Screencasting, iBooks, Audio Recording Apps. Today I Learned the following great things from my PLN:
The 15 Education Technologies To Know About This Year. What latest gadgets and gizmos are going to change your classroom in 2013? It’s hard to know exactly what will catch on and what won’t, but the following list showcases some of the emerging new technologies, software, and platforms available. With their innovation and practicality, many of these are poised to enter the classroom and change the way students and teachers learn permanently. Instagrok to make Web research easier (and more social) for students. By Erin Griffith On January 25, 2013 Most students go about doing research for school projects in a very obvious way.
They type a few keywords into Google. They click on two or three front page results, and they skim. They don’t have a great sense of what’s a credible source of information, and they don’t look at nearly enough sources. Google’s million search results are overwhelming to them, as a recent Pew study points out. It’s not entirely surprising: School kids have lived their entire lives on the Internet; they don’t know about that period of Web history when no one believed anything online could be credible. 7 Outstanding Free Books for your iPad. Below is a list of some excellent books for your iPad.
I have curated this list over the last couple of months and I kept adding to it every time I stumble upon a resource somewhere online.I don't know if you like reading books on your iPad or not but let me tell you this: having at least a couple of titles installed on your iPad would really be of great help particularly in those moments when you are stuck somewhere and have nothing to do but waiting.
Reading is a habit ( luckily a good one ) that we can ACQUIRE by force of habituation at least in the eyes of Skinnerian theory.The more you read , the fluent you get at reading and the more used your mind becomes to the act of reading. 15 Free Learning Tools You've Probably Never Heard Of. 10 Secrets To Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad. So the iPad, then.
Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s darling. - From the Principal's Office: Going 1:1? How Would You Respond To Comments Like This? 4 Comments January 14, 2013 By: Patrick Larkin Jan 13.
The Secret To Successfully Using iPads In Education. My brother recently built a shelf for my daughter’s room. It is in the likeness of a boat that she will one day spend sunny afternoons on, cruising around Plymouth harbor. He used a saw, a hammer, glue and other assorted tools that I couldn’t explain or name. I am not a carpenter nor am I skilled at building anything with my hands. However, I do know this. When my brother started the project, he did not pick up his hammer and get inspired, engaged or motivated. 5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make With iPads (And How To Correct Them) iPad Classroom Next Term? – 10 Things to Consider. If the iPad is making a ‘move’ on your classroom this year then these ten points are worth considering: Check your wireless network for everything from capacity to ‘dead-zones’.
Leave no stone unturned as a failing wireless network will severely hamper iPad use in school.Be hands on with apps/methods you might ask students to use and see what it is like to produce ‘work’. The iPad is just a device and without an informed educator it will be ineffective as a learning tool.Set out clear behaviour guidelines and link them to school policy. Consistent expectations when using the iPads can help prevent the device from being a disruption.Don’t expect an app to ‘teach’ a lesson.
How to drive technology innovation SmartBlogs. Recently, New Milford High School in New Jersey was recognized as the November/December “School of the Month” by eSchool News for its accomplishments pertaining to the use of educational technology.
As I look back on our journey and the path that was taken, I have been able to identify some key elements that have driven change and allowed New Milford to become a technology-rich school where potential and promise are emphasized as opposed to problems, challenges and excuses. Connectedness matters My social media journey has been well documented, and it was this journey that provided me with the knowledge, tools and ideas needed to initiate change.
Using technology in the classroom the right way SmartBlogs. One of the things that I see happen far too often is people stressing over how they are going to create lessons around the new piece of technology they have in their classroom.
It is this approach that is causing headaches to many and giving tech tools a bad reputation in the classroom. There is a right way and a wrong way to infusing technology in education. The wrong way The absolute wrong way to deal with educational technology is to look at a tool and try to build a lesson around it. I have seen administrators tell teachers to use a specific tool in a specific lesson. The right way. Computers in the Classroom: A Mindful Lens on Technology. I was raised back in the day when teachers showed 16mm films in the classroom. It was a special event: the A/V librarian would wheel in an aqua-colored Bell & Howell projector, one of us nerdy types would wind the film through the various rollers, the screen would come down, the lights would go off and the magic would begin.
Even the most boring film was still surrounded by this specialness, which set it apart from business-as-usual in the classroom. Digital technology doesn't enjoy this same elevated, ritualized status in school. JTHS Instructional Technology: Technology Integration: How Do You Know if You are "Doing it Right?" A common question that we hear from teachers about integrating technology into their classrooms is, “how do I know if I’m doing it right?”
We love to hear this question because that tells us that the teacher is starting to analyze and evaluate how they are integrating technology and are looking for a way to gauge their effectiveness. We feel that the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) best addresses the question of “doing it right.” According to the Arizona K12 Center at Northern Arizona University, “the TIM is designed to assist schools and districts in evaluating the level of technology integration in classrooms and to provide teachers with models of how technology can be integrated throughout instruction in meaningful ways.” There is more than one version of the TIM but the one that we most commonly refer to with our staff was produced by the Arizona K12 Center at NAU.
1:1 Computing: More Than Devices. Provoking thought and action toward effective digital teaching and learning THOUGHT LEADERSHIP | by Eliot Levinson, et al.
This article is the second of three 1:1 computing papers from the BLEgroup Thought Leadership Consortium, which brings together a small number of knowledgeable firms and school districts to collaborate on topics critical to effective digital teaching and learning. For this paper, Carolina Scientific, Atomic Learning, Your Teacher, Common Sense Media and Capstone Digital collaborated with Westonka (MN), Calcasieu Parish (LA), Cheyenne (WY) and Miami (FL) school districts. 6 pillars of a 1:1 initiative SmartBlogs. This past November I was offered the position of director of technology for the Greater Clark County School district in Jeffersonville, Ind. It’s a great honor and I’m excited about what the future holds for the community here! Among many other things, I have been asked to look at starting a 1:1 initiative. So it got me thinking about what pillars I should be looking for and promoting in a 1:1 movement. Here is my list in no certain order: 1. Technology as "Hamburger Helper" - Rick Hess Straight Up.
How To Integrate Education Technology With Scaffolding. Imagine asking students to write a research paper without teaching them how to write an introduction, body and conclusion first. How about writing the equation of the quadratic formula on the board, and just giving students a set of problems to start solving with no prior instruction? These types of tasks are nearly impossible for students if teachers do not break up the learning process into small chunks aimed at meeting the students where they are and then building on them to create new knowledge, otherwise known as scaffolding.
Lydia Dobyns: A '21st Century' Education Is SO Last Century. It's not rational, but I'll admit that whenever I hear "21st century classroom" or "21st century skills" -- I tense up. Why? Because we are starting the 13th year of this "future" century. It's empty phraseology designed to sound like we are preparing for the future when we are already living in that future; and no one believes that what passes for a typical classroom today will be the classroom experience even 10 years from now, let alone for the next 87 years.
We can't know what the classroom will look or feel like. The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools. Edchat: The Rising Popularity of Twitter Among Educators. 2012 was the year I was introduced to Twitter. Teachers – The 10 Stages of Twitter. How (And Why) Teachers Should Blog. Prof. Howard Gardner: "The best thing is for educators to be digital themselves." The iPad and the Teacher. The role of the teacher is changing.
From the ‘flipped class‘ discussion to the curriculum ‘focus’, a teacher’s remit is evolving. 25 Tech Tips Every Teacher should Know about. 15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student should Have. Check the learning goals below and share with us your feedback. Enjoy 1- My students should be able to create presentations . Online Guides Help Teachers Flip Their Classrooms. Flipping For Your Faculty...It's Easier Than Videos. Lots has been made about flipping over the past year or so. Unfamiliar with the term? No problem. Here is an explanation.
So the idea is, there is some sort of information transfer (basic information about a learning concept) outside of the learning environment (classroom) allowing for further discussion or extended learning when in the learning environment. 7 Steps to Flipped Professional Development - Getting Smart by Laura Conley. By Laura Conley, Professional Development Facilitator at Clarksville High School Arriving home from San Diego and having just attended the ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) conference I was scheduled to facilitate an all-day professional development for our district. I was excited to share as much of the conference as possible in a day without overwhelming everyone. I wanted to present the information in an engaging way by modeling the use of technology instead of just handing everyone a sheet of paper with some links. Changing the Culture, One Teacher at a Time. Technology Integration Matrix.
iClassroom iManagement – tips for managing an iPad classroom. How To Overcome The iPad Learning Curve. 10 Apps for Documenting Learning. Apps for Creative Expression. What's on Capaci's Mind?: 15 Apps I trialled for 1:1 iPads in 2012. How To Use Google Drive and Evernote To Create Digital Portfolios. The 25 Best Pinterest Boards in Educational Technology. 5 Apps to Boost Collaborative Learning - Ferndale, MI. What apps do what. Realizing Increased Student Achievement With Mobile Technologies: Here's the Plan. How Digital Learning Contributes to Deeper Learning - Vander Ark on Innovation. How Technology Is Empowering The Learners. This is Why Flipped Learning is Important for your Students. 10 Great Resources on 21st Century Education. Suzie Boss: How Are We Preparing Students to Be Tomorrow's Innovators?
Teacher: Beware the 'Digital Native' Stereotype - Teaching Now. Janell Burley Hofmann: To My 13-Year-Old, An iPhone Contract From Your Mom, With Love.