For Education. ZooBurst. 40 Open Education Resources You Should Know About. The Center for Educational Technologies. NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future The NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future serves as the space agency's principal research and development center for educational technologies.
The Classroom of the Future™ opened on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University in 1990 with one employee whose job involved delivering NASA educational materials and programs to local classrooms. Today the Classroom of the Future provides NASA with the educational research and expertise necessary for creating and delivering state-of-the-art education to the NASA audience, be they young or old. NASA relies on the Classroom of the Future in a variety of roles. We coordinate the education programming on NASA Television.
The role of the Classroom of the Future is ever changing to meet the needs of NASA as it seeks to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. The Classroom of the Future currently is working on these projects: Completed NASA projects: K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy. An elementary library media specialist reviews iPad apps as they map to an updated version of Bloom's Taxonomy in this six-part series.
Diane Darrow is an artist, Reading Recovery teacher, and library media specialist at Bel Aire Elementary in Tiburon, CA. You can follow her on Twitter at @dianedarrow. In this six-part series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K-5 classrooms. Each list will highlight a few apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning. Given the size and current exponential growth of the app market, I will also assist educators in setting criteria necessary to identify apps that maintain the integrity of teaching for thinking. Part One: K-5 iPad Apps for Remembering Part Two: K-5 iPad Apps for Understanding. Top 25 Android Apps for Educators. Home » Education , Technology Written by Grace 6 March 2012 8 Comments Looking for the best education Android apps to use in your classroom?
Look no further! Not too long ago, someone in our Personal Learning Network (PLN) shared a terrific resource on SimpleK12's Facebook page . It's no secret that the Blue Bunnies are HUGE iPad fans... But I know what you're thinking... iPads aren't the only mobile devices used in classrooms. Which leads me back to that wonderful resource I mentioned earlier ... Educational Technology compiled a list of great education apps for Android tablets. So if you're an Android tablet user/lover/fan/groupie ... check out the following recommendations. Top 25 BEST Android Apps for Educators Evernote - allows users to capture photos, create to-do-lists, take notes and record voice reminders. 26. How to Use an Amazon Kindle EBook Reader in the Classroom.
47 Interesting Ways* to use an iPad in the Classroom.