Six Weeks of iPad Apps for School (Or 46 apps I've liked) Blog. Apple Products/Apps. 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price. How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 13.56K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 10 African-American History Month Teaching Resources 1.27K Views 0 Likes This week’s Featured Ten Learnist boards are dedicated to African-American history month. 3 Tech Tips Your Grandma Could Teach You 2.06K Views 0 Likes.
iPad Curriculum. 10 Useful iPad Resources for Educators. Home » Education I thought I would share with you some our most popular iPad resources for educators, all of which I learned about inside the Teacher Learning Community!
Effective Mobile Learning: 50+ Quick Tips and Resources "In this e-book find several tips, resources, and links for integrating mobile devices into the curriculum. " Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the iPad in Mind The app development market is exploding.
More and more companies are creating “educational apps”. In some cases, they are simply digital versions of a book or a web based tool. Some seem to have “no educational value” to it at all, but are still sold under the label of “education”. Although, I usually don’t resort to borderline cuss words, I really liked the expression of “crapware”, Sarah Perez over at TechCrunch used when she was reviewing a new app for the Pre-School/Kindergarten crowd. That being said, TinyTap is still a lot better than much of the kids’ apps crapware out there in the iTunes App Store.
I have teachers ask me frequently about app recommendations for different subject areas. 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.
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".
Redefining classroom learning. Empowering instructors. Top 7 iPad Apps for Music Teachers. Posted on November 17th, 2011 in iPads, Music Tech Tips.
I’ve been using my iPad a lot recently, in preparation for my new, hands-on iPads: Perform, Create, Learn professional development course and have been running a number of apps through their paces. The amount of apps available really is overwhelming and the challenge is to separate the ones with substance and educational value from the novelty apps. Personally, I think the best apps have one or more of the following qualities: they’re more than a “one hit wonder”you can use them in multiple waysyou can import content you’ve created elsewhereyou can export your creation in order to edit it further on your desktop computer Once you find a few good apps, the possibilities for classroom integration are almost endless.
So, if I had to narrow my choices and choose just 7, these are the ones that would make the grade: Prices in Australian dollars; correct at time of printing. 1. Cost: $5.49 2. 3. Cost: $15.99. New: 10 of the best Apple apps for education in 2012. New apps include student file sharing, special education, cyber bullying information By Meris Stansbury, Associate EditorRead more by Meris Stansbury April 21st, 2012 One app teaches young students about cyber bullying.
Nearpod. Five Webby Award winners to watch. The winners of the 2012 Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday, Established in 1996, the Webby Awards are arguably the Internet's best-known honors.
After starting small, the Webbys now hand out more than 100 awards each year. Many of each year's honorees tend to be celebrities, big companies or well-known online entities. Among this year's big winners are Pinterest (best social media app), photo-sharing app Instagram (breakout of the year), and the comedian Louis C.K., honored by the Webbys for creating "a new precedent for distribution" by releasing his comedy special through his own website.
A raft of advertising and corporate website awards have also been added over the years. But the Internet being the Internet, there will always be lesser-known, innovative and downright quirky winners as well. Are you frustrated that your masterpieces on "Draw Something" can't come to life? Worry no more. Available both as a website and a mobile app, the premise is simple. An App for Teachers to Create Educational Portfolios of Student Work with an iPhone, iPad, or Android Smartphone. News and more for the Young. iPad As.... iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms.
