Can the wildly popular social network be used constructively in the classroom? This student’s story says it can.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/08/facebook-as-an-instructional-technology-tool/
DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Can the wildly popular social network be used constructively in the classroom? This student’s story says it can.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/08/facebook-as-an-instructional-technology-tool/
There are lots of ways to create a social network that involve scripts and paid hosting, and all sorts of settings that you have to get right before you can get your network up and running. If you’re looking for
Some very interesting ideas to use Google Maps and Google Earth with your students.
http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/2007/11/ten-ideas-for-u.html
There is no shortage of fonts that you can use to compose a document or email. But these fonts are the designs of a developer you do not know. To make your documents, letters, and emails more personal, you can
An interesting article by George Siemens (Athabasca University) on the new web.
Digital sound effects can help computer users in various ways. For example if you are creating a presentation, a slide show, or editing a scene in a movie, you could add a digital sound to fully achieve the desired effect.
Google Maps Street View is a great tool for showing students what various towns and cities around the world look like. Last week, Google announced that Street View imagery is now available for locations on all seven continents.
A very useful list of Educational Technology tools and resources for teachers.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/05/30-posts-about-free-education-technology-tools-resources/
Have you ever thought about making a podcast, but didn’t really know where to start? Don’t stress – you’re not alone. There’s a lot of people out there who aren’t quite sure what a podcast is, let alone where to
Internet users create accounts on many websites. For security reasons, it is a wise practice to keep different passwords for different accounts. But as your number of accounts increases, the passwords become increasingly difficult to remember. A solution for this
This article includes directions for creating formulas that will result in quizzes created in Google Docs forms being self-graded.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/how-to-create-self-graded-quizzes-in.html
At times keeping a track of your chat conversations can be very beneficial. Instant messaging clients often have this feature built in through which you can read past conversations. Facebook Chat, however, lacks this feature but you can use Facebook …
Japan will soon start trialling electronic textbooks in primary schools, enhancing the role of IT in the classroom for a generation of “digital natives” born in the wired age.