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A great analysis by @mcgleeson1966 of the 'Future-Proof your Education' presentation by @busynessgirl (#21stedu) http://t.co/wz98slwW...
The art of collaborating is a fine art, and most of the time we are really just just having students do group work when we think we are having them collaborate.
Google’s free Apps for Education program is turning kids into loyal, long-term users and changing the way institutions think about technology.
Earth Day is now in its 42nd year, observed by more than 500 million people in 175 countries. Here are 10 apps to help you celebrate.
Via John Evans 
The work of cognitive scientists is becoming increasingly important to the work of teachers as we seek more effective ways to engage learners. This week, I’ve started reading John Medina...
The difference between 20th and 21st century teaching and learning. Some videos and ideas to consider.
Leading With Social Media Eric Sheninger ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ Principal: New Milford High School Twitter: NMHS_Principal Websit...
Technology is not value-free. John Merrow explains how to turn kids — who are digital natives — into good digital citizens.
Apple’s foray into digital textbooks for the iPad could dazzle educators and corner a huge, lucrative K-12 book market.
Via Dave Brown 
Description from ASCD SmartBrief
There are numerous online resources for teaching students about digital citizenship, from protecting their information online to dealing with cyberbullying. The writer of this blog post highlights free resources available from Common Sense Media, CyberWise and the U.S. Education Department. Such programs are complemented by educators, including Shannon McClintock Miller, who models responsible online use and utilizes social media in her classes. Via Jim Lerman, Gust MEES 
"20 years of computers as a publishing tool has not necessarily improved the standard of students’ writing skills. The key words in that last sentence are of course publishing and writing. For too long we have seen the computer purely as a publishing tool. For me, the computer is far more effective as a writing tool." Via John Evans 
MentorMob is a Learning Playlist platform that allows educators to curate, collaborate on, and share any kind of content. Articles, videos, PDFs, images, Google Docs, etc. can be easily organized into Playlists and assigned to students in a flipped classroom setting. Teachers can track student progress and students can ask questions with the social interaction feature on the site. |
The socratic process.
Good Work: Future Project Pushes Passion-Driven Learning #url#...
Suzie Boss (@suzieboss on Twitter) is a journalist and author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age.
Edshelf a new tool to find new tools! Check it out maybe you'll find something
I know it’s nothing new any more. If you’re reading this blog you are probably part of a community of connected educators. We read blogs. We write blogs. We share resources and ideas vi...
Via Gust MEES 
Whether you are a teacher, a parent, an aunt or an uncle, it is important to know that today's students are wildly different in some ways, from past generations.
After receiving a modest technology grant, a middle school in Ohio began deploying mobile devices and traditional computers in classrooms and labs.
Bloom's digital taxonomy Wheel and Knowledge Dimension
Very impressive digital animation, a must see...
Here the link: http://eductechalogy.org/swfapp/blooms/wheel/engage.swf
Via Gust MEES
A leading publisher of children’s books is taking a big step into the electronic market. Scholastic Inc. is developing an app called Storia, which includes around 1,300 e-books and multimedia e-books that can be bought directly from the publisher or from retailers.
Such favorite picture series as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and “Ready, Freddy!” will be in digital format for the first time. The app also will feature games, quizzes, interactive stories, an e-dictionary and a virtual book shelf that kids can organize. Scholastic Media president Deborah Forte says the idea is to make e-books “more accessible and more relevant.”
A beta version will become available Tuesday for teachers and families who buy through the Scholastic Book Clubs and other Scholastic sales channels. Storia is expected to launch for the general public in the fall, when it should have more than 2,000 books ... Via Carisa Kluver |
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