TryEngineering Lesson Focus Lesson focuses on exploring how the development of search engines has revolutionized Internet. Students work in teams to understand the technology behind search engines and explore how they can retrieve useful information using search engines. 10 of the Best Bookmarking Tools for the Web Consider the following scenario: You come across an enticing article you really want to read, but at the moment you have pressing tasks that need to be done before you can sit down and read it. What can you do? You could leave it open in your browser, but it only takes a few open browser tabs before your browser starts looking clogged, and you might forget and close it by accident. You could email the link to yourself, but if you're like most people, you could do without more emails in your inbox — that you also might lose track of among the many others you receive. Here's a better option: Use a bookmarking tool to keep track of that article you want to read.
Integrate iPads Into Bloom's Digital Taxonomy With This 'Padagogy Wheel' You’re going to want to turn on your printer and fire up a PDF viewer. This is just that good. It’s called the Padagogy Wheel and it offers a fantastically useful perspecitve on how to figure out which iPad apps work with Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. Created by Allan Carrington, this thing is a monster and deserves some focused attention. So I’d make a personal plea to save the hi-res image (below) or print out the PDF (available here) and then spend your long weekend closely examining this thing. The Padagogy Wheel takes an expanded approach Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy and offers 62 iPad apps that fit into the organized chaos that is Bloom’s.
Creating and Sustaining Positive Organizations By Ryan W. Quinn Key points in this entry: The story of the 2008 Massachusetts ice storm told within the framework of Erika James’ and Lynn Wooten’s new book, Leading Under PressureA review of the five stages of crisis responseA description of the distinction between crisis management and crisis leadership I have had two experiences in the past few months that seem related to me, and worth sharing. First, I had the pleasure, this summer, of meeting Jennifer Flanagan, a state senator from Massachusetts, who told me a story that I will share in this blog entry.
Beyond Minecraft: Games That Inspire Building and Exploration By Tanner Higgin, Graphite The success and popularity of Minecraft in and out of classrooms is no surprise. It’s one of the best examples of the potential of learning with games because it embraces exploration, discovery, creation, collaboration, and problem-solving while allowing teachers to shepherd play toward any subject area. Mastering the Art of Relationship Marketing with Social Media Most seasoned marketers are familiar with relationship marketing. By focusing on customer relationships that go beyond the usual advertising methods, brands can greatly increase customer loyalty and retention. The question is, how can we master the art of relationship marketing with social media?
Inventive Games That Teach Kids About Empathy and Social Skills By Tanner Higgin, Graphite Play is nothing if not social. Games organize play, allowing us to wrangle and experiment with the world. When we play games, more often than not, it’s us under the microscope. Video games, however, have been a bit of an aberration in the history of play and games. Many of them have been solitary experiences. How to Promote with Brand Ambassadors Using Visual Content Marketing Passionate brand advocates can provide marketing on steroids. On a social web they boost sharing, enable crowd sourced marketing and they do it for free. They are your online tribe of brand ambassadors…. Brand ambassadors are people, customer advocates and fans who represent and talk about your brand with passion. If they are also passionate about your brand then that can provide powerful crowd sourced marketing that can amplify brand awareness. Because they love your products and services…
Pond Pond is designed to act as a central hub for digital discovery and participation, where educational resources can be accessed and shared more easily and effectively. It combines the best parts of existing online tools and platforms to create a new, yet familiar, environment. Pond is independent of N4L’s Managed Network and can be accessed using any internet connection. Access to Pond is free for all school users. Five Simple Steps to Creating an Ideal Customer Profile Everyone knows you need a to create a successful marketing strategy in order to have a successful business. Before you decide on how to market to potential customers, make sure you first take the time to figure out who you are marketing to. Don’t neglect one of the most important aspects of marketing: defining your ideal customer.
The Teacher's Quick Guide To Digital Scavenger Hunts If you’ve got a smartphone or a tablet in your classroom, you’re ready for the adventure to begin! By adventure I mean, of course, the world of active learning through digital scavenger hunts. In this hunt, students are tasked with finding a particular physical object, person, or place and have to use technology to track it down. Note: an ‘online scavenger hunt’ usually implies that you’re hunting around online and not physically with classmates. For the purpose of this article, I’m focusing on the physical version I’ve dubbed ‘digital scavenger hunts’. The Simple Goal
The 5 Steps of Effective Technology Integration - Getting Smart by Dave Guymon - edchat, EdTech, education In schools, districts, and departments of education alike, a trend toward integrating technology into the education process is on the rise. One could argue that it always has been. But with the proliferation of Internet access in school buildings and the ubiquity of mobile computing devices, educators are taking note and beginning to consider new ways they can include these tools into their classroom instruction. The formalized field of educational technology is still in its infancy. 15 Sites That Show You The World in Real Time What if you could see the whole world as it is right this moment? It would certainly put things in perspective. Once you see the world through the lenses of these web sites you’ll realize just how vibrant and alive it is every single nanosecond. The statistics of it are amazing, and seeing them actually happen is even more amazing.