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50 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. 5 Ways To Use Apple TV In The Classroom. 3 Free Cool Tools to Curate Content - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad - Why Curate?

3 Free Cool Tools to Curate Content - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad -

Content curation is a great way to find, organize and share useful knowledge efficiently. There are many free digital tools available to help manage web content in flexible ways allowing us to quickly share resources that are accessible online. Use of curation tools is social and will connect us to the ideas of others and help build our professional learning networks. 20+ Tools to Create Your Own Infographics. A picture is worth a thousand words – based on this, infographics would carry hundreds of thousands of words, yet if you let a reader choose between a full-length 1000-word article and an infographic that needs a few scroll-downs, they’d probably prefer absorbing information straight from the infographic. What’s not to like? Colored charts and illustrations deliver connections better than tables and figures and as users spend time looking back and forth the full infographic, they stay on the site longer.

25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications You Should Not Miss. 3D-modeling tools help turn individual ideas into beautiful models and prototypes for a variety of fields.

25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications You Should Not Miss

These tools allow building and customizing models from the ground up, no matter if you are a keen beginner or a professional engineer. Popular in various industries such as film, animation, gaming, architecture, and interior design, 3D models are key aspects of various projects. Choosing the best modeling software is often difficult because of various aspects and the wide range of features available in these tools. To help you with the selections, here is a list of 20 3D-modeling software for personal or professional modeling. Read more: 25 Websites to Download 3D Printer STL Models Wings 3D Wings 3D is an advanced sub-division modeler which offers a wide range of modeling tools and a customizable interface, along with a built-in AutoUV mapping tool, as well as export facility for common 3D formats.

5 Tips to Make Rapid E-Learning Interactive. When building rapid elearning with PowerPoint it can be a challenge to get away from linear courses.

5 Tips to Make Rapid E-Learning Interactive

For one, PowerPoint’s original intent is creating presentations. 80 Online Tools, References, and Resources. Common Core: Blended Learning Solves Math - Getting Smart by Nigel Nisbet - common core, DigLN, JiJi Math. The two Common Core assessment consortia, Smarter Balanced and PARCC, have both recently released material giving us an insight into the upcoming Common Core math tests.

Common Core: Blended Learning Solves Math - Getting Smart by Nigel Nisbet - common core, DigLN, JiJi Math

One of the released items referenced by many articles is the 4th grade fractions question shown here: 7 Free Education Websites You Don't Want to Miss. 10 Interactive Lessons By Google On Digital Citizenship. The Flipped Learning Network Ning - A professional learning community for teachers using screencasting in education. iBooks and iBooks Author - List. How Big Is Infinity? An Animated Explanation from TED. Background « The MiGen Project. The difficulty that algebraic thinking poses to children has been thoroughly studied in the field of mathematics education.

Background « The MiGen Project

Generalisation problems are not causing difficulties to students but the way they are presented to the. Often, the constraints of the teaching approaches used are the source of confusion (Moss and Beatty, 2006). Pricing. Can I switch between different cloud plans?

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Yes! To switch plans, just go to the Administration section of your account, then go to the Account Settings page and select a new plan. Click here to watch the video. Our Company. The Elements Of A Digital Classroom. What are the components of a digital classroom?

The Elements Of A Digital Classroom

Www.scoop.it/t/connect-all-schools. Are kids really motivated by technology? Blended Learning Can Improve Working Conditions, Teaching & Learning - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - blended learning, Curriculum Associates, Online Learning, ST Math. How Effective is Learning through Social Media? From the floorThe anonymity of the Internet allows racist viewpoints to pass unchallenged much more easily.

How Effective is Learning through Social Media?

Competition Won't Work in Schools - Walt Gardner's Reality Check. Reformers assert that competition is indispensable if public schools are to improve.

Competition Won't Work in Schools - Walt Gardner's Reality Check

They like to cite examples from the private sector, where companies that had once been written off did an about face when competition forced them to implement new performance criteria. But reformers suffer from selective amnesia, as a series of articles about Microsoft demonstrate. Since this column is devoted exclusively to education, however, I'll focus only on stack rankings of employees there ("Microsoft's Lost Decade," Vanity Fair, Aug.).

50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers. Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher’s tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. 100 Important Innovations That Came From University Research.

Some might poke fun at academic research or doubt the necessity of it, but the reality is that the products of university research impact our lives on a daily basis, often in ways we don’t even realize.

100 Important Innovations That Came From University Research

From the Internet to the nicotine patch, many amazing innovations were the products of professors and students working at universities around the world. Some of these innovations have changed the world, others have saved lives, but all have had a significant impact on life throughout the past decades. 13 Must-Have Gadgets and Apps for Educators. Bongo LLP. Modern Technology a Major Tool in Preparing California Students for the Future, Educators and Other Experts Say. Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 03:07 "Education Technology Task Force" Submits Recommendations to State Schools Chief August 16, 2012 - SACRAMENTO—Rather than seeing smart phones and other electronic devices as barriers to learning, educators should be using them as central tools in preparing students for the careers of the 21st century economy, according to a new report that teachers and other education experts prepared for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.

Torlakson created the Education Technology Task Force under his No Child Left Offline initiative earlier this year to begin setting the stage for a modern California Education Technology Blueprint. A plan for education technology in California's public schools has not been thoroughly updated in more than a decade. The 48-member Task Force includes teachers, superintendents, chief technology officers for school districts, and representatives of the business community, among others. Learning in the digital age. Dashboard (149) Learning With Web 2.0 Tools & Mobile.