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Mobile Learning | News Rover Revamps Free Flash Browser for iPad Rover Learn has announced that it is revamping its free education browser, Rover , capable of delivering interactive Flash content, with a newly released version to improve speed and performance.
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By Leon Harris There has been a lot of hubbub over technology in the classroom. Proponents want to use technological advances as a means of enhancing lessons, engaging students in a way that they understand and enjoy, and giving kids access to the knowledge and skills that they will need in the coming years, both in school and in their professional and personal lives. Those who are against such inclusion generally site a lack of security, the propensity for kids to "goof off" when given the opportunity, and the ability of dangerous outsiders to contact children and take advantage of them via online networks.
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Learn to access information, locate timely research, and share resources. Google Books makes the world’s greatest libraries searchable from any computer - and makes it possible to share relevant books with colleagues or students. Google Scholar provides meaningful access to scholarly research over time. Google News aggregates thousands of news sources so important information rises to the top, and Google Blogsearch helps make sense of the social web as it happens. Put these tools (and others) to use in support of your school’s mission.
Google Search for Educators: Books, Scholar, News, Blogsearch, Alerts, & More - Google Apps for Education Brisbane Summit
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This article describes the latest version of the Drive app for iOS. To get the latest version, download an update from the App Store. The Google Drive app lets you open, view, rename, and share your Google Docs and files.
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Are you interested in using Minecraft at your school? Many schools around the world are already using Minecraft to do some pretty amazing things. Setting up Minecraft at school can be tricky because of restrictions and incompatibility.
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Written by Mark Brumley Publish and Share Student Work Publishing educational technology enhanced content online, in eye-catching formats, is easier than ever.
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5 Excellent Tools to Convert Photos to Cartoons
One of the issues I talked about in Teachers' Guide to Digital Footprint is the use of students' pictures while creating profiles in social networking ( or any other ) platform. There are several alternatives students can use and one of which is to try creating and uploading avatars. These web tools are ideal for creating avatars. There is also the possibility of creating a cartoon out of one's own pictures.
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Digital citizenship is " the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use."It is the combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age. Just like literacy and numeracy initiatives which provide people with the skills to ' participate in the work force, digital literacy has become an essential skill to be a confident, connected, and actively involved life long learner.' I personally recommend that teachers and educators should, throughout the entire school year, devote special sessions to just teaching students about Digital Citizenship. Students need to learn how to act appropriately while using the net and there are several activities and resources to help you do that with them.
Technology for education vs. technology for learners
The New York Times last week ran an irresistible profile of Sylvia Todd, a ten-year-old who produces and stars in a YouTube show that features herself doing all kinds of science and DIY projects. She’s received over 1.5 million views and collaborated with Make magazine , with companies that make science kits for kids, and to speak to teachers; she even presented at the White House Science Fair and met President Obama. Sylvia’s Maker Show is an example of what two education researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rich Halverson and Benjamin Shapiro, call “technologies for learners”–as opposed to “technologies for education.” “Technologies for education assume that the goals (or outcomes) of teaching and learning are stable, and that the challenge of technological innovation is to fashion efficient, viable, and successful means to reach these goals,” they write. This is a process-based model of innovation, where the goal is to make widgets faster, cheaper, and higher-quality.Edmodo is a learning platform that is increasingly popular among teachers and educators. It is really amazing the popularity Edmodo gained within a very short time since its introduction. In my past articles here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning , I talked about the importance of Edmodo as a tool to flip your classroom, I also emphasized, in another post, on its use as a community building platform for your class where teachers and students get to share learning resources and interact with each others. Another good thing about Edmodo ,which I like so much, is its security.
21 Ways to Use Edmodo in your Classroom
20 BYOD Resources For The 21st Century School
“Hope Mulholland at TeachThought collected an extensive resource for schools or classrooms considering Bring your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. The resources linked in the article examine policy issues, set-up plans, case studies, teacher and parent resources, and online community opportunities. ” via TeachThought BYOD policies–Bring Your Own Device–allow schools to bring technology into the classroom with a “bottom-up” approach. Such an approach can save money, allow students to use their own devices, and encourage a student-centered approach to learning.By: Hillel Fuld ( @hilzfuld ) It has become a custom of mine to talk about Apple’s mobile operating system before or right after it is released. I wrote about iOS5 features , my thoughts on iOS6 , and now, with the release of iOS7 around the corner, it is time. I will split the features I would love to see in iOS7 into two categories. The first one is “Things we will most likely see” and the second, “There is not a freaking chance Apple will do this and they will remain stuck in their old and outdated ways”. Of course, as usual, I turned to my Twitter followers when writing this post and got some good insights on features Apple should include.
It’s That Time of the Year Again: What Apple SHOULD Include in iOS7 « The Inneractive Blog
A tiny tweak to Google’s Gmail app for iOS takes it another step closer to building a layer of Google services on top of Apple’s iPhone. With the latest update, users can choose to set Gmail default links to open in YouTube, Chrome or Google Maps, as appropriate. That’s instead of Apple’s default solution, which would be to link to YouTube on the web, Safari and Apple Maps, respectively. It should come as welcome news to heavy users of Google services or those who simply want to be able to pick what apps to connect to on their phone. It’s also, as CNET noted , a sort of “end run” around Apple’s services.
Google keeps fighting for the heart of the iPhone with new Gmail update
i Rate This by Santeri Koivisto, Some thoughts about MinecraftEdu in a classroom About the author: Santeri Koivisto is one of the creators of MinecraftEdu.
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