A great list of interesting tricks for teachers and students to improve their online searching skills.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/11/ten-search-tools-and-tactics-teachers.html…
Evaluating the iPad in Higher Education
According to a recent research, students are using their iPads (both owned and borrowed devices) for course-related activities as well as personal use. Students use the iPad primarily for reading and taking notes, but prefer it for shorter, briefer tasks, …
100+ iPad Apps Perfect For High School
There are actually thousands of educational apps hiding in the bowels of the app store. But how do you find them? This article will show you the 100 best ones!
What It’s Like To Actually Deploy iPads In Classrooms
Using iPads in the classroom and for educational purposes is important. It’s an exciting time for education technology But what happens when you move beyond talking and actually purchase dozens of iPads for your classroom?
46 Web Sites About Creative Commons and Public Domain Images
Learn more about Creative Commons licensing and public domain images. Not familiar with the various licenses? Read about them here.
How to Engage Students with Wireless Tech
When technology is integrated in the curriculum, there’s a direct correlation in improving students’ achievement.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/15/how-to-engage-students-with-wireless-tech/…
10 Beneficial Facebook Pages For Educators To Check Out
A selection of Facebook Pages providing resources and dialogue focused on education and instructional technologies.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/11/10-beneficial-facebook-pages-for-educators-to-check-out/…
Google Forms: How to Create a Quiz or a Test that Automatically Grades itself in Google Docs
Using forms in Google docs lets anyone create forms quickly and share those forms via email, embed them into a webpage or blog. If you are a teacher, you can create formulas that allow you to have these forms graded …
50 Coolest Online Tools for Word Nerds
Learning and using new words can be one of the great pleasures of language. These online tools can help you along, making it simple to learn new words, find out where they came from and just plain play with words.…
Using Blogs for peer feedback and discussion – Case study
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Presentation of the Week: Educational Values in a Digital Age
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20 Ways to Make the Most of LinkedIn Classmates Tool
Using the new Classmates tool on LinkedIn, it’s easy to find old classmates or get in touch with more experienced alums in a given professional field. If you haven’t checked out this new feature yet or aren’t sure how to …
Create personalized QR codes with the fast and fun QRhacker
QRhacker is a bit different from your average QR code generator Web app, allowing you to quickly and easily personalise the familiar square barcodes without the need for any Photoshop skills.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/11/13/create-personalized-qr-codes-with-the-fast-and-fun-qrhacker/…
17 Signs Your Classroom is Behind the Times
Check these signs and see if your classroom is behind the times.
http://blog.simplek12.com/education/17-signs-your-classroom-is-behind-the-times/…
Moving to Moodle Throughout Quebec
DECclic’s coordinator François Lizotte describes the challenges of bringing the Moodle Learning Platform into 30 colleges throughout Quebec. He explains its advantages for collaboration within a community of practice and invites teachers wishing to use this resource to participate in …