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"On Monday, I had the opportunity to participate in another fab edition of the TL Virtual Cafe webinar series. This month's PD offering was an "Edutech Smackdown" featuring the Queen of All Things Library: Joyce Valenza. I love these smackdown sessions because they are the ultimate crowdsourced PD. Everybody grabs a slide (or two or ten) and when their time comes, takes the mic to share something they love. They are fun, fast paced and the cream always seems to rise to the top. Delish!"
Via Dr. Joan McGettigan, John Evans
"10 Google Search Tips All Students Can Use I'm often asked for recommendations on how to help students use Google more effectively. This morning I sat down and thought about the recommendations that I make most frequently when I am asked. I wrote up my list and put it into PDF form for you to download and print if you like."
Via John Evans
e-Learning for Kids is a global nonprofit foundation dedicated to free and fun online learning for kids of all ages.
Via Anat Goodman
Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Now, there is a vasy landscape of res...
Via Joyce Valenza, Dennis T OConnor
Kindergarten I mix internet safety lessons in with other teaching during my 45-minutes-per-week lesson. I spread it out throughout the year, repeating if necessary, which doesn’t bother kindergartners.
Via Dennis T OConnor
RT @WonderPhillips: Great ideas "Incorporating Technology into Morning Meeting", including using @Wonderopolis by @MelanieSwider http://t.co/60Ull8n1...
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@llacrosse and I have been racking our brains on how to connect the Apple TV to the projector. Last year we used Apple's HDMI to DVI cable but that did not provide sound.
Via John Evans
Google Sites for Teachers 2012 - Read online for free. A guide for new Google Sites users.
Via Carmen Arias , Anat Goodman
"iBooks Author is still making the news in the educational sphere. This is probably the first mobile app to be embraced wholly in education in such a short time since its release. After posting a simple and guided tutorial on how teachers can use the different services of iBooks Author , today I am sharing with you some hands-on examples of what students can actually do with it."
Via John Evans
Did you know your iPhone is easy prey for hackers? Don't let your files, photos or texts get out. Use these tips to protect yourself today.
Welcome to this four part series devoted to bringing curriculum to the digital era. In this series of posts I want to walk you through ten practical steps I have found helpful in transforming yes...
Via Anat Goodman
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Thanks to OnlineUniversities for this list of the Best Pinterest Boards in Educational Technology. Blogs and Twitter aren’t the only social tools out there that can help you keep up with the latest and greatest developments in educational technology.
Via Anat Goodman
This tutorial describes how you can embed videos from YouTube, Facebook and other Flash videos into your PowerPoint presentation slides.
The Google Wonders Project is an interactive website that allows visitors to discover many of the wonders of the world. Virtual visitors can get off the beaten path and explore wonders from 6 continents up close through Google's amazing street view technology. Virtual visitors can find factual information, stunning images, 3-D models and YouTube videos right on the page, which makes the World Wonders Project an amazing teaching tool.
Via Dennis T OConnor
If you're looking for some simple and straightforward ways to easily integrate these powerful little devices into your classroom, look no further. The following 50 tips are simply that: tips. So use a few and toss the rest.
Technology is not evidence of 21st century learning. You can embed tech into every aspect of instruction and still have a completely teacher-centered classroom.
"Skitch is Evernote's sketching app. It is a great app that allows you to create sketches and annotate, edit and save photos and sketches. It is very useful for taking notes that can't be typed, annotating photos, and making sketches. It is available for desktop, iOS and Android."
Via John Evans
"Google released version 1.1 of Google Drive for iOS Monday. Now iPhone and iPad users can edit Google Docs natively on their devices for the first time. With 5GB of free storage, integration with other Google services, and powerful text and image recognition when searching for files, Google Drive is now a formidable challenger to Evernote on iOS. How do they stack up?"
Via John Evans
VOXXIIs the flipped classroom a better version of a bad thing?VOXXIThe idea of a 'flipped classroom,' or classrooms where video lectures replace the bulk of teacher-student lectures is becoming more popular, says a report from Education Week.
Ever wondered about the impact apps and devices like the iPad are having on the classroom in 2012. Many students this year will start their school year using tablet computers.
"Although Apple pitched iBooks Author as a tool for educators, the company fully supports anyone who want to create an ebook using iBooks Author to do so. Apple also lets anyone that creates an ebook with iBooks Author to distribute it through the iBookstore – the catch being that the iBooks Author edition of an ebook can’t be published using another company’s store (though the text of the title can be repackaged using other apps and sold elsewhere)."
Via John Evans
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