Thoughts on using Prezi as a teaching tool. Ideas and reflections on the effective use of Prezi to support whole class teaching.
http://prezi.com/rfsnedhqmhqa/thoughts-on-using-prezi-as-a-teaching-tool/
Google Teaches Your Parents Tech
Google has launched TeachParentsTech.org, a little spin-off web site that features 50 how-to videos, all designed to answer your parents’ basic tech questions.
http://www.openculture.com/2010/12/google_teaches_your_parents_tech.html
Learning Tools Directory
Over 2,000 Tools for Learning – for schools, colleges, universities and the workplace. A great resource for teachers!
The 14 Biggest Technology Stories of 2010
A list prepared by The Atlantic Magazine.
Web 2.0 Productivity Tools
A roundup of apps & resources to make your day go easier. Following are Web 2.0 tools we’ve come across that have increased our productivity. Part of the early adopters creed is to share discoveries with others.
http://www.socialbrite.org/sharing-center/tools/web20-tools/
5 Useful Webtools You Don’t Know Exist
Have you ever learned about a new (or new to you) tech tool and thought, “Wow — how did I not know about this?”. Saturday I attended EdCamp Citrus, and experienced this during one of the sessions. Here is
The Google Beat: Special Zeitgeist Edition (Dec. 2010)
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Resources to Help Schools Understand Social Media
One of the reasons why more schools are not using social media is because their leaders don’t understand social media. To help school leaders understand some productive uses of social media, here are some resources to check out.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/resources-to-help-schools-understand.html
California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks
California schools have cracked the spine on open source, free digital textbooks in an attempt to save money and to make educational resources easier to access and update.
http://www.edutopia.org/california-open-source-digital-textbooks
7 Tools to Build a Social Network for Your School
Here are seven tools you can use to create your own social network or message board forum for your school.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/7-tools-to-build-social-network-for.html
Google eBooks launches in US, and aims for other countries in 2011
Google is launching its long-expected web-based ebook offering, now renamed Google eBooks, in the US from today and says it aims to bring it to other countries next year.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/dec/06/google-ebooks-edition-launches
5 Innovative Classroom Management Tools for Teachers
With help from the many online services and mobile apps designed for teachers, it can be easy to efficiently organize and complete classroom management responsibilities. Here are five of our favorite virtual tools for tackling some of the most common
Top 50 Twitter Tracking and Analytics Tools
Today there are many social media tracking and analytics tools available that can track your performance on social media sites like twitter. These tools are essentially tweet analyzing software that assists a company/individual with various kind of analysis including sentiment,
25 Social Media Resources And Tools That You May Not Know
We all spend so much time on the same sites online that sometimes it can feel like we have blinkers on and that we miss all the good stuff. You may know some or even many of the names on …