There is no doubt that technology has become heavily integrated into our everyday lives. Education has also been heavily influenced by the integration of technology as it is fast becoming the only way to reach students. There have been several …
15 Things Teachers & Students Can Do With Edmodo
Edmodo, in a nutshell it is a microblogging system designed specifically for teachers and students. Using Edmodo teachers can create a microblogging network for their classes. Here are fifteen things teachers and students can do with.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/12/15-things-teachers-students-can-do-with.html…
Moodle as a means of Student Collaboration (Article)
Moodle might be able not only to organise the life of a school, college or university, but also offer an alternative, more dynamic way of students taking an active role in their learning.
http://actionresearch.farnborough.ac.uk/files/ARP/file/MattStenningfinal[1].pdf…
30+ Open Wikis Every Educator Should Know About
The list of wikis below is just a smattering of some of the best open wikis available today. They were all nominated by teachers and administrators from around the world during this year’s Edublogs Awards.
No More Printing: Teachers Using Dropbox
Dropbox is an online file-sharing and folder-syncing web 2.0 tool that enabled these teachers to share resources with their students and provides an option for students to turn in work online. Previously, students’ options for turning in work electronically were …
18 Ways Teachers Can Use Google+ Hangouts
If you haven’t tried out Google+ Hangouts yet, take the time to learn more about it and consider some of these amazing ways you can use it to add to your existing curriculum and make class time easier, more fun, …
YouTube for Schools Is Education Hub for the Digital Age
YouTube is launching a brand new tool to help teachers and students get their learn on. “YouTube for Schools” is a portal that helps curate education materials and videos on subjects such as history and math while filtering out potentially …
Teaching using scenario based simulations in Second Life – Case study
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Presentation of the Week: Digital tools to create a knowledge ecosystem for learning and research
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Presentation of the Week: This Is What Learning Looks Like: Using Analytic Tools to Visualise Classroom Twitter Conversations
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5 Best Practices for Educators on Facebook
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/…