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Markdown Tutorial. Marxico: an excellent Markdown editor built on Chrome. Marxico is a delicate Markdown editor. As a Chrome App, it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook. With reliable storage and sync powered by Evernote, Marxico offers great writing experience. Pros: Versatile - supporting code highlight & LaTex, inserting images by all means.Exquisite - neat but powerful editor, featuring offline docs, shortcuts, live previewSophisticated - deeply integrated with Evernote, supporting notebook & tags, two-way bind editing. Screenshots: Developer: gock Find more info and install the Marxico with the link below. Three ways to use Markdown with Evernote | To Do Hack. As many of you will know, Markdown is a very fast and easy way of generating HTML without knowing how to code. Effectively this means that you can quickly create all kinds of formatted documents, which may be blog posts, web pages, or in this case Evernote notes.

At present Evernote doesn’t have an inbuilt Markdown capability, but there are tools and hacks available to bridge the gap. The first tool that can be used to work with Markdown in Evernote is Markdown Here, a browser extension available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. As a browser extension you need to work with Evernote Web, not your desktop or mobile client. The markdown text is simply written in an Evernote note and whilst the note is selected you click the Markdown Here button in your browser toolbar. Hey presto, you have formatted text. The second tool that enables markdown in Evernote is Markable. The third option is Byword, a Mac editor. Markdown: The Syntax You (Probably) Already Know.

There are a lot of reasons to love plain text. We’ve mentioned some of them in earlier ProfHacker posts, such as Alex’s about JDarkRoom and Jason’s about nvALT. Briefly, plain text is a great format to use because (1) it can be read by any computer or device; (2) it’s future proof, since computers will always be able to read it; (3) it can be synced to all your devices; (4) it can be converted to virtually any format. In a future post, I plan to explain the virtues of plain text at greater length. But there is one major objection to writing in plain text. In fact, it’s an objection that ProfHacker commenter iredale has made: The program saves only to .txt files? That’s not a "word processor," it’s a "text editor. " There’s a way for plain text to handle formatting too, in a way that’s lightweight and so easy to learn, you might already know it. The Syntax You Already Know Suppose you’re writing an e-mail (that will be sent in plain text).

That looks like a title. Markdown What about you? Markable.in - A remarkable online markdown editor. Oppia. Oppia is a versatile tool that enables non-technical users to create interactive online educational activities (called 'explorations') that give immediate and personalized feedback to learners. These explorations are incrementally improvable by the community, and embeddable in any webpage. Oppia is free and open source software. It is released under the Apache License 2.0. Hosted versions of Oppia www.oppia.org is currently maintained by several members of the development team. Features Requirements If you plan to download the code and run your own instance of Oppia, you need to have Python 2.7 installed on your machine. Oppia also depends on a bunch of other libraries, such as JQuery, Angular UI and Google App Engine (full list).

Screenshots Disclaimer: Oppia is not a Google product. 40 Android Apps. A few weeks ago I invited readers to share their favorite iPad apps for the classroom, and the comments section features several good suggestions. Last week I asked readers to share their favorite Android apps for the classroom, and… well… we didn’t end up with nearly as many suggestions. I do not own an Android device, but I spent some time searching for apps that might prove useful for pedagogical purposes, and the list below is the result. (I’ve also made this information available as a spreadsheet on GoogleDrive, which you are free to copy and re-use however you like.)

In the comments section below, please share any additional suggestions you have of Android apps for the classroom. 1Password Price: FreeDownload from Google PlayDeveloper: AgileBits“Have you ever forgotten a password? Attendance Blackboard Mobile Learn Blogger Price: FreeDownload from Google PlayDeveloper: Google“With the Blogger app for Android, you can quickly and easily publish posts to your blog wherever you are.” Deck. SciStarter. Mind mapping. Aunque nosotros estamos acostumbrados a trabajar con el texto, las ideas muchas veces pueden ser mejor plasmadas de una forma gráfica. Ya sea desde los comienzos de un proyecto hasta diagramas organizacionales, este método es efectivo y conocido. Como tal, hay muchas aplicaciones que nos pueden ayudar a resolver nuestra organización a través del mind mapping, que definiremos en unas líneas. Hoy, vamos a ver cuáles son las mejores aplicaciones para hacer mind maps, y cuál nos conviene de acuerdo con nuestras necesidades.

Para quienes no lo sepan, un mind map o mapa mental es una forma gráfica de representar ideas y conceptos. Esta forma de pensar ayuda a estructurar la información, permitiendo que se pueda analizar correctamente la información y se sintetice en caso de ser necesario. También es una excelente forma de resumir presentaciones para mantener a la audiencia involucrada, y generar nuevas ideas durante la gestación de un proyecto. FreeMind MindMeister XMind Freeplane Map Myself. ePals.

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Lesson Plans. Video / Graphics Prod. Google Tools. Special Techniques. Free Courses. Concept Maps. Used as a learning and teaching technique, concept mapping visually illustrates the relationships between concepts and ideas. Often represented in circles or boxes, concepts are linked by words and phrases that explain the connection between the ideas, helping students organize and structure their thoughts to further understand information and discover new relationships. Most concept maps represent a hierarchical structure, with the overall, broad concept first with connected sub-topics, more specific concepts, following. Concept Map Example Definition of a Concept Map A concept map is a type of graphic organizer used to help students organize and represent knowledge of a subject.

Concept maps begin with a main idea (or concept) and then branch out to show how that main idea can be broken down into specific topics. Benefits of Concept Mapping Concept mapping serves several purposes for learners: How to Build a Concept Map Start with a main idea, topic, or issue to focus on. KNOWMIA.