.html#.ULwn7KVmlUR…
See different ways teachers are using Skype in their classrooms.
http://techland.time.com/2012/11/28/how-teachers-use-skype-in-the-classroom/…
Bloom’s Taxonomy and digital tools creates an innovative learning environment where students are engaged in their assignments. The following is a list of digital tools as it relates to Bloom’s Taxonomy.
http://edudemic.com/2012/11/35-digital-tools-that-work-with-blooms-taxonomy/…
There are plenty of translation apps for smartphones, but sometimes they speak better than they listen.
In this guide you’ll find directions for using the measurement tools in Google Maps, directions for creating your own maps, directions for sharing maps, and links to additional resources about using Google Maps in education.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/12/a-short-guide-to-google-maps-for.html…
With the end of the semester drawing near, so are the plans of preparing students for final exams and standardized tests. Check out these six iPad apps to create fun, engaging, interactive study guides for your students.
http://edudemic.com/2012/11/6-ipad-apps-that-help-you-create-interactive-study-guides/
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There is good reason to be excited about deep learning, a sophisticated “machine learning” algorithm that far exceeds many of its predecessors in its abilities to recognize syllables and images.
As many students can attest, video creation doesn’t have to be difficult and it certainly doesn’t have to be scary. One teacher shares how the flipped classroom can be a lesson in media literacy for students and teachers alike.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/11/12/using-student-video-to-evolve-the-flipped-classroom.aspx…
A wide variety of interactive videos have been created on YouTube since the Annotations tool launch in 2008. With this tool it is very easy to link from one video to another.
http://tubeteaching.blogspot.ca/2012/11/interactive-educational-video.html…
How-to video for creating digital storybooks using custom animations in PowerPoint.
Do you look out at your class and it seems as if only two or three students are listening to you? Here are some ideas that might help you stimulate your classroom.
http://edudemic.com/2012/11/increase-engagement-in-the-classroom/…
Tablets are launching a full scale assault on education. We take a look at the adoption of tablets in schools and which tablet will reign supreme in the evolving world of education.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/tablets-invading-the-classroom/…
A fabulous new infographic spells out exactly how undergraduate students are using technology, what they prefer, and how they want teachers to use tech. In other words, this infographic is beyond useful and worth passing around to your colleagues.