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Sir Ken Robinson: “Learning Without Frontiers”
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20 Technology Skills that Every Educator Should Have
Although, realistically, you would not use all of these technologies, you should be knowledgeable in what each of the following technology is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom.
1 in 4 College Textbooks Will Be Digital By 2015
According to the latest report by the social learning platform Xplana, we have reached the tipping point for e-textbooks, and the company predicts that in the next five years digital textbook sales will surpass 25% of sales for the higher …
How Students View a Moodle page (Research on Eye tracking across a Course)
This work describes an eye tracking study of Moodle outlining how Moodle’s components and teaching materials are ‘seen’ by Moodle users.
Engrade: a Free, Online Grade Book
Engrade is a free online gradebook that is easy to use, fully functional, and allows students and parents to view their grades.
Designing Problems for Problem-based Learning
This article aims to provide some guidelines on how to go about designing problems for PBL based on our current understanding of problem characteristics.
Quick List of iPad Resources For The Classroom
Many schools and classrooms all over are investing in iPads and educators want to know how to use them effectively, apps to consider and more. Here is a useful list of iPad resources for the classroom.
http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/quick-list-of-ipad-resources-for.html…
How To Make Your Own Books From Wikipedia
With nearly 3 million articles in the English version alone Wikipedia along with its sister wikis is an Alibaba’s treasure trove of information. Now, Wikipedia gives us a chance to take this information and use it as one of the …
Save PowerPoint Presentations as Flash Videos
PowerPoint works well for boardroom and classroom slideshow presentations, but PowerPoint presentations do not translate smoothly to the Web.
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/save-powerpoint-presentations-as-flash-videos/…
Make Any Content on the Web Embeddable With Embedly
Embedly is a platform for converting URLs into embeddable content. Embedly can make a call to any web URL or RSS feed, grab the associated media — photos, videos, audio and text — and embed it on a third-party site.…
Keeping Track of the Good Stuff
Here are some strategies and tools for keeping track of the good stuff that you find through your RSS reader.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/03/keeping-track-of-good-stuff.html…
Google for Educators: Handouts and Resources
A great list of resources for educators. A must see list of Google resources!
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/google-for-educators_22.html…
Top 10 Free Online Mind Mapping Tools
For mind mapping, you can just use a pen and one paper, but it will be funny and easier if you are using below tools, which are all available for you to create mind maps online for free without anything …
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