- 20 Google Docs Secrets for busy teachers and students. – Edgalaxy 20 great tips every teacher and student should be using to get the most of the collaborative learning opportunities Google Doc’s offers.
- 24 Digital Tools That Represent New Ways To Study
- Wartime Snapshots “Wartime snapshots are background information guides with teaching activities on topics of Australia’s wartime history. The wartime snapshots relate to posters developed by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and distributed for Anzac Day, Remembrance Day or to mark special commemorative anniversaries. These guides containing background information, resources, website links and teaching activities and are suitable for teachers to use to introduce or explore a theme, or encourage discussion around an image.”
- cooltoolsforschools » home A great wiki site to find good resources
- Top scientists agree climate has changed for good – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ABC article: “The nation’s top climate scientists and science bodies have for the first time endorsed a major report that says Australia’s climate has shifted permanently in some cases.”
- How 7 Education Technology Platforms Have Changed How We Learn
- Metropolitan Library System eMedia on Vimeo
- Ken Robinson on Passion on Vimeo In this video from The School of Life, Robinson articulates the ethos at the heart of The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything and echoes, with his signature blend of wit and wisdom, many of the insights in this indispensable collection of advice on how to find your purpose and do what you love.
- Social Media in Education: Pros and Cons – EdTechReview Social media is being widely used to support learning. It offers new opportunities to share knowledge and experiences in fun and exciting ways. Good post and great infographic.
- How To Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats | TeachBytes Now you can officially cite social media sources in MLA and APA formats.
- Why (Not How) We Should Use iPads In Education | Edudemic You can also insert the term “Tablet” for iPad: the questions and arguments for thinking about the task before the technologies are still very valid and worth considering.
- 6 Time-Saving Writing Apps For Students | Edudemic Some options for organizing your writing and writing on the go with different apps and web tools.
- 9 Steps to Create A Classroom Poster Using Google Docs ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning “Google Docs has a drawing canvas that is really excellent for creating posters for your classroom and here is a step by step guide on how to do it”.
- Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: writing tools Links to posters on writing.
- 22 Ways to Apply Blooms Taxonomy to Twitter ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ” A good graphic from Teachbytes”
- Designing Libraries – Planning school libraries Collection of articles that discuss the important considerations for designing the learning environment for modern, 21st Century school libraries.
- 10 Techy Icebreakers for The 21st Century Teacher ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Several lists of digital tools you can use for these activities. Icebreakers are ” discussion questions or activities used to help participants relax and ease into a group meeting or learning situation” (Dover, 2004). Icebreakers are very important in the learning-teaching process that takes place within the classroom. They can help in creating and maintaining a healthy and successful learning environment for students and are also the best warm-ups to get students engaged in a learning task.”
- Barcode Feature & Bibliophiles | Free | AppCrawlr: Search Engine for Apps
- Apps similiar to Kobo – 1 million FREE Books – Read eBooks! » alternative recomendations » for iphone,ipad Book apps
- Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 89 cool apps, sites, and tools for teaching A lot of those mentioned are for Apple products but some android devices too.
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Free Technology for Teachers: The Five Best Tools for Creating Videos Without Installing Software Five tools for creating and editing videos without installing any special software.
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Educators – Pixorial, Inc. An online video creation tool that teachers have been talking about lately. The most appreciated thing about Pixorial is that the video creation and editing tools are laid out in an intuitive user interface.
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10 Ways to Use Technology to Teach Writing > Eye On Education Part of a blog series called “Comments on the Common Core,” written by Eye On Education’s Senior Editor .
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5 Brilliant ‘Design Your Own Game’ Websites for Students 5 websites that you could allow students to use and take control of designing games themselves.
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Great Infographic Making Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A list of infographic-making tools and what they can do to create information that is presented in a visually appealing form. A form that is more likely to be remembered and get students engaged in the learning process.
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A Must Have Chart on The Characteristics of Education 3.0 ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A simple chart featuring the characteristics of education in the different web stages
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A Great Concept Map on Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning “Chart created by Andrew Churches in which he relates higher order thinking skills included in Blooms Taxonomy to different digital skills. The purpose is to highlight the importance of technology and digital skills in today’s learning.”
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Using Technology Vs Technology Integration- An Excellent Chart for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learnings
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BBC News – Pride and Prejudice tops teachers’ favourite 100 books The Times Educational Supplement reports on the results of an online survey which asked 500 teachers to name their favourite books. Lists the top ten choices.
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http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/advocacy/AASL_infographic.pdf This is a library advocacy infographic by AASL. It describes libraries as the scaffolding for reading success. It lists statistics and gives links to studies that prove the benefits of libraries’ affect on student success.
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What Is Blended Learning? These Videos Will Get You Started | Edudemic A collection of videos that seek to explain what blended learning is and what should you know about it.
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Report: Who’s Using Social Networks | Inc. 5000 “A recent report by Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project analyzes social media audience demographics for top social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. This study was conducted through a national survey via landlines and mobile phones in English and Spanish in the fourth quarter of 2012.”
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YALSA » Connect, Create, Collaborate…Craft! A Teen Tech Week Post Mortem: Minecraft in the Library 20 BYOD Resources For The 21st Century Schools A list of 20 resources that may assist with getting started with BYOD in schools or classrooms
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Mobile Learning: 50+ Resources & Tips : Teacher Reboot Camp Offers a list of 50+ Mobile Learning resources that may help an educator (especially of new) to integrating mobile devices with the knowledge they need for successful classroom use.
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Awesome Graphic on 21st Century Pedagogy ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Concepts that make 21st century pedagogy by Andrew Churches.
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Rethinking AUPs | Dangerously Irrelevant A post that is rethinking acceptable use policies (AUPs) in schools. “In all of our efforts to teach students safe, appropriate, and responsible technology use, are we forgetting the more important job of teaching our students empowered use” A list with a lot of links to AUP discussions
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20 Ways To Make Professional Development More Effective | Edudemic Common sense tips from Edudemic
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A Great Project Based Learning Checklist for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A good PBL Essential Elements Checklist for teachers wanting to use this style of learning in the classroom
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School library infographics: research and advocacy – @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch The Library Research Service recently shared an infographic presenting meta-view–highlights of many years and many states of LRS school library impact studies connecting school libraries with student achievement and improved reading. The poster also illustrates specific school library characteristics associated with achievement.
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A Great Digital Literacy Skills Continuum for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Digital literacy is not only about knowing how to use technology but also when and why to use it.
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A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources – iLibrarian “Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more. Here are some excellent resources for anyone thinking about setting up a makerspace in their organization.”
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