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This video is is the perfect introduction on how to collaborate with colleagues or students using http://join.me This site allows you to talk, chat and screen-share for free. This is a must for anyone wanting virtual office hours. Technology is wonderful, but we can't always expect technology to answer all of our problems in life. We can't arrive at our destination by hoping that someone else will fix our problems. 
Child developmental experts say that the new and disturbing trend of getting toddlers iPads to play with is likely to do more long term harm than good.
Another good cautionary tale that reminds us that technology in and of itself is not sound pedagogy. Technology can strengthen teaching and learning methods but isn't the main goal. I am a huge fan of technology within education, but there are limits as the image of this poor baby suggests. Via John Evans 
To raves and rants, blogging has become a requirement in everything from M.B.A. to literature courses. (Should educators exchange term papers for blogs as a way to teach writing in the digital age?
While I don't believe this is an "either/or" situation, I have started to use more digital productions as means of assessment. Our students are consumers of digital information and to be prepared for the workforce of the future, they will need to have experience being producers of knowledge that can use digital formats to disseminate that information. Via Mr. David Burton 
Educational technologies continue to change...this infographic is look at the history and evolution of educational technologies. 
The innovative minds at TED have brought a new educational video website to the head of the class. Today, TED-Ed launched http://ed.ted.com, a site that features TED-Ed’s original K-12 animated videos with accompanying lessons and quizzes.
I'm incredibly excited about this announcement. I've included a few TED-Ed link on my site http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education and will continue to do so. Khan Academy is not alone as a major free website that is producing great videos for educational purposes. TED-Ed also has lesson materials at can be customized to your particular classroom needs. 
"School life, needs to take a look at real life measurement tools and consider making the school world, look more like the real world with meaningful and authentic assessment. In short, we should measure individuals by how well they do stuff rather than how well they do the meaningless work of memorize, regurgitate, and fill in bubbles on demand." 
Sal Khan, whose online Khan Academy serves up video tutorials to more than 6 million students worldwide each month, wants to reassure teachers that the free educational service isn’t out to take their jobs—nor is it a statement about a teacher’s... 
"Presentations, Live Polling, and Tweet Walls On The Fly! Change the way you present at meetings, conferences, trivia nights, or anywhere." For those looking for new technological resources for your classroom, this looks to be a great possibility. Via Baiba Svenca 
Ted-ED, the educational wing of the TED Talks has launched a new series of videos, designed specifically to teach high school and college students. I've found these incredibly helpful and a marvelous resource. To see TED-ED's youtube channel visit: http://www.youtube.com/tededucation 
It's tough getting started with a new pedagogical paradigm shift and it can be a bumpy transition. This is a good practical guide to starting an online presence in the classroom (and good refresher for best pratices for those already involved). 
According to a recent study, Pinterest has risen to the 3rd most trafficked social media website.
This announcement is a good time to evaluate this simple question: How can I use Pinterest within the classroom and for pedagogical purposes? Here's my Geography Education pinterests boards http://pinterest.com/geogeducation/ to show what I currently am trying to do, but there are so many other possibilities. And for those obsessed with knowing the ranking of social media sites, here they are:
1. Facebook 2. Twitter 3. Pinterest 4. LinkedIn 5. Tagged 6. Google+ "Mobile learning is seen by many as a disruptive technology. This is because it has been identified as a technology which holds great potential to transform the learning and teaching within a classroom." Via EDTC@UTB |
The demographic differences between social media platforms are fascinating. When having a class online, are all demographic segments of the class equally comfortable with any given platform? 
"Present.me is a really easy way to record and share your presentations using your webcam. The $9 an month subscription with a limit of 30 presentations under 60 minutes. There is a free account for 3 short presentations of under 15 minutes."
This summer I am going to try this out. This looks to be an ideal way to run a flipped classroom or have a students produce a digital presentation. Via Baiba Svenca Here is the link for this week's best of twitter teacher resources.
This is a fabulous list of educational resources on Google Docs (with a strong emphasis on history and social studies). This also demonstrates how one educator has harnessed the power of twitter as a source of professional development and educational networking. All of these links were compiled during one week by one teacher; just think about possibilities when digital curation becomes collaborative! 
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research and training in social and economic issues, focusing on six research areas: economic affairs, education and human development, environment and planning, government and law, industry and...
This article serves as a reminder to not assume that all young people are automatically technology gurus. When infusing more technology into the classroom, we must provide sufficient training so that students will be able to succeed even if they have no prior experience with the technology. As my course is migrating more and more online, I find that I need to spend more of my face-to-face time in the computer lab. Search, links, media sharing, social media, Wikipedia, games, open source etc. are ground breaking shifts in the way we learn, says Donald Clark. Unfortunate...
This TED talk highlights the shift changes that are revolutionizing educational practices. Transformations is communication technologies has freed education from both spatial and temporal constraints of the past. Social media technologies has made numerous shifts that some educators have resisted. Donald Clark ends the talk with this poignant ending: "You can ignore it, but resistance is futile."
How do you fit into the social media landscape? How you you use your networks. While not perfect (nor universal), I really like this graph. What would you add or subtract? 
One of the difficulties with social interaction in the classroom is that even if you want the students to be intrinsically motivated to engage each other intellectually, some will always need external motivation. And like it or not, that often comes through formal assessment and grading; but how to assess online interaction? We are looking for depth of engagement, intellectual rigor pertinent to the course that is posted more than 10 seconds before the deadline if it is going to foster any interaction. This rubric is not just something to help the teacher assess the students' interaction, it gives great guidelines for students to know what constitutes good online forum participation. http://BasicBlogTips.com Scoop.it is a free curation tool that you can use to bookmark your favorite topics online. In this tutorial I demonstrate how to use...
For teachers and students looking to see how to use scoop.it, this is a helpful tutorial on how to use the curatorial platform. 
Ultimately, success with a flipped class is a combination of understanding the pedagogical goals and using the technology and method to support them. Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. 
Simple online meetings...
Hang out with co-workers and teams. Run as many meetings as you want. No software or signups needed. Best of all, it's free. This looks like a perfect fit for the social media classroom. JohnBoyer:Recorded on 3/14/12 recorded on USTREAM.
If you've never heard of the Plaid Avenger, he teaches a classroom of 3000 students. As you can image, social media tools a key component to his pedagogical strategy. If you are looking for more ideas and trying to understand the emerging landscape of higher education in the 21st century, this interview is a great place to start. For more on John Boyer's teaching see: http://plaidavenger.com/
Amber Hill EDU10713 Curriculum, Assessment & New Media Emerging Pedagogies...
This student-produced video (from Southern Cross University in Australia) has many good insights...especially the tagline "we need to prepare our students for the future, not the past." While all new technologies do not improve on tried and true practices, some are worth putting into our classes as the resources become available to us. Also this video outlines numerous resources and how they can be used in the classroom. Who says we can't learn from students? |
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