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Eyes on the Earth NASA. Apps and Sites That Work on All Devices for BYOT. “Honestly, I think we should be delighted people still want to read, be it on a Kindle or a Nook or whatever the latest device is.”

Apps and Sites That Work on All Devices for BYOT

By J.K. Virtual Science Experiments on your Interactive Whiteboard. Virtual Experiments is a very useful website from Reading University that provides simulations of many standard school science experiments which can be carried out on your interactive whiteboard.

Virtual Science Experiments on your Interactive Whiteboard

The site is suitable for GCSE and also for A Level students. Some of the experiments available include: Photosynthesis with Elodea, Transpiration, Reflection and Refraction, Chemical Clocks and looking at the Viscosity of Glycerol. Most of the experiments have a full-screen option so that they work well on a whiteboard. While simulations cannot and should not replace doing the experiment for real, they can provide useful ways of recapping or revisiting a practical. They are also useful if time is limited.

Sadly, the experiments are in Flash, so you or your students can’t access them on an iPad. You can access the experiments here: Create and share visual ideas online. How to create a digital cartoon with toondoo.com. The Techie Teacher. Free Technology for Teachers. Smore - Design beautiful online flyers and publish instantly. The Animoto Blog. Using Dropbox in the Classroom. When I mention Dropbox to friends and colleagues, I usually get one of two responses – a knowing smile and nod, or a puzzled and quizzical look.

Using Dropbox in the Classroom

Whether you know what the program is, you have likely heard the name. Comiclife.com. Animoto - Make & Share Beautiful Videos Online.

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Internet4Classrooms - Helping Students, Teachers and Parents Use the Internet Effectively. 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​ SMARTBoard Activities. 11 Free Tools to Teach Human Anatomy in 3D. The following are some good resources to help students explore the human body through interactive imaging, games, exercises and more.

11 Free Tools to Teach Human Anatomy in 3D

Build-a Body: This is a great website that allows students to build the human body using interactive elements system by system. Each system has descriptions and provides some facts about diseases. Students will only drag and drop the parts of body such as bones, organs,..ect. BioDigital Human This is a great resource for anatomy. It lets users view the human body in 3D, hide or remove layers, create custom views and many more. Medical Animations The university of Pennsylvania Health System has a great website offering medical animations, explanations of several medical problems, resources on anatomy, physiology, and the human body. InnerBody This is a website where students can learn about human anatomy and physiology.

Zygote Body This is the the substitute of Google Body. Visible Body This one here allows you to view the human body in 3D. Jing, screenshot and screencast software from TechSmith. 100+ Google Tricks for Teachers. It's Google's world, we're just teaching in it.

100+ Google Tricks for Teachers

Now, we can use it a little more easily. With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for all teachers, so why not take advantage of the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time. Search Tricks These search tricks can save you time when researching online for your next project or just to find out what time it is across the world, so start using these right away. Convert units. Google Specifically for Education From Google Scholar that returns only results from scholarly literature to learning more about computer science, these Google items will help you at school. Google Scholar. Google Docs 22. 23. Want to revamp your presentations? Try these 10 programs! « Eduhowto.

Posted on December 3, 2010 by eduhowto Lets face it, when students see a PowerPoint presentation they moan and grown.

Want to revamp your presentations? Try these 10 programs! « Eduhowto

PowerPoint has been used so much that anymore students often tune out. As a teacher I am always looking for new ways to present information to my students. I still do use PowerPoint occasionally but have begun to use other programs as well and have found some of these to be quite useful. After talking to some colleagues about this topic I decided that I would share some of the different programs I have found.