DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
This eBook is for teachers looking for resources to integrate technology into their classroom. You will find links and information for various resources available for the classroom.
http://issuu.com/mzimmer557/docs/tools_for_the_21st_century_teacher_2nd_edition
Vyew is an online presentation tool that does not require you to download anything and can be used for free with up to 20 participants.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/02/vyew-host-online-conferences-for-free.html
IDroo is a collaborative whiteboard for educators. What sets IDroo apart from those options is that it integrates directly with Skype, so it uses your Skype Contacts to collaborate on the whiteboard.
http://www.edutechintegration.com/2011/02/idroo-intergrated-whiteboard-for-skype.html…
Minus (Min.us) provides a simple way to share files with anyone. To use Minus just drag a file onto the blank Minus canvas. Once your file is on the canvas Minus will provide you with links to share your file
Digital signatures on PDF documents are highly useful. To digitally sign a PDF document you need a PDF modification application that usually comes with a price tag. But thanks to DigiSigner you can now easily digitally sign PDF documents for
RadBox is a useful web app that lets you bookmark web videos from all the popular sites to a common queue. You can then watch these videos later from one central location.
Searching Gmail for attachments is basically awful. Because everything in Gmail is so text-based, searches yield results that are also text-based. But what if there was a Google Image-like search option for attachments? And what if it was one that
Quizzes are the one thing that is pretty common around the world in classrooms and education systems. Here are a few quiz makers that will easily let you put your students’ knowledge to the test!
http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/53956/Let-s-Get-Quizzical-Quiz-Makers-for-Teachers
Great tools to help you use more technology into your classroom
https://sites.google.com/site/anchortechnologytomorrow/50-more-ways
You will find descriptions of each tool, an overview of and samples of specific tools (if provided), and any related video (if provided).
SlideShare, the popular presentation hosting, sharing and perusal website, launched a new feature that allows users to host a live one-way video presentation right next to the deck they are discussing. The feature, called Zipcast, allows users to do video
Have you ever tried to summarize long documents about topics you don’t really understand? If you want to use the good old way of extracting the facts and figures, Topicmarks can be your friend in need.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/topicmarks-cool-web-tool-summarize-long-documents/
SymbalooEdu is a very important web2.0 tool. It is a “new way to organize, share your online life and discover that of others”. Teachers will no longer need to worry about long urls being broken when copied by students.
http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2011/02/symbalooedu-student-friendly-web20-tool.html…
The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball
More and more schools are embracing online courses to reach more students and all times of the day. While you can spend a lot of money for online course software, you don’t have to. Here are seven free platforms for