Ed Tech Websites
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
For the iPad-using US History teachers and students out there, here is an excellent app that I learned about through the US History Teacher's Blog . The Revolution: Interactive Guide is an interactive textbook about the American Revolution. The video embedded below provides a detailed overview of the app.
Free Technology for Teachers: Explore the American Revolution on an iPad
Youth Digital Media
It comes as no surprise that teachers are beginning to see the added value of technology in education.
On Monday Chris Brogan wrote a post, Throw Away the Maps , that reminded me of an analogy that I've often made in my own presentations, but have only hinted at in blog posts until now. In Throw Away the Maps , Brogan tells readers to work toward something larger and more meaningful than your job description.
Free Technology for Teachers: Bending the Rules for Good
eLearning Blog Dont Waste Your Time - eLearning, mLearning, Web 2.0, Blogging and the stuff in between
A year or so ago I wrote about the system Tynt “What’s being copied from your website?”Technology for Special Ed
Yes, you can print from your iPad! I know, I know… Why?!? When I first started researching this article and posed the question of printing from an iPad, I was reminded by many, many friends and colleagues that one of the many benefits of using the iPad is that it eliminates the need for paper.
Wired Educator | Helping Educators Integrate Technology & Impact Lives
Resource Listings
These pages, sparked by a presentation by TeachersFirst's own Candace Hackett Shively, provide a way to plan and conduct curriculum projects to build creativity skills along with curriculum concepts.
Welcome to the District 219 training site! Here you will find information on all the resources we offer, both internally and externally, as well as schedules, resources and policies, and the latest announcements so you always know what's on offer. Of course, don't hesitate to contact someone on our training team should you have any questions.
Professional Development Center
"The GCAA® is an excellent instrument for providing information about a person's level of global competence because it generates a comprehensive and detailed report on global skills, attitudes and knowledge."
Global Competence Aptitude Assessment®
Digital Tattoo
How do I use this Site? Quiz Yourself : Click on the link on the left menu in each section to assess yourself and get some starting points for your exploration.
The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com
We’re winding down our daily lesson plans for summer, but we couldn’t let you go without making sure you knew about The Lively Morgue , a Times Tumblr introduced in February that features images chosen from The Times’s morgue, a physical library of photos and newspaper clippings dating to the mid-19th century. The morgue contains so many photos, in fact, that the editors write , “If we posted 10 new archival pictures every weekday on Tumblr, just from our print collection, we wouldn’t have the whole thing online until the year 3935.”