12 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom, Even for Technophobic Teachers Everyone wants teachers to use technology in the classroom. But you're busy -- meeting standards, prepping students for tests -- and maybe you’re not too fond of computers, anyway. Never fear – there are easy ways to bring your classroom up-to-date, technologically. Do you have a iPad in your classroom for your use? How about iPads for students to use? Could you get a classroom iPad? What kind of Internet access is available at your school? What do you have to do to get Ipads for your students? Also try to find a technology “mentor” on campus – the computer teacher or just another teacher who uses technology more than you do. Perfect Ed Tech Activities for Beginners Do a PowerPoint “Game Show Review” Many tech-savvy teachers have used Microsoft PowerPoint to create review games based on famous game shows, including “Jeopardy! Have students complete a written classroom activity as if it was online. Ever have your students write a diary from the perspective of a character or famous person?
The best sites for finding high-quality, free images So often we want to find images to use in our everyday work. Google images doesn’t really provide the answers when it comes to high quality CC free images. Digital citizenship is high on the agenda for pupils and students but equally so for teachers too. Pixabay has been high on my list for this purpose for some time. Simply sign up and away you go. The creative commons team have created a search engine for searching for images that you can use and adapt that meet your requirements. A site I am returning to more and more (probably more frequently than Pixabay) is Pexels. They are really clear on the licensing on the images on their site too although unfortunately there is no app (yet) for searching through Pixels, although it does work reasonably well in your browser on a tablet or phone. On the topic of Pexels too I should also do a shout out for the Pexels Videos site. Here’s an example video I made using video clips found on Pexels Video: Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 6 Powerful Chrome Apps for Classroom Management November 6, 2015 For those of you using Chrome in their instruction, below is a collection of some of our favourite extensions to use for classroom management. Some of the things you can do with these add-ons include: monitoring students in-class behaviour, create and organize assignments, track students grades and progress, organize both formative and summative assessments, generate report charts and many more. 1- Google Classroom “Classroom is a new tool in Google Apps for Education that helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes. “ ClassDojo helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. “Seating and behavior charts are an essential parts of any good teacher’s tool kit. “Engage, assess and personalize your class with Socrative! 6- Exit Ticket
Education Technology Tools for Teachers Massive Open Online Courses make it possible for students of all ages to access high-quality coursework at no cost. Colleges and universities across the country publish video lectures, podcasts, reading lists, practice exams and more for anyone who wants to learn about a particular subject and/or experience what it’s like to take a college class. Over the last decade, organizations such as Coursera and Khan Academy have taken MOOCs one step further by creating or aggregating thousands of free courses in areas ranging from early American history and civics to trigonometry and multivariable calculus. Khan Academy is a non-profit educational website created by educator Salman Khan in 2006. Using Khan Academy in the classroom can strengthen lesson plans. The site keeps track of each user’s process and provides learning statistics and at-a-glance information to let teachers know if goals are being met. Participants watch short video-lectures before completing and weekly assignments.
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Tech Tools That Have Transformed Learning With Dyslexia Fifth-grade teacher Kyle Redford remembers with emotion the day she unwittingly put an iPad in the hands of one of her 10-year-old dyslexic students, a day she called “a complete game changer.” While the rest of the class was working in a writers workshop, she handed the student an iPad and told him to try and experiment with its speech-to-text feature. With minimal expectations, Redford figured that the newness and the boy’s curiosity would at least keep him busy during writing time, which he usually found frustrating. While Redford described the boy as “very bright,” he “couldn’t even compose a sentence to save his life” because of his dyslexia. Any classroom assignment having to do with writing made him moody. At first, it was difficult. “Some of my most brilliant kids in the class, put them on an iPad, and say, ‘Speak into this,’ ” she said. “I tell them, don’t ask this student to write something long, because he’s going to do a terrible job. The Rise of Technology Helpful Tech Tools
8 Strategies for Using Technology in the 21st Century Classroom We’ve all seen the black and white images of the one-room schoolhouse. Students sit in perfect rows that face a teacher who’s writing on a chalkboard. Up until the last decade, our classrooms haven’t drastically differed from those 100-year-old images. We are so fortunate to be living and teaching in a time of rapid educational change. Instead of personal student chalkboards, a number of students now have access to electronic tablets. Although these changes are exciting, using technology in the classroom can seem overwhelming when you have multiple objectives to achieve each day and 30 – 35 students to engage simultaneously. 1. Just as any well-managed classroom, set up is essential. Establish, display, teach and repeat your classroom rules and procedures when using devices. Lastly, have a system for student logins. 2. Now that you have the devices in the hands of each of your students, they’re ready to engage in this type of learning. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. You may also like to read
20 great podcasts for educators (and how to get them) There are two main ways to access podcasts: downloading them to a mobile device or playing them through an Internet browser. Downloading to a mobile device To download and play podcasts, all you really need to do is download a podcast app (also called a "podcatcher"). Here are some options: For iOS (iPhone/iPad), Apple's Podcasts app is the easiest place to get started. Just search the App Store for "podcasts" and you'll find it. For Android devices, I've used the BeyondPod app (app / website) for years. But recently I've switched to Player FM. Other Android podcast apps include: Pro tip for Android users: Want to earn free money to spend in the Play Store? Playing podcasts in an Internet browser Many podcasts have their own websites where you can find new episodes. Adding a podcast to your shiny new podcatcher app is easy. Finding podcasts It seems to get easier and easier to create a quality podcast. Here's a list of podcasts I listen to or have been recommended to me by others.
Squiggles for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store The Use of Technology - In Education and Teaching Process - Use of Technology The effective Use of Technology in Education has changed the face of education and it has created more educational opportunities. Both teachers and students have benefited from various educational technologies, teachers have learned how to integrate technology in their classrooms and students are getting more interested in learning with technology. The use of technology in education has removed educational boundaries, both students and teachers can collaborate in real time using advanced educational technologies. Technology has helped in the growth of mobile learning and long distance learning. Recent advancements in educational technologies have yielded positive results in our education sector. Technology should not replace teachers. :- Use Technology In Schools – What Parents Need To Know :- Why Is It Important To Use Technology In The Classroom :- Barriers To The Effective Use of Technology In Education (a) ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3.
Bill Mollison Bill Mollison en 2008. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] En 1974, Bill Mollison développe avec David Holmgren le concept de la permaculture. Depuis 1978, il consacre tout son temps au développement de la permaculture et en 1981, pour ses travaux concernant la permaculture, il reçoit le prix Prix Nobel alternatif. Les principes de permaculture selon Bill Mollison[modifier | modifier le code] De l'éthique de la permaculture, Bill Mollison a développé cet ensemble de principes[3] qui permettent d'envisager un design : Publications[modifier | modifier le code] Ouvrages originaux en anglais[modifier | modifier le code] Ouvrages traduits en français[modifier | modifier le code] Permaculture 1 : une agriculture pérenne pour l'autosuffisance et les exploitations de toutes tailles [« Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements »] (trad. de l'anglais), Condé-sur-Noireau, Éditions Charles Corlet, 2011, 220 p. Références[modifier | modifier le code]
Five Ways Teachers Can Use Technology to Help Students Thomas Edison once said, “Books will soon be obsolete in the public schools…our school system will be completely changed inside of ten years.” Amazingly enough, however, one of our nation’s most important inventors was proven quite wrong. The American education system has a remarkable resistance to innovation and the classroom experience has changed very little in the 100 years since Edison’s prediction. Advances in information technology have revolutionized how people communicate and learn in nearly every aspect of modern life except for education. Technology has failed to transform our schools because the education governance system insulates them from the disruptions that technology creates in other organizations. To overcome these obstacles, we must persuade teachers that technology will empower them and help their students learn. Schools must use technology that empowers teachers. Teachers should treat the adoption of technology as part of lesson planning.
Les principes de la permaculture Les principes de permaculture sont des guides précieux pour la démarche du designer (concepteur). Ils sont la charnière entre l’éthique de la permaculture (de valeur très générale) et la multitude des techniques mobilisables dans la pratique de la permaculture (créer une mare, gérer un planning de travaux, greffer des fruitiers, installer une production d’énergie renouvelable, potabiliser de l’eau, amender un sol, concevoir un bâtiment…). La liste des techniques utilisées par la permaculture est quasi infinie et excède largement la capacité d’apprentissage d’un être humain. Aussi le permaculteur va chercher l’information et se fait aider par des spécialistes. Ce qui donne un caractère permaculturel à son travail c’est qu’il applique les principes présentés ci-dessous. Les deux fondateurs de la permaculture ont chacun émis leur ensemble de principes qui se recoupent parfois et sont très complémentaires. 12 principes selon David Holmgren 1) Observer et interagir 3) Obtenir une production
7 smart ways to use technology in classrooms istock Elementary school teacher Kayla Delzer’s students tweet, post on Instagram and watch YouTube in class. Here’s why she thinks all kids should do the same. Many schools and teachers have an uneasy relationship with technology: they decry its power to distract young people but see it as a necessary evil to be tolerated, or at least strictly limited. It’s way too late to try to keep tech out of classrooms — or children’s lives. Tech tip #1: Something boring on paper is still boring on a tablet or a laptop. “Using technology simply for the sake of using it is wasteful,” Delzer says. One way that Delzer’s students learn math is by playing an augmented-reality geometry board game called Cyberchase Shape Quest. Tech tip #2: How tech teaches is as important as what is taught. Delzer avoids any software that relies on drills and repetition to educate. Tech tip #3: Let students sometimes be the teachers. Tech tip #4: Find technology that lets kids learn from themselves and each other.