Best of the Web 2012. 20 Little-Known Web Resources For Teachers. 3 Tech Tips Your Grandma Could Teach You 2.08K Views 0 Likes Those who have been using technology, in some form, have a few tech tips you should know about. For example, your grandma could be of service. My 10 Favorite Learnist Boards Of The Year 2.60K Views 0 Likes I wanted to take a moment and share my favorite Learnist boards from the past year. Google for Educators - Resources for using Google in school.
I am a huge proponent and user of Google tools, both for myself and in my classroom. Here are some great resources for educators who want to learn more about using Google's many tools in their classroom. Last week, Kathy Schrock posted a great interactive image of Google tools listed by Bloom's taxonomy levels. It is a great way to search for Google tools as you work to create activities for your students.
Google for Educators Mind Map is an interesting site that has resources for educators for using Google tools in the classroom. Google For Educators - Google's official page for educators. Google Accessibility - Google's page with tips, links and resources for using accessibility features in Google tools. Google List of Tools - this page has a listing of the major Google tools available. Google Tools for Schools - tutorials, links, resources, and tips on using Google tools in the classroom Google Tutor - how-to's, tech tips, and more on Google tools.
QR Codes Connect Art on the Wall With Music on Your iPhone. Portuguese artist Nuno Serrão wants to make art viewing more stimulating by incorporating music through an iPhone app and QR codes. The artist's photography exhibit called Project Paperclip is currently housed at the Centro das Artes in Madeira Island, Portugal. People can walk in and do something usually discouraged at galleries — wear headphones and listen to music while taking in the images.
"It can carry you to a different interpretation of that moment in the frame," Serrão, who has a background in programming, design and music, told Mashable. "All the pictures are inspired by science, curiosity and imagination. " People can experience it by downloading the free Project Paperclip app. The app developed especially for this exhibit scans the QR scans very easily, connecting to musical airwaves. Try it online, where a few images from the Project Paperclip are viewable. The experience at the gallery or using the app outside the exhibit will be different for everyone. How would I prepare to teach a BYOD class? I've been thinking and reading about what it would be like to teach a (math) class in a school with a Bring Your Own Device policy. My answer: "My class will teach the world what they learn with me. Everything will be accessible online and on a mobile device.
" Here's what I would set up: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Create Instructional Videos iMovie ($5) or vimeo (free) app [laptop equivalents: iMovie, MovieMaker, or jaycut (online alternative, but RIM just bought them out)] Create Audio Summaries or Instructional Content podcasting apps: ipadio, audioboo, cinch, recorder & editor (99¢) [laptop equivalents: audacity or garageband] Create & Publish Multimedia docs ePub (register each class in iTunes, put a subscription link on each class blog, wiki, etc.)
NB: Every time you see the word "create" I mean the kids do it, not the teacher I've left out some math specific apps. 10. Bonus: Who's going to design the "class app"? Did I miss anything or do you think this is all too much? Google Apps K-12 Lesson Plan Selector. Online Resources. Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom. Ok, I'll be honest. I get very nervous when I hear education reformists and politicians tout how "incredible" the flipped-classroom model, or how it will "solve" many of the problems of education.
It doesn't solve anything. It is a great first step in reframing the role of the teacher in the classroom. It fosters the "guide on the side" mentality and role, rather than that of the "sage of the stage. " It helps move a classroom culture towards student construction of knowledge rather than the teacher having to tell the knowledge to students. Even Salman Khan says that the teacher is now "liberated to communicate with [their students]. " It also creates the opportunity for differentiated roles to meet the needs of students through a variety of instructional activities. 1) Need to Know How are you creating a need to know the content that is recorded? 2) Engaging Models One of the best way to create the "need to know" is to use a pedagogical model that demands this. 3) Technology 4) Reflection. The Awesome Highlighter is Awesome. Evernote as Portfolio | The story of using Evernote as a portfolio in my k-12 school.
iPads in the Classroom. Technology Tools for Teachers. Web 20.11 - Web 2.0 for 2011 - resources, tips, ideas from Discovery Education. Web 20.11 is Discovery Education's FREE Web 2.0 for 2011 resource page. On it, you can access great content on Internet Safety, Media Literacy and links to Web 2.0 Tools. The site is rich with little flash videos detailing the explanation and use of Web 2.0 Tools in the classroom. 20.11 Tools are listed in the following categories: Presentation Tools, Video Tools, Mobile Tools, Community Tools. There is also a Tech Tips blog with ideas and tips for using different tech tools to help your students learn. This is a great resource for new teachers and veterans to learn about Web 2.0 tools.
Whiteboards websites. 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have. Top 5 Apps for Administrators to learn and use. Top 5 Apps for Administrators I am not an administrator (yet) but in my past life I was a project engineer and I really wish I had some of these tools back then (ok, we had email). I do help the administration and work on many projects at school and these 5 apps have helped me. I do use a lot of other apps on a daily basis, but I think that these are the top 5 apps that administrators should learn and use, especially if they are new to Web 2.0 and Social Networking. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I also think that all administrators should have a smartphone or tablet. My Top 10 Free Web Resources for Teachers My Top 10 Free Google Resources for Education Top 10 Resources from Discovery Education - all free My Top 10 Free Web Resources for Students What technology I use on a daily basis. Scribblar - Free Interactive Online Whiteboard.
Techchicktips.wikispaces. Teaching with Google Plus - tips and resources. Widescreen (Standard Def) Single Player. Digital Literacy. - 50 Sites in 60 Minutes, Volume Three. Google. Unshelved by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Instructional and Educational Videos, Animated Explanations, - Explania. The Difference Between Digital Literacy and Digital Fluency | SociaLens Blog. Update 6/13/2012: We finally finished our book on this topic. It is available in print here, and in Kindle format here. You can also download a sample chapter here: here (601k PDF) Literacy and fluency* have to do with our ability to use a technology to achieve a desired outcome in a situation using the technologies that are available to us.
This applies to our ability to use a hammer, nails and wood to build the house that we intend to build: ..and it applies to our ability to use digital technologies to have the intended positive effect on people and situations: Note that a literate person is perfectly capable of using the tools. *For the sake of simplicity, we have boiled all of this down to three levels of skill, and have given them what we think are easy-to-understand names. Related Posts: QR Codes. Autnes. QR Codes - PLSD Webinar. Twurdy Search - Search for Readable Results. Simplebooklet.com. Online Stickies - lino. eBook Educators Group - where educators go to learn from one another. Cybraryman Catalogue of Educational WebSites - Educational Web sites for Teachers, Educators, Parents, Students. Internet Catalogue. How to Integrate Web 2.0 Tools into the Classroom.
‘Web 2.0’ is a term familiar to all teachers. Stated in its simplest form, it’s the set of interactive internet-based tools used by students to enrich educational opportunities. ‘Web 1.0’ referred to the act of accessing Which ones do you use? Websites—nothing more. Students read websites, clicked a few links, and/or researched a topic.Web 2.0—Web-based education basics–includes blogs, wikis, class internet homepages, class internet start pages, twitter, social bookmarks, podcasting, photo sharing, online docs, online calendars, even Second Life—all tools that require thoughtful interaction between the student and the site. For teachers, it’s a challenge to keep up with the plethora of options as the creative minds of our new adults stretch the boundaries of what we can do on the internet.
Students, adults, teachers who use this worldwide wealth of information and tools are referred to as ‘digital citizens’. Create a classroom blog. Photo credit: Johns Hopkins School of Education. The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers. Productivity Tools for Educators. I am probably the last person who should be writing a blog post on productivity – there are many who would attest to this fact. I often struggle to balance responsibilities and I frequently feel like I am scrambling to efficiently manage my time. That being said, I am also a firm believer in the purposeful use of technology to improve productivity and accessibility to critical information. As a school administrator, I have had to adjust my time and task management systems to address a wide variety of responsibilities and a plethora of paperwork and emails.
While paper has its place, I am a firm believer that, in education, we use way too much. The printers and risograph machines whir incessantly. In addition to be good stewards of our resources, believe that an important responsibility of a 21st educator is the purposeful modeling of instructional technology. 1. Google Docs has become a “go to” app for collaborative documentation. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Like this: Like Loading... Home. 30+ Mind Mapping Tools. We all need to organize our thoughts sometimes, and there seems to be no better way to do it than in a visual fashion.
We've got 30+ mind mapping tools to help you do just that. And since we know some of you are on a budget, we've got free and paid suggestions for you. Don’t forget to check out our post where you can suggest future toolbox topics! (This list, for example, came from one of the suggestions.) Free Bubbl.us - A flash based brainstorming tool that you can share with others and also embed in to your site.
Cayra.net - A desktop-only app that runs on Windows XP or Vista. CmapTools - Free to universities, students, federal employees, and individuals for personal use. CompendiumInstitute.org - A free mind mapping and brainstorming tool from the Open University. DebateMapper.com - A bit of a different mapper in that it focuses on mapping out debates, whether they be political or business. Gliffy.com - Draw & share all sorts of diagrams and mind maps. MindPlan.com - Free for personal use. WEB 2.0 FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS. 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Comics.
In the days of cold, hard newsprint, only people who could draw were successful comic strip authors. In some cases, this resulted in comic strips that had very nice pictures, but weren't all that funny (cough, Blondie). Thankfully, the Internet has taught us not to accept an inferior form of comic artistry, but a more flexible one. Comic strip enthusiasts who want funny but don't care about pretty drawing can have their strips, those who want artistry have theirs, and even those with very specific tastes can find something just right. The best part about these developments is that they allow you, regardless of any talent as an artist or comedian, to create your very own comic strip. Depending on what you're going for, you can use one of these six sites to help you do it. 1.
MakeBeliefsComix.com is easy enough for children to use, but there are enough options for adults to get a message across, too. One limiting factor is color. 2. The site does have some rough patches. 3. 4. 5. 6. Web 2.0 Tools for Schools. Paper Rater: Free Online Grammar Checker, Proofreader, and More. Digital Storytelling Tools. Beautiful web-based timeline software.