iPads. Interactive Whiteboards. Netbooks. Video games. Although educational technologies are being implemented more and more in classrooms across the country, we don’t often stop and ask students – or their parents – what they think their technology needs are. But …
What Is Amazon Cloud Drive?
You get 5GB of cloud storage, free, that’s yours to do with as you please. The focus is clearly music, but you can put documents, photos, and videos on there as well.
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Twitter for Teachers
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Using Lessons in Moodle – Removing the clutter from the navigation page
The Lesson activity in Moodle helps creating modules that contain all the information a student needs to complete a block of study.
2 Easy Ways To Create An Impressive Timeline For Free
If you want a quick and easy way to create a timeline, there are many free online services that make it a snap. Tiki-Toki and Dipity are just two of many options.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-easy-ways-create-impressive-timeline-free/
Make Your Videos Compatible With All Devices With The Help Of Vid.ly
There are many ways and devices that you can use to access video on the net but each requires a specific format of video. Meet vid.ly, a web service that promises to do all the hard work for you, so
Social Media in the Modern Classroom
With the rise of social media and online learning, teachers need to strike a balance between using these innovative online tools and exposing them to inappropriate content and misuse.
http://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/blog/392-social-media-in-the-modern-classroom
How to Use Moodle to Engage Students
It is actually hard for teachers to compete with video games, music, internet, music, etc. I would like to focus on what teachers have to deal with everyday and what they can do to engage students, to make them cooperate,
10 Fantastic Creative Multi-Media & Video Applications
The tools listed below all give you the ability to not only star in, but create, edit, publish, and share your very own artistic video making awesomeness. The fun doesn’t end there, from creating your own slide shows, to your
Facebook In The Classroom. Seriously.
Do Popular Social Networking Applications Have A Place In The Classroom? A Growing Number Of Educators Say ‘Yes’.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/03/facebook-in-the-classroom-seriously/
A Magical And Revolutionary Guide For Your iPad
Whether you’re a casual iPad user looking to learn a bit more, or an iPad addict wanting to get the most you possibly can, our “Magical and Revolutionary Guide” is the manual you’re looking for. Best of all, it’s free!
15 Tools to Help You Go Paperless
Transforming the school into a paperless environment is eco-friendly, budget friendly, and can increase productivity. With all of the free online options, going green is easier than ever.
http://theapple.monster.com/education/articles/8953–15-tools-to-help-you-go-paperless?page=1
Classroom Magic with Popplet
Popplet is a fun and intuitive web application that allows you and your students to create galleries, mind maps and diagrams quickly an incredibly easily. I mean it. Ridiculously easily.
iPad as an Interactive White Board for $5 or $10
This setup is actually better than an Interactive White Board in several ways. Not only is it vastly cheaper, but it also permits a teacher or student to be anywhere in the room when writing on the iPad/projected computer image