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There is More to iPads in the Classroom Than Apps In a previous post, Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the iPad in Mind, I describe my ambivalence about teacher asking my for the “perfect” app to teach this or that. I have teachers ask me frequently about app recommendations for different subject areas.“What app could I use to teach subtraction?”“What app would you recommend for my students to practice writing?” Dozens of iPad Apps for Young Students on the Spectrum, at Your Fingertips Post collaboratively written with Gemma Jones . The iPad has gotten a lot of people excited. Students, even those with learning difficulties, are benefiting from this technological tool.
10 Best Alternatives to Windows Live Messenger 2013 If you’re looking for some best alternative to Windows Live Messenger and till now you nothing, then we personally recommend you must check out today’s Windows Live Messenger special. Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging service by Microsoft Windows. It was known as MSN messenger sometimes back in recent years it was renamed to be Windows Live Messenger. It is an advanced instant messaging service. 50 resources for iPad use in the classroom The transition to the more extensive use of technology in classrooms across the West has resulted in the integration of bring your own device (BYOD) schemes, equipping students with netbooks and tablet computers, and lessons that use social media & online services. Gesture-based technology is on the rise; according to the latest NMC Horizon Report, gesture-based technological models will become more readily integrated as a method of learning within the next few years. The iPhone, iPad, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect technology are examples of these kinds of developments, and in particular, resources for Apple products in education are becoming widely available online.
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10 iOS Apps Every Student Should Download As the beginning of August approaches, one thing comes to mind—school starting up again. Stores begin packing their shelves with dorm room essentials and plenty of Easy Mac to accommodate back to school lists. With all the excitement and preparation, students might overlook important items that will help them through the next few years. I’m talking about 10 essential apps that every college student should have.
Optimize Online: Funding your next big idea « Student Launcher Picture this: You and some friends are hanging out on a random Tuesday night. Maybe you were watching a movie, or playing Apples to Apples. Jokes were flying, laughter was aplenty, and suddenly your conversation is geared towards some amazing idea. Maybe it’s a pizza conveyor belt, or an idea for a television series starring your best friend as the silly super hero. Even better, perhaps you have all thought of some way to better improve your community through a potential organization or community clean up project. Screencasting Apps for the iPad Some of the most versatile apps you can get for the iPad are the screencasting apps. Why are they so versatile? Well, they can be used across the curriculum and in almost all grade levels. There are not many apps that can live up to that claim, so you can quickly see why they are so popular with educators.
Bloomin' Apps This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others. Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes".
Digital Storytelling Apps for the iPad The iPad is an amazing tool for digital storytelling, thanks to an increasing number of creative apps that were built for just that purpose. Here you will find a selection of some of the best digital storytelling apps for the iPad, as used by teachers in a variety of K-12 classrooms. All quotes are from the App Store description page of the respective apps. Prices can, and probably will, vary over time. Toontastic (Free with in-app purchases, or $9.99) – “Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show – simply press the record button, move your characters onscreen, and tell your story.
Western Governors University – Measurable Academic Innovation Success, Enabled by Technology This is the second in a series of articles celebrating educational institutions that have achieved proven, measurable success with the integration of technology into their instructional processes. This week we look at Western Governors University and the empirical evidence that demonstrates how this technology-enabled academic institution has been an outstanding model of innovation. The Back Story WGU is a non-profit online educational institution chartered in 1996 by a coalition of 19 United States Governors seeking to address rapid population growth and confronted by limited public funds for educational services. The governors enlisted the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems to help design the newly envisioned university.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 3 Awesome Apps for Teachers to Create their Own Apps I have been doing a lot of apps review here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning but I have never posted about the tools you as teachers and educators can use to create your own apps. Just lower your eyebrows down, you can do it without any coding knowledge. Of course Android and Apple do provide tech savyy guys with the tools necessary to create their own apps but for us who know nothing about SDK and app development skills, platforms like the ones below will serve the purpose.
A Student Affairs Technology Plan This post is a call to action for all Student Affairs administrators in Higher Education As 2013 approaches, can we all agree that technology (its uses, application and function) are core to our work in some way, shape or form? While I am currently writing a follow up post to my original “Student Affairs Social Media Plan”, I think its time we expanded the paradigm and look at technology as the overall arching umbrella, with Social Media being part of the equation. Today’s post are recommendations on how I would (and currently do) tackle technology in my daily work in Higher Education and how you can make in immediate impact in your respective area. The MACRO VIEW: I.
Twitter passes 200 million monthly active users; no longer a fad I wrote my first in-depth post covering Twitter in March 2007 saying that Twitter would be the “message heard around the world.” Since then, we learned that Twitter has become a human seismograph where news no longer breaks it tweets . We learned to speak in 140 characters or less. We’ve witnessed Tweets erupt into revolutions . Hashtags are now a way of life. And, we now live in a world where if it wasn’t tweeted, it didn’t happen.