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A collection of iPad apps that can be used by students & teachers in the classroom, such as Book Creator, StoryKit, Toontastic, Rover, The Wiki Game, etc.
Via Bronwyn Desjardins
The role of technology in learning isn’t entirely clear–or rather, is subjective. While it clearly is able to provide access to peers, audiences, resources, and data, it also can be awkward, problematic, distracting, performing more strongly...
Via John Evans, WebTeachers
If you like to bring multimedia into your lessons (and who doesn't?) then you probably use YouTube in the classroom from time to time. The post 5 Reasons To Use YouTube In The Classroom appeared first on Edudemic.
I have to admit that I have avoided OpenBadges until now, mostly through rightly or wrongly correlating them with gamification. I am not big on -ification of any kind but take particular issue with the addition of superficial motivation layers over unchanged, non-game-like content and the awarding of badges just for the hell of it (or under the guise of ‘engagement’). Which means I have mostly discounted the existence of OpenBadges. Until now. Most of you are aware that for the last while I’ve been dabbling in wholly online delivery of professional development via Coffeecourses (which I realised to my dismay the other day is probably an accidental MOOC of sorts). However one sticking point with it has been the ability to track completion and offer credentialling.
Via DML Competition
Rewards as a Way to Motivate Students to Learn Today’s schools commonly use grade-based evaluations where students get rewarded for the knowledge they gain.
Via Ana Ibis, Dr. Nellie Deutsch
Google will “retire” its RSS reader on July 1, incredibly annoying news for someone like me who has relied heavily on the service. I do so both as a writer and reader, checking my RSS feeds multiple times a day as I monitor the education-technology news as well as utilizing RSS to reach the thousands of subscribers to Hack Education. I’ve been searching for a replacement to Reader since Google announced its impending closure mid-March, trying almost all of the popular alternatives and feeling frustrated with my options. With a couple weeks left before Reader closes, I’ve finally made my plans. I’m blogging about my decision here, in the hopes of helping others think through their feed-reader migration.
Evernote is definitely one of the apps I use everyday. It helps me stay organized and scales up my productivity. However, the app has even more to offer when used with other partner apps. These apps are particularly useful in expanding Evernote functionality and in providing you with a richer and organized experience.
Collect badges from multiple sources, online and off, into a single backpack. Then display your skills and achievements on social networking profiles, job sites, websites and more.
Whether they’re issued by one organization or many, badges can build upon each other and be stacked to tell the full story of your skills and achievements.
At http://www.learnclick.com it is very simple to create quizzes. For gap-filling exercises (so-called cloze tests) you just mark the words with your mouse. Learnclick.com also lets you generate drag & drop, drop down and matching exercises. You can insert images, video and sound into your quizzes. Share the quizzes with your students and view detailed statistics on how well your students performed. It is the ideal tool for language teachers.
Via Nik Peachey
From smartphones and tablets, to MP3 players and e-readers, today's students have a variety of mobile technologies at their fingertips. Here's a look at some mobile learning resources from Edutopia and around the Web.
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Technology allows students to become more independent in the classroom. But is the change from teacher to facilitator a positive move for the profession? Mike Britland is firmly in favour
Via John Evans
To Get the Most Out of Tablets, Use Smart Curation MindShift (blog) The Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around education technology.
Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies
An app on its own is like a thinker without thoughts! This blog chronicles the trials and tribulations of 1:1 iPad deployment in a large secondary school and, as such, covers many positives and neg...
Via Cyndi Danner-Kuhn
If you're looking for some innovative ways to teach physics, then look no further than your own home. There are plenty of physics lessons just waiting to be discovered.
E-textbooks are an affordable technology that can transform how students learn.
Moodle MOOC on WizIQ Tasks
It's actually quite easy to figure out how to use popular social bookmarking service Pinterest with Bloom's Taxonomy. That is, after you see this guide!
Are you ready to make technology and creativity a big part of your classroom? Technology inspires creativity like little else and it's time to take a close look at what technology really means for your classroom.
Via John Evans
These seven great audio and video tools for teachers and students can make your classroom and curriculum a whole lot more vivid and engaging.
Are students using e-textbooks and do they actually make a difference? These 10 surprising facts might, well, surprise you!
Via Dennis T OConnor
Portfoliogen was developed by teachers for teachers to allow you to use todays technology to create a web based portfolio and display your skills beyond the conventional paper-based portfolio. This online service provides teachers with a way to create their own professional looking webpage in less than 5 minutes.
Via Nik Peachey
Thinking about embracing Bring Your Own Device in your school? Earnie Kramer offers a 10-point guide.
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Blubbr is a neat quiz creation service that I recently learned about on Danny Nicholson's blog. Using Blubbr you can create interactive quizzes that are based on YouTube clips. Your quizzes can be about anything of your choosing. The structure of the quizzes has a viewer watch a short clip then answer a multiple choice question about the clip. Viewers know right away if they chose the correct answer or not.
Blubbr is a neat quiz creation service that I recently learned about on Danny Nicholson's blog. Using Blubbr you can create interactive quizzes that are based on YouTube clips. Your quizzes can be about anything of your choosing. The structure of the quizzes has a viewer watch a short clip then answer a multiple choice question about the clip. Viewers know right away if they chose the correct answer or not.