Presentation of the Week: QR Codes in an Academic Setting
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Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education
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Tia’s Top Ten Ed Tech Tools 2011-2012
A list of great Educational Technology tools. Hopefully some teachers and students will try to incorporate them in the classroom this year.
Classroom ideas for learning with the iPad: Resource booklet for schools
This article provides a range of practical learning and teaching ideas to support the introduction of iPads in schools.
5 Ways To Send Files To Your Dropbox Without Using Dropbox
Many times you find yourself in a predicament, when you know the easiest way to get a file is to use Dropbox, but explaining about Dropbox will just take too long. Or maybe you need to get something into my …
30 Web Sites to Teach You About Technology Integration
A great list of resources to tell you more about Educational Technology.
http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2011/08/30-web-sites-to-teach-you-about.html…
Increasing importance of social media in education
See how social media is revolutionizing education in Asia.
… 50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into Your Classroom
Educators are beginning to realize the powerful potential that Facebook has in the classroom, not as a distraction, but as a collaborative learning tool. How can Facebook benefit your class? Take a look into these enumerates 50 ways.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/50-reasons-to-invite-facebook-into-your-classroom/…
Three generations of distance education pedagogy
This paper defines and examines three generations of distance education pedagogy. Unlike earlier classifications of distance education based on the technology used, this analysis focuses on the pedagogy that defines the learning experiences encapsulated in the learning design.
New Classroom Tool Uses Laptops & Phones for Instant Assessment
Teacher Katie Rieser once purchased a $700 student response system, better known as “clickers,” for her high school classroom with money she raised online. Now a new startup called Socrative is offering a way for teachers like her to create …
A Beginner’s Guide to Integrating Technology
Are you feeling pressured to integrate technology into your curriculum? Do you feel overwhelmed and under-prepared for the information age? Whether you are a student teacher, first-year teacher, or veteran teacher new to technology, this article provides ideas you can …
Discover Books to Match the Websites You Read
Book Discovery is a browser extension that helps you find books that are related to the content of the websites you read.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/08/discover-books-to-match-websites-you.html
How Can Web 2.0 Curation Tools Be Used in the Classroom?
Curation” may be one of the big buzzwords of 2011. As the amount of information accumulates thanks to the Web, it becomes increasingly important that we use tools to help us find information that’s relevant and useful.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/how-can-web-2-0-curation-tools-be-used-in-the-classroom/…
How algorithms shape our world
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Presentation of the Week: Evaluation 2.0
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