Pam Blasingame Brown
I teach at Corning High School.
The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology. Pinterest is quickly becoming one of the biggest sources inspiration and innovation when it comes to cooking, design, and education. That’s right, education is a prominent fixture on Pinterest now and that, of course, means that education technology plays a starring role. In an effort to help curate the massive amount of Pinterest boards about education technology, you can use the following list as a jumping off point to start your Pinterest journey. The following boards are curated by teachers, admins, and other education enthusiasts. You’ll likely find some new blogs, tools, and ideas among them. Don’t forget to check out the Edudemic Pinterest board where you can keep track of all the stuff we’re up to.
Patricia Brown : Patricia showcases a myriad of videos, articles, tutorials, and lots of other resources all about education technology. We want to see what YOU are pinning! TechEd. Challenge 5 - Curate Resources using Pearltrees. If you listened to the episode of the Instructional Tech Talk podcast that discussed curating content in the classroom you know how valuable curating resources can be both with students and for your own resources.
Social bookmarking has become a huge activity – spreading many genres and via many platforms. It has revolutionized the way in which we share and find information. Like I mentioned, there are many ways to participate in social content curation and each way looks a little different. For the purpose of this challenge, we will be using the popular curation tool Pearltrees to begin our content curation adventure. Don’t worry – it is easy, fun, and extremely addictive. Pearltrees is a way to store all the websites you use on a regular basis (and even the ones that you won’t use again for 2 years) to allow for instant reference. The Challenge Create a Pearltrees account and start curating resources.
How to Complete the Challenge 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pearltrees makes Web curation a joy with its 'magical' new iPad app. Not many tech CEOs would have the guts to describe their products as “magical” and as delivering “pure happiness”, but that’s exactly how Pearltrees‘ Patrice Lamothe describes the startup’s iPad app released today. You know what? He may just be right. Pearltrees is a service that takes a visual approach to Web curation. Launched late last year with its browser-based version, it allows you to create networks of ‘pearls’ on screen. Each pearl is a link to a piece of content and you can connect them together in whatever way you choose into a ‘pearltree’. It may sound a little complicated when written down but it makes perfect sense within a few seconds of using it.
Everything’s public on Pearltrees, so searching for ‘iPhone’, for example, will bring up all the iPhone-relates pearltrees created by 200,000 users the service has amassed so far. Now the iPad app brings a whole new dimension to both curation and content discovery. That’s where the discovery element of the app comes in. CASE - A teacher in social media - Pearltrees. Mobiluck in BETT 2013 — CASE - A teacher in social media - Pearltrees “So, how did Pearltrees win me over?” This time I thought I could write about Pearltrees from a teacher’s perspective. I started to use the web curation tool Pearltrees during my autumn holiday (in 2012) and I’m still amazed by the possibilities it has to offer. It was the head teacher of our upper secondary school Kari Rajala who first introduced me to social media. I started using Facebook and soon got friends from my fellow teachers.
In a week, I was already in Twitter following all kinds of discussions and weaving my personal learning network. The next thing I did was to write a blog post about BrainPOP (an iPad app) with Blogger. Inspired by Timo Ilomäki and other tweeters’ prolific use of Scoop.it, I decided next to explore the world of curation. So, how did Pearltrees win me over? To sign up to Pearltrees all you need is an email address. 10 tips for teachers: iPad. Technology for teaching. Edudemic. 5 Reasons We Use Social Media. 21 Simple Ways To Motivate Your Students. The Long-Term Effects Of Skipping Your Homework. Not every student loves reading, there’s no argument on that. We’ve talked about a lot of resources for learning to read and making reading fun and easy for students, but we haven’t really talked about where that reading fits in to the larger picture of a students’ education. Though the information in the infographic below isn’t very new (the reference notes 1987), the numbers still hold true.
A student who reads 20 minutes per day will read 1,800,000 words by the end of the sixth grade, compared with a student who reads one minute per day, who will read only 8,000 words. The student who reads one minute per day will only read .004% of what the 20 minute reader will read. Think about how much more information the 20 minute reader will have absorbed over time! I think this lesson is important for adults, too. When you’re not in school anymore and have ‘real life’ responsibilities like working and taking care of a house, spouse, and children, things like reading can fall by the wayside.
The Top 10 Books In The World. Why TED Talks Have Become So Popular 5.67K Views 0 Likes TED talks are useful and free ways to bring high-level thinking and through-provoking ideas into the classroom and your home. 5 Things To Know About SXSWedu 5.65K Views 0 Likes The real story for anyone reading this is SXSWedu, the education-oriented version of the conference that's turning into a force of nature. How Social Media Is Used Around The World 8.05K Views 0 Likes In a fascinating infographic, we get a look at how social media is used around the world by a variety of countries. Swedish School Now Has A Mandatory Minecraft Class.
Should School Days Be Longer? A 7th Grade Class Weighs In 4.76K Views 0 Likes An old post on Edudemic just got an interesting comment from Jamie Baird, a middle school teacher in North Carolina. Her students laid a Pros and Cons list on the topic of school days being longer. How One Girl Created A Reddit Meme For Her School Fundraiser 9.26K Views 0 Likes The phrase that comes to mind is 'work smarter, not harder' and that's exactly what one father and his daughter, Ruby, did. Cambridge University Shares Free Guide To Raspberry Pi 3.42K Views 0 Likes If you want your students to tinker with the inner workings of computers, smartphones, and other electronics, you've probably heard of the Raspberry Pi. 6 Education Conferences To Check Out This Year. With the New Year comes an entirely new season of education conferences. Educators have a lot to look forward to in 2013. The variety of conferences scheduled to take place across the US and Canada offer so much for educators around the world to learn from.
The unbelievable growth in technology and changes that integration has brought about in education is the prime topic at conferences these days. In particular, finding and fostering new ideas for the multitude of classrooms now using iOS has never been better and this year’s regional events and larger national conferences offer an incredible opportunity for everyone to learn how to make the most of these recent technological innovations. Take advantage of the opportunity to travel and learn. EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA 2013 With the mantra Leading Change in Changing Times the ETT 2013 leads the way in iPad professional development.
*EdTechTeacher advertises with Edudemic. Florida Educational Technology Conference: About the author: iPad or Chromebook: 4 Questions To Ask Before Choosing. Crude mashup for your enjoyment. For the past few days, I’ve been playing with a Chromebook. Though I have been an advocate of Google’s myriad web products since the beta-test Gmail account that I was invited to open over 10 years ago, I had not previously put my hands on one of these devices. I may be in love. This may come as a shock since I have spent the past two years completely immersed in iPads. I love my iPad too, and my iPhone, and my mostly retired iPod Touch. However, as mobile devices go, I don’t see the need for a monogamous relationship. With schools and districts across the country, there seems to be this preconception that a single relationship exists with regard to technology, and in particular, with regard to making a decision about mobile devices. However, my colleagues at EdTechTeacher and I think that rather than asking which device should my school use, the more poignant question may be ‘what do I want my students to do?’
Why? What do I want my students to do? The Teacher's Quick Guide To Educational Twitter Hashtags. The Teacher’s Quick Guide To Educational Twitter Hashtags Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-10-18 I heart Twitter. If you haven’t yet, follow @edudemic to keep up with what we’re doing, working on, and seeing (like last night’s tech event with GDGT in downtown Boston!). Twitter has become a massive hit in education and it’s too big to ignore.
So that’s why we helped assemble the 2012 A-Z Guide To Twitter Hashtags . But that’s a very lengthy list. Want to download this graphic as a PDF? Category: Featured Tags: #edchat , guide , hashtags , infographic , resource , twitter , visualization You may also like How Teachers Are Hacking Their Own Digital Textbooks Added by Anthony DiLaura 5 days ago 17.54K Views 10 Comments 0 Likes A group of teachers have started to disrupt their own textbook options by starting up an iBooks Author Hackathon. 5 Free Apps For Classrooms With A Single iPad Added by Monica Burns 1 month ago 24.69K Views 1 Comments 0 Likes 30 Young Leaders Worth Following On Twitter 2 Comments. 10 Ways To Start Using Skype In The Classroom. Skype can connect your classroom to the rest of world with ease.
There’s an entire site called Skype in the Classroom that’s packed full of useful ideas. As you can see in the above video, technology enables classrooms to connect like never before. Tools like Skype are some of the most important pieces of education technology out there, in my opinion. Skype, despite a few flaws like dropped calls and all that, is like having something out of The Jetsons in your classroom right now. In other words, video calls are now possible and even free for most types of calls. Below are just a few of my favorite ways to use Skype in the classroom. 1) Connect with international classrooms It’s as simple as setting up a free account. 2) Learn a musical instrument Ever wanted to learn violin or another instrument but couldn’t find an instructor nearby?
3) Professional development 4) Meet with librarians 5) Guest lecturers 6) Practice interviews 7) Have a mystery call! What is a mystery call, you ask? Integrated Technology Tools. Mobile Learning Presentations. Inspiring Writing. Image Sites. Video Creation & Tools. Voicethread Resources. Common Core. TEC. Teaching resources. Technology resources. Shellyterrell. Digital storytelling. Digital Research. Sticky Notes & Boards. Time Saving Tools. Polling Tools. Podcasts & Audio Projects. Blogging Resources. Tech Tips. Facebook in Education. The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Flipped Learning. Shellyterrell. Heidi Hayes Jacobs on Curriculum 21: Resources, Key Points, Action Items, and Conversation Starters.
Posted by Jonathan Martin under Uncategorized Leave a Comment A bracing, challenging, informative talk from Heidi Hayes Jacob enlivened our afternoon. What year are we preparing our students for? I embedded below (after “more”) her Ted Talk; I hope you find these resources, suggested action items, and conversation starters and you reflect on her talk. Resources, Links, & Key Points Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World Jennifer Lockett’s blog post about Jacobs’ talk. Everyone agrees today that we are going to learn something. A new pedagogy is emerging: more student self-navigation. At the end of every proficiency you have as a goal for your student, there should be an adverb: “Independently.”
New Tools, New Literacies: Digital, Media, and Global The tool we use impact learning: Paper is over. Every student should read and write a screenplay. Edmodo Curriculum 21 Learning Commons Classroom 2.0 A New Kind of Learner Needs a New Kind of Teacher Research means Search Again. Museum Box. Skype. Integrating the Web.