Useful links

• EverSlide Turns Evernote Notes Into Slideshows | TechCrunch “EverSlide is a basic, but potentially very useful tool built by TechCrunch. The service turns your Evernote notes into slideshow presentations, and it is simple to use. Basic at the moment but has a lot of potential if developed further.

• 5 technologies transforming education right now | Education Dive The spotlight is put onto five technologies that are driving the ed tech revolution at the moment.

• The 27 Things Teachers Do Best | Edudemic This infographic (from Mia MacMeekin of ‘An Ethical Island’) lists some of the things teachers do well.

• The 6 Key Drivers of Student Engagement — THE Journal An interesting discussion piece: The best way to drive student achievement is to meaningfully connect with students and the best way to do that is through technology.”

• 4 Ways To Improve School Communication Using Social Media | Edudemic Discussion on Edudemic. Social media can no longer be ignored by schools. Computers and other forms of technology have filtered into the classroom in all sorts of ways and into the average person’s daily life as well. The ability to understand and use social media to improve school communication via computer has also become very important.

• A Wonderful Gmail Cheat Sheet for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A useful chart showing shortcuts to use on Gmail. The graphic can really help you minimize the time you spend carrying out tasks on Gmail.

• Expanding the Classroom with Mobile Learning | Cornell IT News “When used effectively, mobile-enabled web sites and applications have the potential to engage learners, reinforce best practice, and change the context of the classroom.” The article discusses how teachers might work out what apps would best suit their classroom needs.

• Apps for the writing process | (innovate) educate “There are many writing apps recommended for the iPad, but most are only good for one or two aspects of the process but not all of them. @becdavies00. has  listed a collection of apps that can work together to make the writing process painless for students.”

• 40 Literary Terms Every Bookworm Should Know | Online Classes Looking at the language of Literary Criticism. A small sampling of some most often used words and phrases in this area.

• 100 Mobile Tools for TeachersListed  Listed in this post (with a basic description) are 100 mobile tools that teachers can use and share resources directly from their mobile phones.

• 62 Ideas For Using The iPad In The Classroom [Presentation] 

• 46 Tools To Make Infographics In The Classroom Some of the tools that allow you to create infographics. There are many and varied types of Infographics. The offer an interesting way to use  visuals ( symbols, shapes, and images) with added relevant character-based data (numbers, words, and brief sentences).They offer teachers a way to use a variety of media forms, charts, and other data for both information reading as well as general fluency in their classrooms.

• A Cool Social Idea Space for your Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A look at Tricider – a  tool that allows users to collect ideas, spark discussion and vote on any topic they want

• New: 10 of the best Apple and Android apps for education in 2013 | eSchool News

• School Libraries | American Library Association School librarians bear the brunt of staff reductions. The trend in the US schools is not a positive one for school libraries and the staff in them.

• My 24 Most-Used Education Apps (What Are Yours?) | Edudemic Post describing the 24 (all the apps you can fit on one screen without using folders) most-used and favorite iPad apps for teachers.

• Educational Origami – What is the role of the librarian Andrew Churches thoughts on a starting place for discussion and ideas/thoughts on the role of a librarian. Some good points. “The Librarian is still the curator, but they have three key roles or features of their craft. They are the: Media Expert; Ethicist; Scholar.”

• Writers Write Offers some practical tips on writing – with some examples from recognised writers

• Use Google Sky to Know What You’re Looking at Tonight Post (Android 4 schools) explaining Google Sky for androids

• Apps That’ll Make You A Content Curator Extraordinaire A post that discusses content creation tools and what works for their needs.

• Student Blogs: Digital Portfolios | Primary Tech How one primary school teacher approached using and writing blogs with her class

• A Great Guide on Teaching Students about Digital Footprint ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning A post that clearly sets out a plan for teaching students about good digital citizenship and how to maintain a positive digital footprint.

• 12 Ways To Integrate (Not Just Use) Technology In Education Post contains a nice chart that compares the difference between simply using technology (more as an adjunct to classroom tasks) and integrating technology so that the use is seemless and part of the learning that is going on.

• Nik’s Daily English Activities: Create your own vocabulary tests

• Research Credo in partnership with libraries. They discuss the results from surveys that try to assist people learn the information skills that are most critical to success in personal, academic and professional life.

• The Dystopian Timeline To The Hunger Games [INFOGRAPHIC] – Home – Staple News Infographic from GoodReads looking at the history of the dystopian genre to see how it has evolved and why it’s so popular today.

• http://corp.credoreference.com/images/PDFs/IL-infographic-04-01-13.pdf  An information literacy skills poster

• TaLe – Writers talk feature Writers talk is a collection of video and learning resources designed to instill a love of literature in young people and help them improve reading and writing skills. Writers talk is available through Learncast, a service providing online video for teaching and learning.

• You Are Your Words – AHD A web tool from  The American Heritage Dictionary. It enables users create a self-portrait using their words.  You can link to places where you have already written (Facebook or Twitter) or write something unique specifically for the portrait.  The unique image can be shared, saved and printed.  It works best in Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari Internet browsers. Pictures with high contrast generally work better than pictures with similar coloring and low contrast. You can adjust the colors, contrast and font after you have created an image. 
  

• 55 Content Curation Tools To Discover & Share Digital Content A gallery created by Shirley Williams that offers a strong collection of tools (with description) to better discover, manage, and share digital content.

• Digital Citizenship & a poster for your school – Mark Anderson’s Blog A simple poster for younger students – assisting them to THINK about what they do in the digital world

• The 8 Characteristics Of A 21st Century Teacher | Edudemic What are the characteristics of modern teachers? Edudemic quotes Andrew Churches  Good diagram.

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