Facebook has transformed how we keep tabs on friends. A site called Wavii opened to the public earlier this week that wants to do the same thing for topics, with short bursts of news on everything from corporate acquisitions to …
10 Ed Tech Rights for Students
The following are what I believe are the rights of all student to have with regards to using technology as an educational tool, written as a student to their teacher:
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/teaching_learning/10_ed_tech_rights_students…
Facebook Launches Groups for Schools
In a throwback to its college-only days, Facebook has launched a new type of community page for schools. Within individual schools’ Groups for Schools pages, their students and faculty members can exchange files, create events and message each other.
http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/facebook-groups-for-schools/…
Five Future Technologies That Will Shape Our Classrooms
Here are five future technologies that will completely change the learning space and revolutionize the techniques we use within it.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-future-education-technologies-nick-grantham…
The Failure of One Laptop Per Child
One Laptop Per Child was a good idea, a noble and ambitious one at that. Originally proposed in 2006, OLPC aimed to build an inexpensive laptop that would be sold to governments in the developing world and made available in …
How to lecture in a PBL classroom
PBL at its heart and soul is a process that can include any teaching style in it including simulations, research, individual and group work, and yes even lecturing. So here is how lectures fit into the PBL model.
http://teachpaperless.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-lecture-in-pbl-classroom.html…
Personalized Feedback With ScreenChomp
Learn how to give personalized feedback of your student’s work without having to cart home stacks of papers.
http://edublog.techsmith.com/2012/03/personalized-feedback-with-screenchomp.html…
How to integrate iPads into the classroom
A list of 10 great iPad apps that will help you to better integrate iPads in your classroom.
http://events.ncea.org/blog/2012/04/12/how-to-integrate-ipads-into-the-classroom/…
Presentation of the Week: The Future Friendly Campus
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Learning to Change/ Changing to Learn: Student Voices
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The Best Tools for Taking Wikipedia Offline
Would you like to download the entire Wikipedia on your computer or mobile phone for offline reading? Well, here are some good options to consider.
http://www.labnol.org/software/download-wikipedia-offline/20012/…
Students Want Social Media in Schools
Our students are expecting to be able to use social media applications and tools in their regular school lives. It’s only a matter of time before schools can no longer function without it. This infographic featured on Mindshift has more.…
Google Docs for Teachers – A Free eBook
The 40 page guide is designed to help teachers who have never used Google Documents.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/google-docs-for-teachers-free-ebook.html…
Free Plagiarism Detector Tools for Teachers
A list of free Plagiarism tools that teachers can use to deter students from cheating on assignments.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/04/free-plagiarism-detector-tools-for.html…
When it Comes to Technology, Teachers Need as Much Scaffolding as Students
The article shows that teachers who are dealing with new technologies being implemented into their schools and classrooms must be nurtured in tandem with the students. With changes this broad, only by working together and supporting everyone affected will our …