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Google Reader is shutting down in a couple weeks. As of July 1, 2013, the popular online reading platform is closing its virtual doors. There are a lot of other options out there and the race to fill the void is moving along at a blistering pace. There’s Reeder, Pocket, Feedly, and News360 (less known but gaining popularity among teachers & students) to name just a few. However try to check out all of them as they all have their pros and cons.
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Create a global classroom with these 5 brilliant tech tools for teachers to connect and collaborate with other educators and students around the world.
Via Gust MEES, Alessandro Rea
It's never been easier to quickly and easily get your digital pen flowing. The following are powerful apps designed to help you create books on the iPad.
Via John Evans
"Last year we presented “New: 10 of the best Apple apps for education in 2012,” http://ow.ly/lzCD5 ; which highlighted some of the best apps for iPhones and iPods. However, with new upgrades in touch technology, and the emphasis on Common Core State Standards and school reform in general, we’ve come up with a new list of the best Apple- and Android-based education apps for 2013. This year’s list includes some of the most highly rated apps, both by educators and by parents, and features a range that spans from interactive iBooks to current images of the universe, and from free video software to award-winning STEM curricula."
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Education is a powerful content marketing strategy and brands that focus on it are wisely choosing the road less traveled. Find out how it's working effectively in these 17 examples.
"Reading stories, watching videos, and listening to podcasts is one way to learn with an iPad. But a more fun way to learn with an iPad is to create things. Here are five iPad apps that elementary school students can use to create stories."
Via John Evans
"Google Plus has recently rolled out some very impressive updates to its features starting by improvements of the page lay-out to improvements in Google Plus Communities. Last year, Google integrated Google Plus into its ecosystem. Google calls this access to “your web.” So instead of all the public information that is already available to everyone searching via Google, so you can see information that you posted into Google’s new social network and on some of Google’s other services like Picasa Web."
Via John Evans
Need to create online assessments for a flipped classroom or for a blended learning environment? Here are 26 tools to get you started.
Via Stewart-Marshall
My point is that if we use social bookmarking frequently, it becomes a mechanic process. Every time you see something interesting, we press the “share button”, add as many tags, keywords as we can think of, and that’s it. We’ll filter the information later on, no need to deal with it right now. Even if this process doesn’t save time right now. In the future, when you need to retrieve information for any kind of project, and if you have bookmarked it before, the whole process could be a time saver.
Via Nik Peachey, R.Conrath, Ed.D.
These fun, mostly free tools can help educators easily create their own Infographics, and bring a very modern twist to instruction. “A picture is worth
Via Gust MEES
What does your mom really want for Mother's day? A survey of moms shows that when asked if they rather receive an iPad or flowers, 91% of moms answered iPad, and only 9% answered flowers.
Via John Evans
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Google is so much more than a search engine. It’s a reference book, calculator, even a weather forecaster. Using these tricks, you can find helpful information quickly, plus get to the right links faster.
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The knowledge economy rewards those that are willing to make their own path and invest in constant learning and education.
By Bridget McCrea "Ready to bring collaboration into your classroom? Here are eight free apps and tools you can use to get students working -- and learning -- together, in and out of the classroom. (Note that while some of the app developments may charge for "premium" versions of these products, all of the following apps are free to use at a basic level)."
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Looking to boost your social media skills? These free online courses from Modern Lessons will help you get started!
The Beginner’s Guide To Facebook Facebook dominates the web. It’s the most-visited social network by a large margin and has more than a billion users. So let’s take a look at the basic ways to use Facebook that might help you out. Click here to check out this course.
The Beginner’s Guide To Pinterest Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world. It’s big for a reason: it’s useful and has a devoted following of people pinning resources that you should probably know about. Click here to check out this course.
The Beginner’s Guide To Learnist Learnist is one of the hot education-oriented social networks you should know about. If you’re a teacher, student, administrator, or anyone who wants to learn while browsing the web, you should know about Learnist. Click here to check out this course.
The Beginner’s Guide To Twitter In this course, we jump into the world of Twitter feet first. Whether you know how to use the social media service or are just starting out, we’ve got you covered. This free course is perfect for anyone looking for tips, tricks, and to re-learn why they started using Twitter in the first place. If you’re a newbie, fear not! We have an entire set of lessons devoted to you. Click here to check out this course.
The Beginner’s Guide To YouTube In this course, you’ll learn the most important ways to properly use YouTube. From the safe search option to how to download videos, there’s plenty in here for newbies, teachers, students, and lifelong learners of any age. Whether you’ve never used YouTube, watched a cat video or two, or are already uploading videos, this course is perfect for you! Click here to check out this course.
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In this series of video interviews, we learn how one school in Kansas uses social media to empower student learning and connect with parents.
Amy Jo Martin: "According to a recent study, 78% of parents helped create their children’s Facebook pages, and 7.5 million users are under the age of 13. The way your kids use social today will shape their future. It's time for everyone to get educated on how--and how not--to live online."
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Teaching is a hands-on activity ( unless you are a lecture-based type of teacher ) that is deeply grounded in learning theories. Being able to recognize and differentiate between the different learning theories together with the ability to understand the reasons why you opt for a certain theory to inform your teaching and not the other are key to sound and successful teaching career.
Too many teachers are still afraid to use Wikipedia in the Classroom. I'm here to right that wrong and show educators how they can use it responsibly.
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Tablets offer both educational and financial advantages to schools.
- Tablets are increasingly replacing textbooks in U.S. schools due to their ability to increase student interest, reward achievements and cut costs.
- Around 2,000 schools are partnered with Google to use its Chromebooks (which start at $199), numerous districts like Austin's Eanes Independent School District have deployed iPads and NewsCorp. now offers its 10-inch Amplify tablet for $299.
- Two of the biggest advantages of issuing digital textbooks via tablets include fast turnaround on the addition of new information to texts and lower costs--Discovery's "Techbooks" cost around $38-$55 per student, compared to an average of $70 for traditional textbooks.
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Technology is growing at such an exponential rate, it can be difficult to visualise what the next five years will look like, let alone fifty. We wanted to see just how the future is going to shape up for us.
So we compiled all the best predictions for digital technology, mobile, social media, and big data over the next fifty years into a timeline so you can see exactly what’s in store.
See on Scoop.it - Perspectives in Education These days, Twitter is a powerhouse for marketing, communication, business, and even education, letting people from around the world work together, share...
Via Linda Kaiser, PhD
"So, in honor of all of the teachers and educators who follow this blog, I thought I would share and adapt a pin that I found two days ago. A truly sentimental and adorable idea a photographer mother shared. Her daughter was turning 8 and the class used the SMART board to list one adjective that described the birthday girl. I can only imagine how special and uplifting this was for the child as well as touching for the mother. The final product was the picture of the child with all of the adjectives floating around her. Truly, what an amazing keepsake!"
Via John Evans
A study is making the rounds that details a few of the best ways to improve student achievement. It also touches on the least useful methods.
Via Gust MEES
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