Studio. Curated Post of Curated Sites :) Curated Post of Curated Sites :) “Don’t reinvent the wheel” seems to apply here.
I’ll continue to blog about really fantastic individual apps and sites, but there is so much technology out there that an exhaustive list is impossible. My project here, then, is to compile a list of other people’s lists. I’ll try to categorize them as closely as possible by discipline (ie. science related curated sites). Obviously, I’ll update this as I come across great resources.
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Time-saving Homework Help Videos from Brightstorm - Math, Science, Test Prep - Brightstorm. Tools By Subject. Edu 2.0. EdTech Cheat Sheet Infographic - Boundless. Gamification, digital storytelling, virtual classrooms…it’s not easy to keep track of all of the new buzzwords in the booming edtech sector.
At Boundless, we’re confronted with these terms and technologies every day, and we do our best to keep all of the lingo straight. We put together a little cheat sheet to help you master some of the most important words to know in edtech. Brush up on your terms to make sure you’re not scratching your head at the next conference, meetup or debate about the future of education! Don’t worry–we won’t tell your teacher if you take a peek.
Teachers Easy Guide to The Most Important Web Tools in Education. When it comes to using web resources with our students, time plays a decisive role.It is next to impossible for a busy teacher restricted by curriculum constraints, day to day lesson preparations, assignment corrections, to mention but a few of his chores, to effectively search the web and find the adequate resources to share with his/ her students.
Most people just do not have the time to learn all these technologies and some educators pick just one or two websites of interest and start exploring them. This is definitely not the right thing to do particularly if you want to leverage the huge potential of technology into your classroom.There is, however, a simple roudabout to this problem. The 100 Best Twitter Tools For Teachers (2012 Edition) SocrativeQuizTemplate.xls. Socrative%20directions. fO1qN2KXzN. Assessment and Rubrics. Online Tools. Eight Free tools for Teachers to Make Awesome Infographics. 1- Easel.ly This is a great tool that allows users to create visually rich infographics from pre-designed themes.
It is very easy to use and only drag and drop. It actually supports Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. 2- Stat Planet This one here allows users to create amazing visualisations and share them with others. It can be used either within your browser or download the software for free. A tour of ZCubes features. Tag Galaxy. Spicynodes : Home.
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Library Technology Reports, published in eight issues annually, helps librarians make informed decisions about technology products and projects. Reports are authored by experts in the field and may address the application of technology to library services, provide thorough overviews of library technology, offer evaluative descriptions of specific products or product classes, or cover emerging technology.
Smart Libraries Newsletter, published monthly, offers Marshall Breeding’s news and analysis on products, vendors, and new developments in the library automation marketplace. The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom. There is no doubt to anyone who has used an iPad or any tablet for that matter that they show a clear alternative to teaching learning in the classroom beyond laptops, screens and monitors.
The iPads simplicity of use and massive range of apps give it a great deal of appeal as a teaching and learning tool and the future looks bright for this trend to continue. Yes it does have a number of shortfalls in some areas - like any early technology so I am going to share some great resources with you that I have come across which highlight the benefits of iPads in the class room and hopefully they will be of use to you. The DEECD located in Victoria Australia has some brilliant resources located at their iPads in the classroom trial website including. Video Tutorials. BOOKS TOOLBOX: 50+ Sites for Book Lovers. Lulu, a book publishing site, is in the news this week. But there are many more sites for book reviews, self-publishing and exchange. Here are more than 50 of our favorites. Disclosure: Lulu currently has an ad campaign running on Mashable. Book Reviews Amazon.com - Search from thousands of books, buy them online and read excellent reviews.
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This content links to tens of thousands of Web sites that have been evaluated as credible by our research experts and librarian and teacher consultants. SweetSearch searches a "whitelist" comprised only of these 35,000 links, as well as sites we uncover by sifting through recommendations of librarians and teachers on their blogs and social bookmarking sites. You know those great lists you've been bookmarking for years? Well, SweetSearch is a giant, searchable repository of them. We constantly evaluate the search results in SweetSearch and "fine-tune" them, by increasing the ranking of Web sites from organizations such as the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, PBS and universities. "Within a half-an-hour, I was ready to type my essay, wondering why I'd wasted a half a day searching with Google and EBSCOhost. The result? A brilliant way to quote.
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