Pinterest for Educators?

After hearing about all the hoopla surrounding Pinterest, I decided to check it out and see if it had any value to me as an educator. Up until this point I really didn't have a clue as to what it was all about except that it was a social media tool that functioned like an electronic bulletin board. After requesting an invite, I was all set to go a day later and began to create my first pin board. The tutorial video that you are directed to upon signing up was short, to the point, and made it incredibly simple to dive in and start creating. I dragged the "pin it" bookmarklet into Google Chrome and off I went. I quickly became fascinated with the idea of "pinning" together all of my professional interests. Curating Content The ability to pin together images, links, and videos in a visually engaging manner makes gathering and accessing information exciting. Brainstorming Collaborative boards can be set up so multiple users can pin together ideas and resources to create one huge visual.

Finding the Right Tool WebTools4U2Use will introduce you to a lot of different, powerful, useful tools.But... how do you choose the right one? By Task This mindmap by Toy Waterman provides a basic list of webtools from which to choose those most appropriate to different kinds of classroom activities. Click on the + near each type of activity to see some of the best tools for that task. (Click and drag the image in the box to reveal more.) Check out Project Bamboo's Digital Research Tools(Bamboo DiRT), Created and maintained by a partnership of several U. By Product By Cognitive Level By Learning Style Brian Gray created this ThingLink image that links to lists of recommended tools for each learning style. Another way to look at these tools: 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Type of Learner recaps some of the tools listed in this wiki and more. By Instructional Strategy By Stage of Inquiry By NETS*S By Category By Types of Learning By Curriculum Area By Teaching Style

Twitter for Educators Why would educators use Twitter? a) Share resources with other educators. b) Participate in real-time online Professional Development. c) Get updates from other educational organizations. d) Communicate with parents. Firstly focusing on personal interest gives us the following reasons why Twitter is such a hit among educators. Teachers can follow leading educationalists and professors to gather information about teaching techniques.It will enable them to stay updated about on goings of the world and developments in their field and elsewhere.Study material can be availed by following eminent personalities.Self-learning and education can be done for improving the quality of teaching. Secondly it is a great help for planning and propagating Collaborating with other teachers , parents, students.

cooltoolsforschools - home The 18 Best Free Web Tools Chosen By You It’s the start of a new year and that means there’s infinite possibilities that lay before you. But you can’t move forward without arming yourself with the best free web tools and apps. I was perusing some of my favorite education blogs, social networks, and other time-sucking online spots when I came back to the Edublog Awards . I’m proud that Edudemic was nominated for a bunch of awards (didn’t win but what can ya do) but more importantly I’m impressed with the amount of effort put forward by the Edublogs team. They’ve rounded up some of the best education and technology resources on the planet. Then they even orchestrated a worldwide vote! Below is the list of finalists for the best free web tools. Claco Find, build and share resources with teachers across the hall or across the world — aligned with Common Core ClassDojo Improve specific student behaviors and engagement by awarding and recording real-time feedback.