With the backing of Gates and Google, Khan Academy and its free online educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn.
65 Free Interactive Whiteboard Resources
Interactive whiteboards are a great way for teachers to engage classrooms in learning. There are tons of free sources to help teachers learn about and use IWBs with students. Here is a list of 65 interactive whiteboard resources and activities …
80+ Google Forms for the Classroom
A great source of examples on how to use Google Forms.
http://edte.ch/blog/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/…
Three Ways to Watch Videos & Discuss Them in Real-time Online
The web makes it possible to take that strategy a step further and have students not only “write it down” but also enable teachers to instantly respond to students’ comments while watching a video. Here are three tools that enable …
A Moodle 2 version of the Moodle Tool Guide
An updated version of the Moodle Tool Guide, comparing the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools, with a column to indicate how tricky the tool is to set up.
http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2012/03/15/a-moodle-2-version-of-the-moodle-tool-guide/…
Google Search Revamp: A Step Closer to Artificial Intelligence
Google is again trying to redefine what it means to search for information on the Web and get closer to delivering on its mission statement to “organize the world’s information” and make it accessible. It may also get us closer …
Free Technology Tools for Teachers
A great resource of tools for teachers, updated daily.
Dragontape – Create Custom YouTube Mixes
This site allows you to search for YouTube videos and drag them to a timeline. You can then trim each movie’s beginning and ending points.
http://www.markbrumley.com/dragontape-create-custom-youtube-mixes/…
Presentation of the Week: 101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers That You Should Know About
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Singapore’s 21st-Century Teaching Strategies
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9 Web 2.0 Sites to Publish Student Work
Publishing content online in eye-catching formats is easier than ever. Use these easy-to-use tools to publish, share and celebrate student work.
http://h30411.www3.hp.com/posts/1303438-9_web_2_0_sites_to_publish_student_work…
4 Powerful Free Cloud Apps for Teachers
You’re probably already familiar with some of these tools, but not everyone has embraced their ability to work on multiple platforms, and plenty of readers may not even realize that some of these apps have this capability.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/03/4-powerful-free-cloud-services-for-teachers/…
10 Essential Educational Resources for Teachers
A list with good resources for teachers, divided by category.
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/10-essential-educational-resources-for.html…
Gesture-Based Tech: A Future in Education?
An analysis of gesture-based technology and its future role in education.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/gesture-based-tech-a-future-in-education/15514…
The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges
Learning analytics is one of the fastest growing areas of technology enhanced learning research. This paper reviews the emergence of the field over the past decade, tracing its roots in other disciplines and setting out current trends and future lines …