DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Teachers for all levels of students today have so many more teaching aids than even just a few years ago. Here’s a list of some online applications, listed alphabetically, that we feel are excellent for teachers.
http://www.topeducationdegrees.com/online-apps-innovative-teachers…
The summer is a good time to explore and experiment with new things that you might use in the fall. In the PDF below you’ll find 77 resources that you might want try out over the next couple of months. …
This is an excellent list of 1270 different instructional strategies to be used in a classroom. Have a look and see if any of these appeal to your own teaching style or to the learning styles of your students.
http://edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/06/glossary-of-instructional-strategies.html…
A list of 5 myths about the digital natives, and why they don’t really make sense and deserve to be debunked.
http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2011/04/07/5-myths-about-digital-natives/…
The Beginner’s Guide to 21st Century Teaching and Learning, designed for the digital immigrant, will answer many of your questions, hesitations and fears surrounding integrating the internet and technology into your curriculum. It serves as a technology handbook for teachers …
This list has a little bit of everything, and will kick-start your effort to put technology into your lesson plans.
An interesting list of Google Tools and how they can be used in Education.
http://www.collaborationideas.com/2011/02/how-to-use-google-for-education/…
When it comes to learning, many educators know banning is the easy way out, but there are a number of reasons why students are not paying attention. If you’re a student or you have a child in a school that …
What teachers would like to change to make their work life better? These are some of their responses.
http://edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-support-teachers.html…
Writeboard is an excellent note taking app which let people take notes on virtual write-boards and share them with friends.
http://maketecheasier.com/writeboard-free-collaborative-note-taking-web-app/2011/04/16…
Many experts say that creativity is not necessarily something you have or don’t have, but that can be nurtured and developed. If you are searching for ways to feed your creativity, then take a look at these online tools. From …
There have been mixed signals coming from college campuses about e-books and e-readers. While interest and sales in the former have increased, it’s not clear that college students have been terribly keen on e-readers. And the vast majority of students …