Students are already very familiar with Facebook and spend a lot of time on the site. Because of this, there is usually a good amount of activity [in class related Facebook discussions] because students receive notifications of new group posts …
Khan Academy Blends Its YouTube Approach With Classrooms
Salman Khan wants to weave his digital lessons into the fabric of the school curriculum — a more ambitious and as yet untested proposition.
10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox
A great selection of tools to help you get the most from Dropbox.
http://edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/12/10-tools-for-getting-most-from-dropbox.html…
Top 25 Android apps for education
The iPhone and iPad don’t get to have all the fun. Android is among the leading smart-phone technology, and there are over 70,000 apps available for it. Though we can’t claim to have reviewed all 70,000 of them, here are …
20 Best TED Talks for Students of Social Media
If you’re trying to get up to speed quickly on the latest thinking about social media, here’s a few quick videos from the thought leaders who’ve spoken at TED.
http://stephenslighthouse.com/2011/12/04/20-best-ted-talks-for-students-of-social-media/…
Graphing Comes to Google
Google has added graphing functionality to its seemingly ever-growing list of search bar capabilities: now, when users type in a function — for example: sin(x) — the first search result will be an interactive graph allowing users to explore different …
Students with Smartphones Study More
Smartphones at school can be a major distraction. Students are posting on social networks, texting each other, or playing Angry Birds when they should be paying attention in class. The other side of that coin, though, is that students with …
Guided Tour of Web 2.0 Tools
With thousands of web 2.0 sites available, how do you choose the best tools for your classroom? Find out here.
http://h30411.www3.hp.com/sessions/48376-Guided_tour_of_web_2_0_tools…
Student Facebook Pages – A New Agenda in the Classroom
Maggie McDonnell (from Vanier College) discovered that her Liberal Arts students had started a program specific Facebook page even before they entered college.
4 Ways to Maximize Your Flipped Classroom Videos
Improving your videos for your flipped classroom classes doesn’t require you to be a film expert; it does require that you review what you provide for your students with a critical eye to get the maximum learning.
http://rsu2teachertech.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/4-ways-to-maximize-your-flipped-classroom-videos/
A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute
This is the Waldorf School of the Peninsula, one of around 160 Waldorf schools in the country that subscribe to a teaching philosophy focused on physical activity and learning through creative, hands-on tasks. Those who endorse this approach say computers …
100+ examples of use of social media for learning
Here are over 100 ways that different social technologies (and tools) are being used by learning professionals worldwide.
http://c4lpt.co.uk/social-learning-handbook/100-examples-of-use-of-social-media-for-learning/…
Integrating online resources into your teaching
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Top 10 Educational Videos of 2011
Another year is coming to a close. And with the New Year approaching, it’s a great time to reflect on topics and issues that impacted our learning in 2011.
http://edreach.us/2011/11/28/top-10-educational-videos-of-2011/…
The Ultimate Educators Guide To QR Codes
Here are some fun ideas for QR codes for schools and around the classroom.
http://www.edlio.com/blog/2011/08/the-ultimate-educators-guide-to-qr-codes/…