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Super Teacher Tools. Teacher tools 2.0. Bitstrips - Home. Dictionaries and Reference Tools. Assessment Tools & SQ3R. Digital Story-Telling. Instructional Resources. Teacher's Resources. Tech for Teachers. Qtopia. Museum Box Homepage. Graphic Organizers. Edmodo. The Comprehensive Google Drive Guide for Teachers and Students. January 26, 2014 Google Drive is one of the fundamental tools in our digital toolkits as teachers and educators.

The Comprehensive Google Drive Guide for Teachers and Students

Rubrics for Teachers - Assessment. Learn more about our Online Courses, Online Certificate Programs, and Graduate Degree A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, group work/cooperative learning, concept map, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects.

Rubrics for Teachers - Assessment

Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics Wiki RubricCriteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog RubricAssess individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter RubricAssess learning during social networking instructional assignments. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Teachers Easy Guide to The Most Important Web Tools in Education.

When it comes to using web resources with our students, time plays a decisive role.It is next to impossible for a busy teacher restricted by curriculum constraints, day to day lesson preparations, assignment corrections, to mention but a few of his chores, to effectively search the web and find the adequate resources to share with his/ her students.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Teachers Easy Guide to The Most Important Web Tools in Education

Most people just do not have the time to learn all these technologies and some educators pick just one or two websites of interest and start exploring them. This is definitely not the right thing to do particularly if you want to leverage the huge potential of technology into your classroom.There is, however, a simple roudabout to this problem. Look for educational technology blogs ( such as the one you are reading now ) and subscribe to their feeds to stay updated about the latest web tools to use in your instruction. 1- A List of The Best Video Editing Tools for Teachers 2- A List of The Best Digital Story Telling Tools for Teachers.

Badges. Reading Rockets. GetEdFunding - Free grant finding resources for educators and educational institutions - GetEdFunding. Edublogs. Professional development : Earn badges for teacher and school leader professional development. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 13 MUST Know Professional Development Websites for Teachers. 1- Education World This is a great website that offers all the resources you need to grow professionally.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 13 MUST Know Professional Development Websites for Teachers

It has different sections with each one full of PDFs, books, articles an many more . 2- Discovery Education There is no way that you did not hear about this awesome website. Discovery Education provides high quality, dynamic, digital content to everyone be it a teacher, an administrator,student or even parents. 3- Staff Develop. Lessons Worth Sharing. 10 tips for workshop presenters any teachers.

I once spent a whole day in a professional development workshop for second language teachers and I learned how to make a fold-up book.

10 tips for workshop presenters any teachers

That’s all. Nothing else. Ed 2.1 - Badges for Professional Development. Icon Generators. Digital Badges. Over 40 Rapid E-Learning Posts with Free PowerPoint Templates & E-Learning Assets. Www.unity.net.au/padwheel/padwheelposterV3.pdf. Here’s How Reality TV Can Help You Become an E-Learning Pro. I’m intrigued by some of the reality television shows.

Here’s How Reality TV Can Help You Become an E-Learning Pro

I don’t care much for the trashy ones, but the ones where there are skilled people competing are interesting. I usually catch snippets of Project Runway or Top Chef since those are two of my wife’s favorites. As can be expected, these shows typically have colorful characters that produce the drama. And some of the people can be arrogant and ruthless. The other day my kids were watching a cooking competition. Not only are there teaching moments for the kids, there’s really a lot that can be applied to elearning.

There’s never just one way to do something. In many of the shows, the contestants are all given the same task and same materials. What strikes me is that even though they all start at the same place, how they approach the challenge is usually different and unique. Key points: Free Stuff. Free photos for education. Instructional and Educational Videos, Animated Explanations, - Explania. Animations. Allen Hoe served as a combat medic during the Vietnam War, and his two sons continued his legacy of service.

Animations

His oldest son, Nainoa, eventually became a first lieutenant infantry officer with the Army's 3rd Battalion. In January 2005, while leading his men through Mosul, Iraq, Nainoa was killed by sniper fire. He was 27. On Memorial Day that same year, Allen traveled to Washington to honor Nainoa's memory, and it was there that he had a chance encounter a stranger that brought them both unforeseen comfort. StoryCorps is proud to present "The Last Viewing” alongside “1st Squad, 3rd Platoon" and "The Nature of War" to honor Veterans Day 2014. Funding Provided By. Carbonmade : Your online portfolio. Little animation for kids. The 8 Best Pinterest Boards about Educational Technology.

Happy New Year everybody.

The 8 Best Pinterest Boards about Educational Technology

I hope 2013 will be a better year for you , one that is full of achievements, joy, and happiness. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is thanking you warmly for your loyalty and promising you another year full of great posts and outstanding educational resources. As you might have noticed during this week, I have been publishing round-up posts of the best content published here during this year.

I am really glad to see the huge interaction with these posts and this encourages me to work even harder. Today's post is about Pinterest. 1- Free Mobile Technology for Educators. Bloomin' Apps. This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others.

Bloomin' Apps

Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes".

IPAD APPS TO SUPPORT BLOOM'S REVISED TAXONOMYassembled by Kathy Schrock​ Fun ESL Classroom Games, Custom Worksheets, Printable Flashcards, and Teaching Tools. Stu's Quiz Boxes! Activiscope.com. Toolkitzone.com - the official home of the rpg toolkit. Super Teacher Tools. 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools. Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents.

101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools

These “Web 2.0” teaching tools aren’t magical, but they may seem to defy definition at times since they save time, help you to stay organized, and often take up little space on a computer. Some of these applications are Web-based, which means that they can be accessed from any computer. The following list is filled with tools that will make a teacher’s, or those enrolled in the best online education programs, life easier. The categories are listed in alphabetical order and the links to each tool are also listed alphabetically within those categories. Aggregators The following list includes free tools that you can use to stay on top of current events, including headlines and blogs.

Aggie: Aggie is an open source news aggregator that’s also a desktop application. Bookmark Managers Classroom Tools Collaboration. Technology Tools for Teachers. ClassBadges. Edudemic - Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers. 21things4teachers - Home.