edtechdigest.com | © 2010 edtech digest. 50 Excellent Open Courses on Teaching With Technology The information below is taken from a recent posting on www.onlinecollegesanduniversities.com. It is a listing of 50 free online courses that are offered on a wide variety of instructional technology topics. The courses are free, self-directed, and accessible over the internet. Rather then listing a few examples in this posting I decided to paste all of the links below. Using technology and creating unique learning environments are two big dreams that all types of teachers have, from elementary educators to distance education teachers to college professors. Technology and Learning Find out why technology is such a draw for educators and how we learn from non-human tools. Blogs, Wikis, New Media for Learning: This course will show you how blogs and other new media are optimal teaching tools. Online Education and Distance Learning If you want to create online learning environments and manage a distance ed course, look here. Younger Students Tech Tutorials Secondary and Higher Education
INFOhio Home EduCon 2.3 — January 28–30, 2011 — Philadelphia TILT - Teachers Improving Learning with Technology TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE - Teachers.Net Gazette provides news from Teachers.Net direct to teachers around the world. Teachers.Net features 24 hour discussions with teachers around the globe. Early childhood chatboard primary elementary chatboar Teacher Feature... Why Use an Interactive Whiteboard?A Baker’s Dozen Reasons! by Dr. Presentation tools are increasing in popularity for educators who want to share ideas and information with large or small groups of students. First of all, what is an interactive electronic whiteboard? Why do I like interactive whiteboards so much? The interactive electronic whiteboard is great for demonstrations. Is an interactive whiteboard more than a toy or gimmick?
Around The World with 80 Schools | Home Tech Learning Events Calendar of Webcasts Webinars and Virtual Trade Shows – TechLearning.com Upcoming Webinars: Leadership Strategies: Using Video to Shift Teacher Practice Thursday April 10, 2014 @ 3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST During this webinar Jim Knight, professional development expert and best-selling author, will discuss how to harness the power of video to make significant, lasting improvements in teacher practice. Michelle Rooks will share how Teton County School District put these ideas into action and is using video to provide equity-driven instructional and leadership strategies to address their district's striking achievement gap. Preparing Students for Digital Learning Success Thursday April 17, 2014 @ 3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST As more districts implement digital learning initiatives, 1:1 programs, and prepare for new assessments, it is vital that educators help students develop the 21st century skills they need to be successful. Archived Webinars: Webinars are archived for one year. Wednesday March 26, 2014 @ 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST More information
The Power of Educational Technology David Jakes Presentation Resources Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. And they have no respect for the status quo. The script and slidedeck from my Google Teachers Academy presentation on innovation. In 1997 Apple challenged us to think different. In 2008, that message resonates even louder and with greater urgency. That ad campaign honored a wide range of people of accomplishment. In 1954, along with Francis Crick, Watson described the structure of the DNA molecule. Here is Watson, on the left, Crick on the right, examining their model. If you will recall your high school biology class, DNA is made up to two complimentary strands, wound around each other in what is known as a double-helix. DNA can be recombined in different combinations to yield very different results, even in siblings. Different species have different chromosomes and genes which make them unique, but they still have DNA as their genetic material.
Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students Earlier today, Richard took a look at the state of e-learning 2.0, which got me to thinking about how school might be different if I were in college today because of the influx of new Web 2.0 apps aimed and students. I went to a school that utilized a Virtual Learning Environment called WebCT (since absorbed by the Blackboard company), and it really wasn't very fun to use. Note taking meant writing on paper, study groups meant face-to-face meetings, and if you were struggling through Shakespeare, your best bet was to turn to the library, not the Internet. When I was in college most of the tools in this round up didn't exist. It was truly the dark ages of education! Office Replacements There's no software package I used more in college (or today, for that matter) than Microsoft Office. Notetaking More and more students are bringing laptops to class. Mind Mapping Now you have your notes, you need to put them together. Studying Bookmarking Collaboration Calendars Calculations Other Tools Conclusion
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