DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
The list is for large or small class sets of handhelds; if students are using their own personal iPods you’ll have a different set of considerations and technical issues to deal with.
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/03/classroom-ipod-touches-ipads-dos-and.html…
Google has revamped its site for educators, creating a redesigned repository for all its educational tools and resources for teachers, schools, and students.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/01/google-launches-new-education-site/…
Apple has just announced its new iBooks2 and authoring app created big waves in education circles. But smart educators don’t necessarily need Apple’s slick devices and software to create their own books. Here’s how to create a digital textbook and …
A list of seven great tools hat students can use to build data visualizations.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/seven-tools-for-creating-data.html?m=1…
Microsoft just released version 1.0 of their SDK. This will enable companies to start to deploy their solutions.
Harvard University has taken an innovative approach to producing course syllabuses by producing videos of professors speaking in detail about the syllabus for the semester, and uploading them to Vimeo.
http://www.simplyzesty.com/technology/harvard-uses-vimeo-to-bring-students-course-choice-to-life/…
A great list of tips and tricks on how students can get more of Google.
http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html…
To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-ten-key-lessons…
Although price is likely to be a barrier, the software will let students watch videos and take notes inside the virtual books.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/19/apple-unveils-ibooks-2-textbooks-ipad…
More and more schools are jumping on the digital bandwagon and adopting iPads for daily use in the classroom. A pilot study using an iPad text for Algebra 1 courses found that 20% more students (78% compared to 59%) scored …
Here are three tools that will help your class organize, highlight, note and share their annotations on the web.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/01/23/page-highlight-annotating-online/…
So while last year’s list of learning technology trends to watch in 2011 is still viable, there are new and important learning trends to follow and explore this year. Here are the ones that stand out to me (in alphabetical …
MIT is planning to launch an open platform for free online classes, complete with certification for those who demonstrate mastery of their topics.
http://mashable.com/2011/12/19/mit-announces-platform-for-free-online-courses/…