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"According to an article on Time.com about the best and worst learning techniques, active learning methods (e.g. writing) are far more useful for long-term retention than passive learning methods (e.g. highlighting or underline words). One of the best ways? Surprisingly enough: flashcards, according to research from the Association of Psychological Science." 
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you use iPads in your program? This visual Periodic Table of iPad Apps may provide you with another way to view apps. It divides apps into the following categories: * Apple * Creativity * Productivity * Teacher * Mathematics * Interacting * Sharing When you click through to the website you will be able to bring up a larger jpg image. This table may suggest some new apps, or allow you to see another way to use an app you have installed. Unfortunately the images are not linked to the actual apps.
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All the iPad apps you'll ever need. Aligned to Blooms Taxonomy and SAMR
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you use iPads in your school? Do you work with Bloom's Taxonomy and/or SAMR? Are you interested in seeing how you might combine Bloom's and SAMR using specific apps? If so, click through to this post. The post takes apps and organizes in three categories: * Consumption - which includes Knowledge and Analysis (split into Activity and Gamification) * Collaboration - which includes Application and Synthesis (split into Assessment and Cloud Storage) * Creation - which includes Comprehension and Evaluate (split into Multimedia & Design and Multimedia Texts) Then read on and see how you might take these same areas and apply them to SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition). This is worth a look even if you do not have iPads. The ideas of placing work into the three Cs of Consumption, Collaboration and Creation may be applied to work that students do, with or without technology.
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There are a lot of web tools out there. Many of which are free or, at the very least, freemium. In other words, you can do a free trial to see if you like it. With so many to choose from, it’s tough to figure out which ones work best, are popular, are well supported, …
Beth Dichter's insight:
Have you heard of the Global Education Database? It collects data from users and allows you to search for apps, hardware, software and web tools. This post looks at the top ten web tools. Each tool has a short description and it hot linked. Click through to the post to learn more. If you would prefer to check out the Global Education Database here is the link: http://www.gedb.org/ * EdPuzzle: Editing and Dubbing Educational Videos Made Simple * Google Apps for Education: Should Your School Go Google? * DebateGraph: A Powerful Way to Collaborate and Learn Together Online * Popplet: A Simple Way to Generate Your Next Big Idea When you click through to the link in the database you will see an image of the web tool, suggestions on how to use it in the classroom, key information, pros and cons, an overview of the tool, ratings (in five categories), and the "bottom line." Are you thinking of offering some professional development and would like to explore some new tools? This (as in the Global Education Database) might be a great place to do some searching and check out tools that might meet needs of your school or district!
Wendy Farren-Price's curator insight,
March 6, 2014 10:45 PM
There are various tools that are mentioned, but IXL maths is a great way to consolidate mathematic concepts via technology.
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In an effort to help those teachers out, Katie and I found a fabulous new visual diagram that's all about which apps and tools go with the different parts of distributed project-based learning.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic looks at Project Based Learning (PBL) and divides it into three main sections: * Organize and co-ordinate work * Build background knowledge & inspire * Co-design *making* The second and third areas are then decided to more clearly deliniate the areas each covers. The last final two sections provide more specific concepts of what it required and also one or more suggestions of tech tools that will assist the process. There are additional groupings as shown in the infographic above. More and more teachers are engaging in some form of PBL and this visual may serve as a great base to help create a strong foundation and provide ideas of technology tools that might assist in the process.
JennaMRyan's curator insight,
November 27, 2013 3:04 PM
http://www.edudemic.com/a-detailed-visual-guide-to-distributed-project-based-learning/
I really like this resources because it shows where students are getting information for their projects. The projects are learned through resources that are distributed across many different fields, websites, and search engines. This allows students to engage in many different types of content curation sites. Google and skype are a few examples of resources. The visual is broken up into instant learning and coalitious segments showing how some sites are good for overlapping purposes. This is an interesting view of PBL sources.
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The American Association of School Librarians has just released "The 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This newly released list from the AASL is split into six categories: * Media Sharing * Digital Storytelling * Manage and Organize * Social Networking and Communication * Content Resources * Curriculum Collaboration Each category is also aligned to standards for the 21st century learner (geared to librarians but you will find similar standards within Common Core). Each resource is described and includes suggested grade levels as well as a tip. A few of the resources are listed below. You may also access the lists from 2009 - 2012. * QuadBlogging * Youngzine * LitPick * MyHistro * Easel.ly
Claudia Robinson's curator insight,
July 7, 2013 12:43 PM
Great sites that make tech engaging for students...sharing, collaborating, and sites to help with organization, plus much more.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
The Kingston Grammar School began an iPad Trial in Sept. 2012. Their ICT Director, Matt Brittland, designed evaluations of the process and has just published a detailed report. Links to the following items are available from this website. * iPad Report (2012-2013 - full report) * iPad Trial: Launching to Heads of Departments (presentation) * iPad Launch to all Staff - Inset: How it Worked (Resources Included) * How to Evaluate iPad Use in Education * Lots of iPad Video Tutorials The final report provides graphs of evaluations from teachers and students. If your school is considering bringing in iPads take the time to review these materials.
Tamsyn Smith's curator insight,
June 5, 2013 9:40 AM
Loads of links to what Matt Britland did at his school with iPads
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Hey, teacher! Got an iPad? Then you've got a toolbox that you can fill to help you be an even better teacher! Spend some time with this infographic to discover how your iPad can be your handy assistant.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic looks at verbs, specifically at the following verbs: * Show * Manage * Assess * Interact * Access * Make * Learn For each verb there are a number of apps listed (the majority are free) and they "can help you capture learning artifacts, plan lessons, poll students, visualize concepts, share demonstrations, and much more." This is a very large infographic and is available to print out as a long pdf (with active links for apps) or in either 6 or 24 pages (to put together and hang up). If you are looking for more ways to use an iPad as a teacher click through to the post.
Beth Dichter's comment,
April 23, 2013 6:05 AM
The files are large, esp. if you download the 24 page one.
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A list of free apps recommended by the STaRT Education Department
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are looking for free apps that are divided by grade level and rated by a school district this post may be helpful. Apps are split into K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9+, and teachers, and raged from 3 to 5. A great place to begin if you are going to getting iPads into your classroom.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
This post from Shelly Terrell focuses on tools and apps to help learners create storybooks.She states "Stories give learners a context for knowledge gained and a way to visualize concepts and ideas. Educators can use storytelling to teach any subject and engage students. In addition, teaching our learners to be great storytellers helps give them confidence because they are allowed to be creative and share a part of themselves." Seventeen web tools are discussed as well as seven apps. She also provides links to a recent webinar that provides lesson ideas as well as additional tools that help with storytelling. Storytelling is an art, and they help our learners understnad the world in new and different ways. If you would like your learners to be creating stories using technology this post is worth checking out!
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Librarians are amazing resources and The Digital Shift is the "home for all technology-related stories and features published by 'Library Journal' and 'School Library Journal'." For Digital Learning Day they published a list of resources that are focused on digital learning, organizing them into the following categories: * Research/Curation * Ebooks/Reading * Common Core * Online Tools * Apps * The Big Picture These posts are written many people, including Richard Byrne (FreeTech4Teachers) and Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch). I have posted a few of this articles here but there are many others that I have found valuable listed in this post. Have fun checking them out and finding new resources!
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"It’s just a little easier to find your apps these days and to discover and connect to new ones. On Friday Google announced a new feature in its Drive interface. The Create menu now expands to list a lovely variety of third-party Drive-connected apps. These apps may now be conveniently added to your Create menu in a list to the right of the official Google Apps–documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, and drawings. You may either search for the apps you want to list or browse for them in a pull-down menu. After you connect them, they are loaded directly from your Drive."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are using Google Drive this is welcome news. Once you click on the Create button you click on the Connect More Apps and are taken to the App store where you may search by category (perhaps education and productivity would be on the top of the list for educators). Click on one you want available and it will ask you to Connect...and lickety split it shows up in your Drive interface!
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Eight guides to help you in the classroom, ranging from Math Literacy to Explisict Word Analysis Instruction to Quick and Easy Craft Ideas for Teachers to Classroom Management (plus four more!). You may find great ideas as you peruse their selection!
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"It’s an apps world, the web just lives in it, that’s according to the infographic, which charts the history of some of the most popular apps in the world."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are mobile devices taking over? Will apps rule over web tools? This infographic provides lots of information about where things stand in this new mobile world. * Statistics on the mobile devices, including the number of devices worldwide, the number of SmartPhones, time spent on the Internet and much more! * The largest app stores * Messaging apps used worldwide * The most popular apps * Time spent on mobile apps * Most popular app categories * App predictions Plus they include references!
Nuno Magalhães Ribeiro's curator insight,
July 30, 2014 5:39 AM
As apps mais populares para os 3 grandes sistemas operativos mobile: uma representação gráfica muito interessante da respetiva evolução. vale a pena analisar!
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"The apps recognized as Best Apps for Teaching & Learning are of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning as embodied in the AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you interested in apps that "foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration" and that are user friendly? Check out the winning apps from the American Association of School Librarians in five categories. In each category there are five apps listed. All the apps work on iOS and 10 of them will with Android. Grade levels vary from K through Grade 12 and each has a brief explanation. * Books * STEM * Social Studies * Content Creation Although not all schools have iPads there are many students who may own one. Consider sharing the apps appropriate for your grade level and content area with students, even if you are not able to use them in your classroom.
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"Take a close look at the Google Doc or Sheet you likely have open right now and you’ll see something new on a tab about the WYSIWYG tools. Last week Google launched add-ons–easily accessible tools created by Google’s developer partners that offer on-the-fly features for your documents and spreadsheets."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Google has just launched add-ons, tools that provide more resources for you to use with Google Doc and Sheet. Over fifty are now available (and more are expected to be added). A few are listed below. * EasyBib Bibliography generator allows you to search EasyBib and generate citations (MLA, APA and Chicago Manual) * Open Clip Art provides quick access to over 50,000 images you can insert * Kazena Shortcut allows you to provide audio feedback with Google Doc and Sheet * LucidChart allows you to insert a mindmap, flow chart or diagram directly into your doc (and LucidDiagram is also available) * ProWriting Aid - check for plagiarism, grammar and redundant phrases The post includes a short video as well as listing some of the other tools available.
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Presentations are more than just Powerpoint or Keynote. While those presentation tools will get the presentation-making job done, there are definitely better options out there.
Beth Dichter's insight:
A look at three presentation tools that you might want to use. * Haiku Deck is a free app that allows you to create presentations with slick graphics that they provide or you may use your own. They will soon be releasing a web-based app so head over to their site to sign up for it. * Projeqt is another web-based presentation tool. It has an easy to use interface and you can bring in materials from a range of sources. * Google Presentation allows for collaboration and much more. Google continues to add features including a range of templates and the ability to easily share. Which one is right for you? Check them all out and determine which would best meet your needs. Have fun exploring!
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THE STARTING POINT? It is interesting to reflect how this simplification of iPad key tools has changed in a relatively short space of time. iWork suite aside, you could purchase the above apps for ...
Beth Dichter's insight:
One look at how iPads may be used in the classroom with suggestions of apps to use. Some additional apps are suggested in the post with explanations on why you might choose to use them. All to often when rolling out new tools teachers become overwhelmed. This diagram was developed with the author stating: "The point is that less than 15 apps can be a starting point for learning, with the substitution of applications based on the learner’s needs and educator’s requirements."
Nicole Kotoski's curator insight,
April 1, 2014 10:56 PM
Ipads are a great tool to use in the classroom when they are used correctly. Just using the IPad does not mean that we are integrating technology into our classes we need to use it as a tool in learning. A tool that supports students to think creatively and to collaboratively. Apps are plentiful and using the SAMR model as educators we will be able to integrate the right apps into the classroom. Just using keynote does not mean that we are allowing our students to design the wheel, we have taken a step into integrating technology but we have not taken a leap. We have modified a task that students have done previously. Dependent on learning goals and achievement and learners own abilities will depend on the apps you use. I will certainly be taking the SAMR model into consideration when using apps in the classroom. 
Karen Barlow's comment,
April 11, 2014 6:44 AM
ipads are a great tool to incorporate the higher levels of the SAMR model into learning. The best part is that it is easy and the payoff particularly when you get to the modification and redirection levels. Whilst it is easy to use ipads as a substitution and augmentation they are an easy and great way to incorporate interactive tasks into learning.
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"There are no limits to what a great educator can achieve when they have the right tools. Graphite, a free service from Common Sense Media, helps teachers find, understand, and share the best digital learning products available."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Graphite has just been launched by Common Sense Media. If you have not used resources from Common Sense Media it is worth your time to check the site out. They are an ad free site with a focus on education. This new website will help you find digital learning products that have been rated by "professional educators – early childhood development experts, doctorates in education, and teachers with hands-on classroom chops." What will you find at this site? Information about websites, games and apps, with ratings "based on our detailed rubric that scores each product on 15 dimensions. Plus, we tag each product for subjects, skills, and grade band and map them to Common Core and other state standards." You can become a member for free and have access not only to Graphite, but also to many other great resources!
Elena Keating's curator insight,
August 15, 2013 4:41 PM
Here is a site for those few sleepless night I may experience. I can trawl through and see what I could adopt
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"Stories bring us together, encourage us to understand and empathize, and help us to communicate. Long before paper and books were common and affordable, information passed from generation to generation through this oral tradition of storytelling. Consider Digital Storytelling as the 21st Century version of the age-old art of storytelling with a twist: digital tools now make it possible for anyone to create a story and share it with the world."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post not only provides eight steps to help you create digital stories, it provides resources for every step along the way. After a brief look at why digital stories the post provides six ideas of what makes a great digital story. They "are personal, begin with a story/script, are concise, use readily available source materials, include universal story elements and involve collaboration at multiple levels." It continues by providing a detailed look at each step which include ideas of ways to work with students in each step plus there links to many resources throughout the post. Digital storytelling is a great tool to use with the Common Core standards, and this post will provide you with great ideas and resources!
silvermanmc's curator insight,
May 30, 2013 7:12 PM
Storys are a key part of any instructional design, and in other areas of professional development as well. 
Charmaine Thaner's curator insight,
June 10, 2013 7:20 PM
My son who happens to have Down syndrome LOVES being a public speaker at education conferences. I think the digital storytelling would be a great addition to his talks about inclusive education! 
Susan Wegmann's curator insight,
June 25, 2013 9:03 AM
Classic help for the process of digital storytelling
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Rather than making young people wade through incomprehensible strings of words and numbers, writing code in Hopscotch consists of dragging and dropping different cute characters and running scripts on them.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This free app for the iPad will help students learn how to code! It is geared to students between the ages of 8 and 12. Using drag and drop students should be able to create games and animations. A ongoing debate in education is around the issue of teaching programming to students. This app may provide opportunities for students to begin to explore the concept of programming easily.
Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight,
May 10, 2013 8:41 PM
Here's something we need most even more than algebra. Girls and Boys that can code are in high demand for awhile.
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"Upon hearing that they will have to read another book students usually roll their eyes and moan in disagreement. So to make the reading process more fun for them we let them chose their own creative assignment."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Change the way your learners create book reports by using your iPads! This post provides 22 suggestions on how learners may demonstrate their knowledge. The post state that "For each of the assignments students will need to make sure that their piece of work shows that: * They have read the book * Thought deeply and reflected on the book * Have understood the assignment Each suggestions also lists the app or apps that would be needed. A few of the suggestions include (quoting from the post): * If a journey was involved, draw a map with explanatory notes of significant places. (Google Earth, Notability, Showme) * Design and make the fronRecord a video interview with a character from your book. Ask at least ten questions that will give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her thoughts and feelings about his/her role in the story. (Reel director, iMovie) Many more great ideas are found in this post!
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Time to stop spending all afternoon hunting through the app store. These free education apps sorted by grade level should save you quite a few hours.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Check out this list of 48 free apps, sorted by grade level. Each is rated and suggested grade levels are included, plus the list is hot-linked so you can quickly download them from iTunes.
Dupree Wesley's curator insight,
May 27, 2015 10:06 PM
A list of some of the most useful apps for education purposes. I have done this and scouring the app store for apps can take hours. This list is extremely useful.
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From Khan Academy to Haiku Deck, there's more than a dozen apps and tools you should give a whirl this year.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This list of 16 apps and tools are the favorite picks from Edudemic. There are a range of suggested apps, ranging from learning basic sign language (Marlee Signs) to free textbooks (Boundless) to Duolingo (learn a foreign language). Many others are listed in this post and some may be new to you!
SchoolandUniversity's comment,
February 16, 2013 12:13 AM
The Edudemic Magazine year-end special showcases the very best education apps and web tools of the year.
http://www.tinyurl.com/7yge7po
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"A new app for the iPad and Android devices uses a highly visual format to provide a different search experience for the tablet user. More than just a pretty interface, Izik—which debuted last month as the top reference app in iTunes—is based on Blekko, the search engine that boasts higher quality results based on human curation."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This search engine is designed for a tablet and provides some unique features. The visual format is based on categories so you can swipe horizontally to view additional entries, and or vertically to see more categories. Their website states "our goal is to have the practicality of the Web unfold at your fingertips in a fun and playful manner." To download the app (iPad or Android) or to check it out online check out their website at http://izik.com/.
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Brain research has shown that recalling information is one of the best ways to learn. What better way to recall information than to use flashcards. This post, from Edudemic, shares three flashcards apps. It provides information on each, sharing features and providing a conclusion that may lead you to prefer one app over another.
Share this information with your students. Consider challenging them to create a set of flashcards that others could use to review.