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Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between. I developed Google Guide because I wanted more information about Google's capabilities, features, and services than I found on Google's website. Via Maggie Verster 
What do we know about teaching and learning? featuring Penny Ur, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Özge Karaoglu, Ann Mayeda and Kate Cory-Wright. April 28th. Via Shamblesguru Teacher's Guide to Project-based Learning. This guide is for teachers. It explains how to design and run projects for students that begin with an enquiry and end with a tangible, publicly exhibited product.
There are six main sections:
Section 1: Introduction - explains what project-based learning is, and why more and more teachers are doing it.
Section 2: Inspiration - Shows the work that students created in five real life projects, with some information about how the projects worked.
Section 3: Foundations - introduces the three keys to successful project-based learning: multiple drafts, critique, and exhibition.
Section 4: Execution - a guide to planning and running projects.
Section 5: Integration - explains how to build a ‘culture of excellence’, which will encourage students to do great work of lasting value.
Section 6: Conculsion - the final section wraps it all up. (By Alec Patton) Via David Truss, Maggie Verster 
It is organized by the categories WATCH (easiest degree of difficulty, TALK (moderate), and PRODUCE (highest degree of difficulty). We did our best to put each box in the appropriate place. Therefore, some of them are in between different degrees of difficulty, etc. Via Maggie Verster
Bloom's digital taxonomy Wheel and Knowledge Dimension
Very impressive digital animation, a must see...
Here the link: http://eductechalogy.org/swfapp/blooms/wheel/engage.swf
Via Gust MEES, Paulo Simões 
The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. 
CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Via Frances DiDavide Personalized Learning Toolkits Designing New Pathways for Each Child Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey https://sites.google.com/site/person... Via Media Specialist 
Collaboration platforms and the importance of Web 2.0 technologies. ... But with so much variety online, locating websites with educational value, which also appeal to your students can be hard. .... Blended Learning. Via Media Specialist 
Differentiated Instruction support documents for teachers. The entire teacher package!! This site offers lots of great ideas to roll up your sleeves and get started. Differentiated instruction is supported by Blended Learning in that the content, assignments and daily outcomes can be differentiated for each child. Via learninghood iPad Apps separated by Bloom's Taxonomy. It starts with creation - the highest order thinking skill!! It indicates if the app needs to be bought. Also check out the issuu - what a neat tool for teachers!! Via learninghood |
See the Glog!Web 2.0 Tools: text, images, music, video | Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students... Via Media Specialist Robin Good: Co-meeting is a real-time text-based group discussion tool.
The key features of Co-meeting are:
1) Live-Typing Chat
2) Multi-Threaded Discussion
3) Notes of real-time share
From Lifehacker: "Remember Google Wave?
...Co-Meeting is a new web service that brings a lot of them back, including real-time, as-you're-typing conversations, document storage, in-line to-dos, notes, and meeting minutes, and more.
As everyone talks, one click turns any posted comment into a to-do item or a progress update to an existing to-do.
...The service even keeps track of where you left a conversation so you can get up to speed quickly when you return."
Full review: http://lifehacker.com/5899346/co+meeting-is-google-wave+inspired-group-collaboration-tool ;
Try it out now: http://www.co-meeting.com/ ; Via Robin Good, Maggie Verster 
The 101 best web 2.0 tools for teachers based on functionality, application, ease of use and compatibility with educational technology. If you ask any college student how they feel about textbooks, he or she is likely to groan. 
School CIO provides high-quality ideas, strategies, and resources for senior-level technology leaders in K-12 school districts. 
How to create a community of learners. Reflective prompts for students, teacher and principals. Modeled on Bloom's approach to thinking. Via learninghood 
Yes, I am a proponent of incorporating various multimedia and online learning in a blended environment. In fact… there is no ... Via Media Specialist 
Links to tools that educators can use as they infuse 21st century learning experiences into the classroom. Via Media Specialist
See the Glog!Web 2.0 Tools: text, images, music, video | Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students... Via Media Specialist Inspired by Lee LeFever (@leelefever) when he did a talk at RCAC in London Ontario in early December, this video has been a labour of love as many people do not understand Blended Learning and I hope to rectify this.
Blended learning is a powerful change in pedagogy from the chalk and talk method of 'lesson delivery'. Teachers can embrace their inner 'Guide on the Side' instead of the 'Sage on the Stage' and foster inquiry, collaboration, and support the 21st century learner.
Please visit my website for examples of ways to blend learning and to optimize student engagement and acheivement - http://learninghood.ca . Check out my Scoop.it at http://www.scoop.it/t/blended-learners for articles and resources that support the Blended Learning movement. Via learninghood |
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