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RSSed - Apps in Education New: 10 of the best Apple and Android apps for education in 2013 Name: POETRY from the Poetry Foundation What is it? Nominated for a WEBBY award, this universal iOS app allows users to take thousands of poems by classic and contemporary poets on the go. From William Shakespeare to César Vallejo to Heather McHugh, the Poetry Foundation’s app turns your phone, iPod Touch or iPad into a mobile poetry library. Best for: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Price: FREE Rated: 12+ Features: Search for old favorites with memorable lines.Give your device a shake to discover new poems to fit any mood.Save your favorite poems to read and share later—through Facebook, Twitter, or eMail.Read poems by T.S. Links: [Apple] [Android] Name: School Fuel What is it? Best for: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Rated: 4+

Internment of German Americans in the United States during World War II Vad är en bra lektion? Ett vanligt och djupt rotad sätt att se på undervisning är att den som vet något ska berätta och visa för den som ska lära sig. Undervisning betraktas då som något som ska överföras till andra. Forskning visar dock att elevers skolframgång avgörs av i vilken mån lärarna lyckas försätta sig i elevens position. Elever kommer till klassrummet med föreställningar om hur världen fungerar. Variation av arbetsformerForskning har visat att en variation av arbetsformer är fördelaktigt för elevers måluppfyllelse och engagemang i sitt eget lärande. Undervisning kan också ske genom utomhusaktiviteter utanför klassrummet. Kamrater kan hjälpa varandra"Peer learning" är ett område som uppmärksammats i internationell forskning för att förbättra elevers lärande i klassrummet. I Sverige är området fortfarande relativt ouppmärksammat, men det finns internationella forskningsresultat som visat att sådana undervisningsstrategier har stora lärandevinster, inte minst för elevgrupper med särskilda behov.

Padagogy Powered by Traduttore When I received the invitation from the new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, I decided to completely upgrade two seminar workshops. Dr Ian Green from the School of Education here at Adelaide and I have used Padagogy101 (introduction to iPad in HE) and Padagogy201 (more advanced use for L&T) to train over 600 faculty from universities in Australia. For Singapore, Ian wasn’t going to be with me and I was solo, as well I needed a better way to leave resources in place for people to revisit. It was a huge amount of work to meet the Singapore deadlines and involved quite a bit of lost sleep. with the action verbs. I have added 62 iPad apps to the wheel and put them where they could serve the pedagogy. When I first posted this blog entry I had the files and resources for the presentations in my Public folder of my dropbox. Think outside the box and consider the possibilities!

#iPad App Smackdown | #TechEducator Podcast #16 Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Welcome to the 16th episode of the Tech Educator Podcast hosted by Jeff Bradbury, Sam Patterson, Jeff Herb and Jon Samuelson. The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com. Many great ways to participate in the TechEducator Podcast. News from our Podcasts: TeacherCast: AppShed Podcast Instructional Tech Talk: This past month has been a little quiet on ITT – the end of the school year has been crazy! Techlandia: Wes Fryer interview just posted today, and we have Erin Klein next Saturday, and the fabulous Kyle Pace the following Saturday. Apps: Jeff H: Haiku DeckJoin.meGoodreaderNotabilityExplain EverythingGuardian EyewitnessEvernoteToodledoWhiteboardWrite AboutAnswer UndergroundCandy Crush Jon: Jeff B: Dual BrowserPaperRGB/HSB/HEXCoach’s EyeJello Jiggle ItProspect SnapAir HockeyKidBlog Links: TechEducatorPodcast.com Hosts:

For 'Connected Educator Month,' Tips From 33 Educators We Admire Stacy BrownErin Olson, an English teacher in Iowa who is featured in our post, uses Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion. Go to related 2011 article » The U.S. Department of Education has declared August Connected Educator Month, and since we’d be nothing without the teachers we’ve connected with over the years, we’re enthusiastically on board. To celebrate, we asked every educator who has written a guest post for us, been featured in a Reader Idea, or collaborated on one of our features to answer two simple questions: What is one important thing you’ve learned from someone in your Personal Learning Network (P.L.N.), however you define that network? Reading their responses, below, is a crash course in how to be a “connected educator.” So read what they have to say, follow the links to their work both within and outside The Learning Network, and, when you’re done, tell us how you’d answer those two questions yourself. Aliza Aufrichtig | Flocabulary The Year in Rap Contest

Flipclass artikel Top 5 High School Science Apps for iPad The following apps help students learn and practice science-related knowledge and skills, and provide teachers with an alternative to textbooks as a way to engage students with their subject. Frog Dissection Some love it, some hate it, but at some point high school students all over the world will probably have to dissect a frog. This app not only provides a lifelike virtual experience of frog dissection, but also includes a wealth of information related to frogs and their environment. The Frog Dissection app’s star component is a totally interactive frog dissection activity that allows the user to dissect a frog right there on their screen. The app also includes extensive content on the frog lifecycle, comparisons of human biology vs. The high quality images, level of interactivity, and detailed information make this app a great resource for high school teachers looking for support materials in their classes, or for students who are studying the frog in school. 3D-Brain Periodic Table

Apps Gone Free Editor’s Pick: Cut the Rope: Time Travel HD Cut the Rope: Time Travel HD(4.5 stars with 3985 User Ratings) iPad App $0.99 → Free for a limited time Cut the Rope: Time Travel(5 stars with 8565 Ratings) iPhone App Everyone has heard of and played Cut the Rope, right? City of Speed -- Presented by Verizon - Well-Timed Text Saves Romeo From Becoming 'Fortune's Fool' Romeo passed his phone from hand to hand, staring blankly at his Facebook profile. He'd just changed his relationship status to "It's Complicated," which didn't even begin to cover it. In the past two days, he'd crashed a party, fell hard for a girl, then loitered on her lawn, staring at her balcony while she sat outside typing her own status updates. She'd immediately tagged him in about 1,400 pictures, which should've tipped him off that maaaaybe she was a little dramatic. Instead, he calmly sipped from a red plastic cup and asked himself why only the Capulet side of Verona got 4G coverage. Romeo knew he should've listened to Friar Laurence when he'd been warned not to rush into a rebound relationship. Anyway, Romeo had ignored that two-word suggestion and married Juliet the next day. His phone buzzed, startling him. He texted Juliet again. He double-tapped his music collection, queuing up a bass-heavy song that made more sense than anything the friar had ever said. Romeo waited.

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