More than half a million US college students now use wireless devices to register class attendance and take quizzes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/education/16clickers.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Google Docs: Why Teachers and Students Should Be Using Them For Course Work
Google Docs, an increasingly popular technology with teachers and students, is free! Google Docs includes an online word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor. Students and teachers can use these tools to collaborate on assignments, projects, newsletters, and blogs, among other
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010
An annual compilation by Larry Ferlazzo on the best web 2.0 applications for education. A very interesting list!
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/11/17/the-best-web-2-0-applications-for-education-2010/
Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools
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Eight Reasons An Innovative Educator Uses Twitter
An interesting article on why teachers should consider using Twitter.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/09/five-reasons-innovative-educator-uses.html
Changing Education Paradigms
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100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers
For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point. Plenty of universities, nonprofits, organizations, museums and more post videos for the cause of education both in and out of schools. The following list
Over 10 Million Students Now Use Google Apps for Education
Just about four years ago, Google launched Apps for Education – a version of Google’s online productivity tools (including Gmail and Google Docs) that is geared towards K12 schools and colleges. Now, Google just announced, there are over 10 million
IT in Education – Another Rhetorical Strategy
Like many teachers at the beginning of their careers, Michael Helfield teachs in more than one school. In terms of information technology, this has proven to be a distinct advantage as he is experiencing IT from more than one vantage
RateMyProfessors: Is There a Lesson to be Learned?
RateMyProfessors.com needs no introduction to most instructors. The problems with the site are equally well known. There’s no guarantee that the students who select to evaluate and post the comments are a representative sample—and no guarantee that the assessments themselves
10 Web Tools to Make Learning in Your Class Even Better!
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Presentation of the Week
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Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool
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/
Mobile Learning: Is It Doing What It’s Supposed To?
Susan Smith Nash asks, “Is mobile learning really doing what it’s supposed to be doing?” The answer, of course, depends on what it’s supposed to be doing, which Nash characterizes as “engag[ing] in substantive, meaningful learning any time and any
Using Mobile Technologies in the Classroom: 10 Easy Tips to Get Started
Using mobile technologies to enhance your teaching does not need to be complicated. In fact, some of the easiest ways to use these technologies can improve your communication and relationship with students, enable higher-order thinking in your assignments, engage your