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Absolutely amazing Web 2.0 tools are a fantastic way for teachers to foster interactive, media-rich projects. The great news is that most are free and don't require any software to be installed. Using free websites, students can create digital bulletin boards, interactive presentations and much more.
Education Nation: Top 5 Websites for Teachers to Use in Their Classrooms
Six Emerging Technologies in Education | Master's in Curriculum and Instruction | Saint Xavier University Online
Over the next five years, the K-12 education community is expected to adopt six new technologies that will affect both teaching and learning. Teachers, curriculum designers, students and parents will all be impacted, and for the better, the K-12 classroom will never be the same. Given today's pressure of schools to perform, teachers and curriculum experts with knowledge of innovative instructional techniques are in demand. Learn more about Saint Xavier University's online Curriculum and Instruction graduate program . This master's degree focuses on literacy, diversity and integration of technology and is ideal for K-12 teachers and curriculum designers.Jim Wilson/The New York Times Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning. Go to related article »
Resources | Teaching With and About Technology - NYTimes.com
Did you know that American Internet users spend more time on Facebook than any other site ? Not only is it the site with the second-largest U.S. audience, just behind Google, but it far surpasses every other site in the top 10 of most popular websites, according to data from Nielsen , with the average user spending more than 7 hours and 45 minutes each month on the site.
What's An Average Day on Facebook? [Infographic] | Social Media Today
Flickr:David Ortez Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S.
The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools | MindShift
The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons | The Edublogger
Lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about digital copyrights and fair use in the news and online – particularly with the whole SOPA/PIPA uproar that recently swept the web. Also, we on the Edublogs support team have been getting more and more complaints and official requests to remove copyrighted content that users have placed on blogs. The legal jargon with respect to digital copyrights can be confusing – especially since different countries have their own laws and regulations.
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Publishing student projects online in visually stimulating formats is now easier than ever. There are tons of tools available that you and your kids can use to get stuff out there. The following web 2.0 tools are some of my favorites for showcasing student projects.
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Incredible Things That Happen Every 60 Seconds On The Internet
In a single minute there are over 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That's just one example of the mind boggling scale of online activity. The following infographics show a bunch of other incredible things that happen in 60 seconds (via Barry Ritholtz).
Wesley Fryer is the author of "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing" (July 2011) and a contributing author of " What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media " (September 2011). Wesley co-authored Chapter 3 of the book, "Podcasts and Webinars," with Steve Dembo . Have a discount/download code or need help with your eReader?
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Here are my favourite web tools from 2011: Grababeast is a tool to create your own monster using different body parts and colouring them using a palette. You can save it to your computer or share your monster with a link.
Ozge Karaoglu's Blog - @ozge ‘s Favourite Web Tools of 2011
Story Telling
Lego Hunger Games characters: (first row) Haymitch, Peeta, Katniss, Gale, Prim, Rue, President Snow, Avox girl, (second row) Foxface, Marvel, Cato, Clove, Glimmer, Finnick, and Annie.