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A safe way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents.
Description by Christine Garland of Remind 101
"Remind101 is a free, safe messaging service for teachers to communicate with students and parents via text or email. Teachers sign up for an account, create classes or groups, gather subscribers, and start messaging. This is all done without ever sharing their personal cell phone number, or collecting phone numbers from their students or parents.
"Teachers are now using the service for all sorts of reminders from, “Don’t forget to bring $20 and your signed field trip form tomorrow,” to “Biology test Fri. Study chapter 9 extra hard!” to “I’m so proud of how hard you’ve all been working! Keep it up,” the uses are endless, and the more they use it, the more they seeresults.
"Parents love it too. Between classroom websites, calendars, emails and newsletters…they’ve got a lot to keep up with. And all this is between their day-to-jobs, familial obligations, chores, dinner, etc. With Remind101 parents get a quick snapshot of what their kids are learning and how they can help keep them on track…straight to the one tool they always have on them, their cell phone.
"Remind101 was built to make it ridiculously simple for teachers to navigate the ever increasing technology adoption (and sometimes distraction), and communicate with students and parents. Remind101 makes staying connected as simple as sending a text!" Delete the scoop?
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For those who might be new to the term, formative assessments are ongoing practices that help both the teacher and student evaluate and reflect on how they are both doing, and what changes either or both might need to make to become a more effective teacher and learner (I’d love it if someone left a comment with a better definition). I use a lot of these in my classroom, ranging from regular cloze (fill-in-the-blank) and reading fluency assessments, to “show me with thumbs,” to observations. I feel that I use them pretty effectively, but also feel that I could do a better job applying what I learn from them in the classroom. Via Dennis T OConnor 
Rebecca Zullo, M.Ed's curator insight,
May 21, 9:27 PM
The information and links in this edublog could be helpful to teachers as they adopt new ways to conduct formative assessment. Delete the scoop?
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May 24, 9:53 AM
A long, but hopefully informative post giving an overview of how DGBL is being used in language learning - and specifically detailing the results of study on using IF, as chronicled in the recently published "Cases on Digital Game-based Learning: Methods, Models and Strategies". Delete the scoop?
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By Sue Waters
"Google did a great job. Google Reader’s service was so popular that it practically pushed all alternative RSS readers out of the market and as a result, we’re now seeing a mad rush of companies trying to fill the void left by Google.
"Here is the key points you’ll need to consider when selecting your Google reader replacement."
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By Laura Minnigerode
An examination of specific digital games and apps that can be used to advance learners' development of grit, perseverence, and tenacity. Nice overview with good links. -JL Delete the scoop?
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By Danny Stieben
"For most people, the note-taking application of choice is Evernote. And Evernote users have good reasons for choosing the service for their note-taking needs — it’s very functional, highly accessible, and has add-on features that can take you beyond the default Evernote experience.
"If you’re not already convinced, read why you should be using Evernote as your go-to place for remembering everything. In fact, there are a number of apps, plugins, and even pieces of hardware which can take advantage of Evernote, making the service even more beneficial for you.
"Here are seven tools that hopefully will make you tap into the potential of this widely popular note-taking application." Delete the scoop?
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"Streamified is stream reader / aggregator / publishing platform which allows you to aggregate, filter and read news stories coming from all your selected social channels and RSS feeds. Not only. You can also easily edit and cross-post to any number of social accounts simultaneously or, at a later time. ... Key additional features include: - Scheduled posting; - Brand alerts; - Team collaboration; - Advanced Analytics and Reports.
Free version available."
More info: https://streamified.me
and here: http://streamified.com Via Robin Good, Giuseppe Mauriello 
JudyGressel's curator insight,
May 24, 11:51 AM
Great tool for students promoting their videos, blogs and other content. 
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May 24, 1:12 PM
The Uber curation tool of life. Everything you could want and more. . . . Delete the scoop?
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"By definition, a screencast is a recording of your computer screen accompanied by audio narration.In the past, screencasting tools used to cost a fortune and only tech savvy people were able to use them but thanks to web 2.0 technologies, there are now dozens of easy to use and simple platforms to record your screencast. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has already featured several of these tools in previous posts. Today, however, I am going to share with you some of the best iPad apps to create screencasts and tutorials. Check them out below and let us know what you think of them. Enjoy" Via John Evans Delete the scoop?
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This short video shares the basic steps to animating Common Craft Cut-outs using PowerPoint. It is part of series focused on helping you make Common Craft Style videos and presentations using common tools. Via Baiba Svenca 
Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
May 8, 2:39 PM
Great tips on how to animate cut-outs in PowerPoint to create a screencast of a tutorial or a presentation for learning purposes. You can download the cut-outs from the Common Craft library http://www.commoncraft.com/cut-out-library or create your own images. 
Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight,
May 25, 11:59 PM
Geat article, I have always wanted to know how to create commoncraft kind of ppt. Thanks for sharing! Delete the scoop?
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Emaze vision – to change the way people create presentations through a simple, fully automated process that generate powerful and engaging showcases. Via Baiba Svenca 
Louise Robinson-Lay's comment,
May 25, 6:30 PM
Haiku Deck is currently my favorite. It has great features.
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123ContactForm may not sound like the kind of tool that would be of interest to educators, but as I discovered when they asked me to review their online form creation tool, they offer quite a range of features that can solve many of the problems we have as 21st century teachers. Via Nik Peachey 
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 17, 11:34 AM
This is my review of 123ContactForm. A great tool for creating online learning.
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May 17, 11:36 AM
This is my review of 123ContactForm. A great tool for creating online learning. Delete the scoop?
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The investigation shows that almost all objectives, teaching tasks and concepts of thecurriculum can be promoted with the aid of tablet computers. Nevertheless, a lot ofprerequisites in terms of hardware and software are required for a successful integration of tablets. In addition, there are some drawbacks, such as the lack of teacher training and slower text production. Via Nik Peachey 
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
May 18, 2:28 PM
A useful ebook for integrating iPads into the classroom 
Dean Mantz's curator insight,
May 20, 11:22 AM
I am once again grateful for all of the educators willing to share resources with the rest of us. Nik has provided an insightful publication on the use of iPads in the classroom. Delete the scoop?
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by Julie Dirksen
"So this session is about pulling some of the specific strategies that fiction writers use to into learning scenarios. There are a lot of other interesting ways to explore storytelling in terms of meta-structures, psychology and cultural constructs. This isn’t that presentation (though I’ll probably do that one too, one of these days).
"This presentation is focused on specific strategies for making learning stories more interesting." 
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
May 22, 4:40 PM
Lots of people talk about how important it is to tell a story when trying to inform, entertain, persuade, or teach someone something; but they usually don't tell you how to do that. Or, if they try to tell you, they don't do it very well.
Dirksen is not one of those people. She explains very well and this slide deck is a terrific distillation of a great deal of wise information. This is really good! 
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execelent www.wedesign-x.fr "creation site paris " "webmaster paris"
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Text To Speech Reader App for iPhone and iPad
“I use Voice Dream Reader to catch up on my reading. I’m an auditory person, so I assimilate information better by listening than by reading. Quite simply, this app makes me a lot more productive. For an app that’s been out for a short while, it’s surprisingly stable, feature rich, and mature. Highly recommended.”
“I have a learning disability affecting my ability to read and write, and have thus been using TTS for many years. This app is one of the best I have found (the best for the iPad). There are five reasons I think so. First, It can easily import multiple formats. Second, it integrates seamlessly with Dropbox. Third, it plays in the background. Fourth, the developer’s customer service is outstanding. And fifth, the computer voices the app uses are some of the best you can buy.”
“This app is so awesome!! I’m in college and this helps me get through my textbook chapters quicker and easier! The voices are conversational and easy to understand. Other readers sound too much like a computer but the voices on this app are more human. I wish I found this sooner!! Love it and absolutely recommend it.”
“Voice Dream Reader is hailed by many as the best mobile text-to-speech (TTS) app. It has potential uses by those with physical and learning challenges as well as those without. Any student, for example, who struggles with comprehension and retention of written information could benefit." Delete the scoop?
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By Elisha Hartwig
"We found some of the best apps and websites to help simplify the meeting planning process. Read on to learn about some valuable, time-saving tools. Because your time is better spent preparing for the meeting than setting it all up, right?" Delete the scoop?
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From the USDOE website: "We face a critical need to prepare children and adolescents to thrive in the 21st century—an era of rapidly evolving technology, demanding and collaborative STEM knowledge work, changing workforce needs, economic volatility, and unacceptable achievement gaps. This report takes a close look at a core set of noncognitive factors—grit, tenacity, and perseverance—that are essential to an individual’s capacity to strive for and succeed at important goals, and to persist in the face of an array of challenges encountered throughout schooling and life." A very useful synthesis of current information on this topic. It's great to see this being published by the Office of Educational Technology in the USDOE. Draft version published in February 2013. 
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
May 24, 7:59 PM
We need people who can persevere and bounce back. We need more than self-esteem in our children and adults. Delete the scoop?
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By James Bruce
"You’re looking for a small computer to power a laser turret that can shoot multi-coloured balloons – it’s a common situation we all find ourselves in at one point or another – and you’ve heard good things about both Arduino and Raspberry Pi. But you can’t decide – which the best mini-computer for your project? Which is going to prevail as the most useful once you’ve disassembled the turret thanks to that incident with the neighbour’s cat? Which could you play movies on? Don’t worry, James is here to explain all!" Delete the scoop?
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By Emily A. Moore
"From Web-enhanced face-to-face courses to MOOCs, flipped, blended, and fully online courses, videos are an integral component of today's educational landscape—from kindergarten all the way through higher education. Delete the scoop?
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Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight,
May 24, 4:04 AM
An overview and information on content curation. 
David Donat's curator insight,
May 24, 5:23 AM
Qui vulgui comprendre el concepte de la "curació" digital de continguts i processos, que s'empapi d'aquest video. És en Anglès. 
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May 24, 7:31 AM
para organizar las ideas a la hora de ser curador de contenidos! Fácil de leer e interpretar aunque esté en inglés Delete the scoop?
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"The genres of photography, image editing, styling and sharing, being among the most popular on the iOS App Store (after platformers and games in general, of course), are becoming increasingly saturated, which makes it quite hard for both new users and seasoned iPhoneographers to pick out the good ones. Seeing this as another opportunity to help our readers out, we’ve compiled a list of fifteen of the best free apps from the aforementioned genres." Via John Evans Delete the scoop?
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Slide Effect is a presentation software to create advanced shows in a few minutes. Easy to use, spectacular effects and transitions. Download the free trial! Via Baiba Svenca
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May 22, 3:27 PM
Slide Effect have just released a new version of the software, and it's worth taking a look at this easy and effective presentation creator. You build your slides by adding pictures, shapes and text, then customize background and slide transition. 3D text and special apparition effects are new features that help to make your slides really spectacular. Free trial is available but even a paid version of $39 is not big money if you like the amazing software. Delete the scoop?
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Games, in contrast, depend on failure to teach. They literally push players to the edge of their ability and knowledge; then the best games change or adapt when a level is reached to push players further. In order to succeed, players must encounter and overcome obstacles both large and small along the way. These disappointments teach students to persevere and foster creativity and adaptability – invaluable skills in our hyper-connected, fast-paced, global economy. Here is a look at some of the ways failure helps students and how games support this valuable learning opportunity. Via Nik Peachey 
Ariana Amorim's curator insight,
May 20, 7:32 AM
Main Topics in this piece: The Benefits of Failure – What Does it Teach Us? Games and Failure – How Games Use Failure to Support Learning Choosing Games for Learning in Higher Ed 
Barbara Truman's curator insight,
May 20, 7:37 PM
Great article that beyond collaboration and also leads to crowdsourcing used in the Fold It game. Digital science, digital artistry, digital citizenship. Delete the scoop?
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There’s just one thing about Santiago Swallow that you won’t easily find online: I made him up. Everything above is true. He really does have a Twitter feed with tens of thousands of followers, he really does have a Wikipedia biography, and he really does have an official web site.
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Charlotte V Nash's curator insight,
May 21, 12:14 PM
Dare I asks... Well who is Real on the internet? 
Paulo Moekotte's comment,
May 22, 3:39 PM
Interesting indeed in teaching 'impression management' or 'selective self-presentation'. But where would be the personal benefit in the off line world if one merely uses an obscure alias?
Charlotte V Nash's comment,
May 22, 5:58 PM
You're so right Paulo. My point is if we all start paying others to build fictional reputations for us then it becomes so untrust worthy. No one will trust in any one, and the World Wide Web will fall.
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By Med Kharbach
"Since Google officially changed Google Docs name to Google Drive and a number of updates have been introduced to improve its overall performance. One very recent update is an increase of cloud storage capacity to 15GB usable across Gmail, Drive, and Google Plus. It is quite obvious that Google is trying to outsmart its immediate competitor Dropbox and I think Google is successful in its strategy so far. Delete the scoop?
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