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May 23, 2015 4:42 AM
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Shapes, lines and Paper Styles in Book Creator - May 2015

Shapes, lines and Paper Styles in Book Creator - May 2015 | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
May 23, 2015 3:47 AM

As those of you who regularly follow our posts will know, Book Creator is probably the app we use most in lessons when using iPads.


Recently, Book Creator (http://www.redjumper.net/bookcreator/) was updated to include shapes, lines, arrows and paper styles (including squared and graph paper). For us, the iPad provides many opportunities for pupils to share their learning in different ways and Book Creator is great for that. The new tools are subtle and do not distract from the app's main asset; it's simplicity.


What the new tools do allow is for the pupils do be even more concise with demonstrating their knowledge as the tools open up new possibilities. Already we have looked at creating charts with shapes and lines, adding speech bubbles to illustrated stories and more detail in Year 6's Numeracy Vocabulary ebooks.

 

We have created a free update to our Book Creator Teacher Guide which is available in iBooks for 49p and now includes quite a few new activities made possible with the latest version of Book Creator.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/book-creator-teacher-guide/id975731126?mt=11&uo=4&at=11lIT4


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Is The Flipped Classroom Relevant to ELT? - EFL Magazine

Is The Flipped Classroom Relevant to ELT? - EFL Magazine | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From eflmagazine.com - May 11, 2015 8:00 PM
Is The Flipped Classroom Relevant to ELT? by EFL Magazine. Check out our great, free resources for English language teaching. See more details about it on EFL Magazine.
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May 11, 2015 5:30 AM
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Deekit - Online Whiteboard

Deekit - Online Whiteboard | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.deekit.com - November 27, 2014 7:00 PM

nicely designed whiteboardDeekit is a shared whiteboard that enables online editing using any kind of content, be it drawing, text, image, anything. A whiteboard that is available anytime, anywhere on any device.


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Suzanne's curator insight, May 10, 2015 4:48 AM

Looks good to try out for free.

Don't like that sign in options are only through Facebook, Google or Microsoft, though.  
Liz Horrocks's curator insight, May 10, 2015 11:26 AM

Adult and Teenage students would love this - also good for out of the classroom learning, or virtual one-to-ones. 
Gav Morris's curator insight, May 15, 2015 4:04 AM

This looks interesting.
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April 22, 2015 5:53 AM
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Photos for Mac 2015 - Full Tutorial

From www.youtube.com - April 7, 2015 6:00 PM
Photos for Mac is here and in this tutorial we’ll walk you through Apple’s new iPhoto replacement. We’ll cover everything from importing your existing iPhoto...

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April 22, 2015 4:55 AM
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QuestBase | Create Online Quizzes, Make Assessments, Build Exams

QuestBase | Create Online Quizzes, Make Assessments, Build Exams | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.questbase.com - April 22, 2015 2:38 AM
QuestBase gives you the freedom to ask. Whether you need to create quizzes, build assessments or make exams, QuestBase helps you save time.

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April 6, 2015 2:42 AM
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New Vision for Education_Report2015

From www3.weforum.org - March 27, 2015 8:26 PM

Especially check the TOPIC <===> Chapter 1: The skills needed in the 21st century <===> #eSkills!

 

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- https://gustmees.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/practice-21st-century-assessment-flowchart-page3-simplified-pdf.pdf

 

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/

 

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/learning-to-learn-for-my-professional-development-i-did-it-my-way/

 


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David Witzeling's curator insight, April 6, 2015 7:22 PM

This is a lengthy article detailing the relationship between 21st century skills and the adoption of technology as a way to promote growth in those skill areas. If you are here, you might find this very much "preaching to the choir," but the article provides a solid basis for understanding the need to integrate technology into education.
Melina Dayana Calizaya Torres's curator insight, April 6, 2015 10:19 PM

SO TRUE
Dr. Deborah Brennan's curator insight, April 7, 2015 2:19 PM

The World Economic Forum has published a new white paper called New Vision for Education: Unlocking the Potential of Technology; the link for the full report is included at the end of this article.  The World Economic Forum is a not-for-profit international institution headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.  Although the focus of this report is worldwide, the gaps in identified twenty-first century skills are very applicable to schools in the USA.  In a powerful statement, the report says: “By the time students enter college and the labour market, deficiencies that have not been addressed earlier can be far more difficult and costly to remedy.” (p 8-9).

The report differentiates 21st century skills among foundational literacies, competencies, and character qualities. It sees foundational skills as what schools and systems traditionally teach and measure: literacy, numeracy, scientific literacy, instructional-communication technology literacy, financial literacy, and cultural and civic literacy.  Competencies sited include critical thinking/problem solving, creativity, communication and collaboration. While curiosity, initiative, persistence/grit, adaptability, leadership, and social and cultural awareness are included in a category called character qualities.  Appendix 1 includes definitions of 21st century skills.

The instructional cycle is referred to as a “closed loop” in this report. Beginning with clear learning objectives through the development of curriculum and instructional strategies to instructional delivery, ongoing assessment, interventions and the tracking of learning outcomes in a repeating complex system.  The report looks at ways that technology can be embedded into each step of the instructional loop to improve student learning outcomes and eliminate the skill gap, providing some resources that might be used at different phases of the cycle.

The report cites differences in the use of technology tools to close the skill gap, looking at different income levels among countries which create different contexts and stating that there are fundamental social and economic problems, such as poverty, that impede learning and underlie the skills gap. Although the deficiencies in many undeveloped countries far surpass those found in the United States, it is my perspective that there are different contexts within the United States itself that must be acknowledged and addressed.

The importance of creativity, problem solving and innovation to the economic well-being of our nation and therefore, the employability of our workforce cannot be stressed enough. The pressure of standardized testing can lead to a standardized curriculum and instruction model that does not allow  the classroom time for these skills to develop. Teachers caught in this dilemma are often driven to insure success on state tests at the cost of providing time for experimentation, reflection, and collaborative feedback. The report does suggest using technology for some of the foundational skills in order to free teacher time to provide instruction on competency and character skills.

In two of the examples from low income countries, technology was used to provide scripted lessons that were created centrally  to under-trained teachers. My preference would be to  more fully train teachers or provide a mentor/coach rather than a “turn the page” curriculum model.

One of the tenants of the article is the need to define and find a metric to assess each of these 21st century skills in order to compare countries skill level. Although I agree with the need to define the skills needed and provide training and resources to teachers so these skills can be embedded into the curriculum and instruction, the idea of an assessment to measure creativity or persistence fills me with dread. Paul Torrance developed a well-used test for creativity used to screen students for school gifted and talented programs.  It is not a test that can be administered and interpreted without training. The idea of administering a standardized test which by definition is convergent in thinking to measure a thinking skill that is divergent by definition seems inappropriate and a major shortcoming of this report.
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April 6, 2015 2:27 AM
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A Nicer Way To Share YouTube™ Videos!

A Nicer Way To Share YouTube™ Videos! | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From edtechreview.in - April 3, 2015 2:01 PM

"Sharing YouTube video is easy using options available on the platform, but there is another way, a nicer way to share YouTube™ videos with your students. NicerTube is an amazing platform that allows users to share YouTube videos getting rid of all the fluff, distractions and sometimes-dodgy content around YouTube videos."


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Nedko Aldev's curator insight, April 6, 2015 5:27 AM

 

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KB...Konnected's curator insight, April 10, 2015 7:23 PM

This is a great way to show YouTube Videos in your classroom. Takes less than a minute to set up and gets rid of all the extra clutter. You can quickly select one of their own backgrounds or even use your own blog as the background. Check it out. It's free!
Anita Vance's curator insight, April 11, 2015 10:09 AM

add some focus to your selections, and subtract the distractions.
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Rescooped by Bhushan Thapliyal from Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
March 29, 2015 6:01 AM
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Where to download free stock photos and public domain images

Where to download free stock photos and public domain images | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.digitaltrends.com - March 28, 2015 3:50 PM
Everyone wants to freely download and use images from the Web scot-free. We've rounded up the best places to download free images online.

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March 3, 2015 1:32 PM
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PhotoScape X for Mac

PhotoScape X for Mac | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From x.photoscape.org - March 3, 2015 12:15 PM

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February 13, 2015 5:00 AM
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PlayPhrase. Améliorer sa prononciation en anglais

PlayPhrase. Améliorer sa prononciation en anglais | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From outilstice.com - February 10, 2015 5:16 PM
Comment améliorer sa prononciation en Anglais ? PlayPhrase vous propose une solution assez originale avec un système basé sur les dialogues des séries tv. PlayPhrase ressemble un peu à Fleex dont j...

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February 9, 2015 12:47 PM
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5 Free Tools For Making Digital Portfolios | Edudemic

5 Free Tools For Making Digital Portfolios | Edudemic | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.edudemic.com - February 9, 2015 12:30 PM

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Marta Torán's curator insight, February 9, 2015 12:30 PM

Herramientas para portfolios digitales.
Murielle Godement's curator insight, February 9, 2015 3:28 PM

Une démarche réflexive intéressante pour les apprenants.
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February 3, 2015 7:54 AM
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Web 2.0 Tools For Beginning English Language Learners – "Dustbin"

Web 2.0 Tools For Beginning English Language Learners – "Dustbin" | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - February 3, 2015 3:47 AM
This post is the fifth in a lengthy series where I will be sharing the Web 2.0 tools that I’m using with my Beginning English Language Learners, along with explaining how we’re using and sharing st...

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Taylor Tatusko's curator insight, March 9, 2015 9:39 AM

I think this is a very effienct way to help teach people a new language. It allows them to learn in a easy and fun way.
alena sanchez's curator insight, March 12, 2015 12:08 PM

This is a fun way to learn and teach kids. Its better to use with English classes rather than other subjects thanks to scoop it i found a great way to teach kids.
sajeda omar's curator insight, March 13, 2015 1:13 PM

this is great post to let beginner readers to get them started on learning english it intriduces them to useful web 2.0 tools
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February 2, 2015 10:26 AM
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10 Research Studies Supporting the Benefits of Flipped Learning

10 Research Studies Supporting the Benefits of Flipped Learning | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com - January 31, 2015 2:51 PM

Have you ever come across statements online, or overheard people in dialogue, claiming that there is just no evidence supporting the effectiveness of flipped learning?


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Becky Roehrs's curator insight, January 31, 2015 2:51 PM

From a range of institutions, research finds flipped learning helps  all types of students, too.
CECI Jean-François's curator insight, March 11, 2015 2:59 AM

Des études qui montrent que la pédagogie inversée permet d'accroitre l'engagement et les résultats des élèves...
Willem Kuypers's curator insight, March 15, 2015 4:40 PM

Pour ceux et celles qui sont encore sceptiques par rapport aux classes inversées.
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May 16, 2015 3:35 AM
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A Handy Google Drive App for Converting Audio Files

A Handy Google Drive App for Converting Audio Files | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.educatorstechnology.com - May 14, 2015 5:49 PM

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May 13, 2015 2:20 AM
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Free Technology for Teachers: Game-Based Digital Literacy with Digital Compass

Free Technology for Teachers: Game-Based Digital Literacy with Digital Compass | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.freetech4teachers.com - May 12, 2015 7:21 PM

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callooh's curator insight, May 12, 2015 7:21 PM

A choose your own adventure game designed to teach middle school students digital literacy skills
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April 29, 2015 5:16 AM
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How to Create Fillable Forms with MS Word

How to Create Fillable Forms with MS Word | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.howtogeek.com - April 27, 2015 10:00 AM
Creating forms with Microsoft Word is easy, but the challenge comes in when you decide to create fillable forms with options that you can send to people and have them fill out digitally. Whether you need a form for gathering information about people or if you are trying to take a survey to test out user response to software or a new product, MS Word has the solution for you.

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April 22, 2015 5:28 AM
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WeVideo | Free Online Video Editor & Maker

WeVideo | Free Online Video Editor & Maker | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.wevideo.com - April 18, 2015 2:37 AM
WeVideo is the leading online video creation platform for video editing, collaboration, and sharing across iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook, MAC, PC.

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Nik Peachey's curator insight, April 18, 2015 2:37 AM

A really useful tool for video based projects.
Charlie Dare's curator insight, April 20, 2015 1:05 AM
A great recourse for video editing ~
emilioet's curator insight, April 21, 2015 5:27 AM

WeVideo is the leading online video creation platform for video editing, collaboration, and sharing across iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook, MAC, PC.
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April 7, 2015 12:46 PM
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The Top 10 iPad Features That Schools Forget

The Top 10 iPad Features That Schools Forget | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From jonathanwylie.com - April 7, 2015 7:22 AM
With iPads, it's all about the apps, and rightly so sometimes, but not everyone takes full advantage of the native features that Apple builds in to the iPad software for everyone to use. So, for th...

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Download millions of FREE vectors, photos and PSD

Download millions of FREE vectors, photos and PSD | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.freepik.com - April 5, 2015 8:58 AM
Download thousands of FREE vectors, stock photos, HD photos and PSD

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Download thousands of FREE vectors, stock photos, HD photos and PSD.
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March 29, 2015 6:08 AM
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The Basics of Recording Audio for Digital Video

From www.youtube.com - September 15, 2014 12:39 PM
We now turn our attention to the audio signal chain as John P. Hess defines the different components needed when recording on set for digital video. This les...

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March 3, 2015 1:45 PM
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50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers

50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.teachthought.com - March 2, 2015 2:34 PM

50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers


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February 18, 2015 5:12 AM
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8 Apps to turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard

8 Apps to turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.whiteboardblog.co.uk - February 17, 2015 7:36 PM
While I am a big fan of the Interactive Whiteboard, the…

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Jason Robert LeClair's curator insight, February 18, 2015 7:08 AM

This looks like just the thing to supplant smartboards
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February 13, 2015 3:30 AM
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5 Creative Ways To Use Skype In The Classroom

5 Creative Ways To Use Skype In The Classroom | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From elearningindustry.com - February 13, 2015 3:03 AM
How could video-conferencing software possibly improve my classroom? Check 5 Creative Ways To Use Skype In The Classroom. Free Educational Technology.
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Gryka A's curator insight, March 11, 2015 3:12 AM

La réponse: en plus de façons que vous pourriez imaginer. Alors que Skype n'a pas été conçu comme un outil pédagogique, il est rapidement devenu l'un comme enseignants découvrir les nombreuses façons Il enrichit leurs leçons et la vie de leurs élèves. Même quelque chose d'aussi simple que l'hébergement d'un conférencier invité par le biais d'un appel vidéo peut ajouter du piquant à une leçon.

Comme avec ne importe quel outil de pointe, il peut sembler intimidant pour introduire ce dans votre classe au premier abord. Si vous ne savez pas par où commencer, essayez l'une de ces cinq idées créatives.
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February 4, 2015 12:21 PM
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5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Able to Do On YouTube

5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Able to Do On YouTube | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From www.educatorstechnology.com - January 31, 2015 1:38 AM
January, 2015
After the post I shared here on how to create flipped videos via the use of annotations and other interactivity features on YouTube, I received a couple of emails from fellow teachers...

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February 3, 2015 12:20 AM
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Acclaim - video platform for education

Acclaim - video platform for education | DIGITAL LEARNING | Scoop.it
From getacclaim.com - February 1, 2015 3:02 AM
Acclaim facilitates constructive, educational discussions and feedback around video content.

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flea palmer's curator insight, February 3, 2015 5:03 AM

This looks interesting but it would be useful to have a bit more information about it and a demo of how it works. I like the 'blackboard' style used in the video! 
Mª Jesús García S.M.'s curator insight, March 12, 2015 4:13 AM

Video lessons
Melinda Forest's curator insight, April 2, 2015 2:12 PM

Keep an eye out for the Acclaim 2.0 new release this Fall 2015!
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