50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers. Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher’s tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. Social Learning These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Learning Lesson Planning and Tools Useful Tools
Ψηφιακά Παιχνίδια και Ψηφιακά Μέσα για Μάθηση ερευνητική ομάδα Ψηφιακά Παιχνίδια και Ψηφιακά Μέσα για Μάθηση Η ερευνητική ομάδα Ψηφιακά Παιχνίδια και Ψηφιακά Μέσα για Μάθηση (Digital Gamesand Digital Media for Learning) του Εργαστηρίου Νέων Τεχνολογιών στην Επικοινωνία, την Εκπαίδευση και τα ΜΜΕ του Τμήματος Επικοινωνίας και ΜΜΕ ΕΚΠΑ εστιάζει σε προσεγγίσεις με τις οποίες σύγχρονα ψηφιακά μέσα (ψηφιακά παιχνίδια, συλλογικά ψηφιακά μέσα, ψηφιακή αφήγηση, διάχυτες εφαρμογές) μπορούν να λειτουργήσουν ως πλαίσια τυπικής, άτυπης, διά βίου και διαγενεακής μάθησης. Η ομάδα έχει αναπτύξει συνεργασίες με ερευνητικές ομάδες στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό όπως το Εργαστήριο Μαθησιακής Τεχνολογίας και Διδακτικής Μηχανικής (Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου), το Ινστιτούτο Πολιτιστικής και Εκπαιδευτικής Τεχνολογίας (Ερευνητικό Κέντρο «Αθηνά»), το έργο Poisson Rouge (Interactica), το εργαστήριο Game Experience Lab (Eindhoven University of Technology). επιλεγμένες ερευνητικές και εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις
50 Ways to Integrate Technology - Ways to Anchor Technology in Your Classroom Tomorrow Using Free Websites as Learning & Teaching Tools 1. Have students use Spelling City to learn their spelling words, vocabulary words, or site words through games, practice, and quizzes. Spelling City is a free resource for teachers. www.spellingcity.com 2. www.brainpop.com 3. www.dovewhisper.com 4. www.flashcardexchange.com 5. people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html 6. www.clustrmap.com 7. www.ustream.tv 8. www.fanfiction.net 9. www.ccmixter.org 10. www.toolsforeducators.com 11. www.animoto.com/education Share your ideas for integration on Animoto. 12. www.makebeliefscomix.com 13. www.wordle.net 14. www.surveymonkey.com 15. www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline 16. www.kerpoof.com 17. classtools.net 18. www.buildyourwildself.com 19. www.freerice.com 20. www.fluxtime.com Using Free Websites for Management 21. www.myavatareditor.com 22. www.dropbox.com 23. www.evernote.com 24. www.superteachertools.com 25. www.sharinglinks.com 26. www.bighugelabs.com 27. rubistar.4teachers.org 28. fur.ly 29. www.jingproject.com
Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day' - Education Google’s policy of 20 percent time—giving employees plenty of free time work on whatever they want—is world famous for being the birthplace of innovative products— most famously, Gmail. But what would happen if schools gave students a similar amount of unstructured free time and allowed them to take control of their own learning? This spring Matthew Bebbington, a high school physical education teacher in the U.K., decided to find out. He organized a school-wide "Innovation Day" that let 80 students between the ages of 11-15 choose what and how to learn. Bebbington writes on The Guardian’s Teacher Network blog that far from taking an extended recess the students "worked solidly for six hours, cross-pollinating across different projects, ages and abilities." As a result, they made everything from art related projects like album covers and Manga to more tech-oriented projects like a remote control car and rockets.
The 3 Biggest Ways Technology Is Disrupting Education Forever Digital education is today where digital music was in 2001. The digital music revolution started unintended when peer-to-peer file service “Napster” started by Sean Parker & Shawn Fanning in 1999 controversially morphed into a digital music sharing service. It became mainstream with the highly successful launches of the Apple iPod & iTunes in 2001 and now services like Spotify are taking it to next level by integrating it to our increasingly digital lifestyle. As is the case of all life-changing trends, an unintended start changed the whole experience of buying and consuming music . I enjoy being part of the generation caught in between a massive revolution ( Digital Immigrants – Digital Natives ). The Internet has allowed us to re-imagine everything from reading a book to digesting the news to taking notes. Education has two challenges: access and effectiveness. MOOCs At the forefront we have Udacity , EdX , and Coursera (the “Big Three?”) Online Degrees Social Learning
The Ultimate Guide To Apple’s Presence In Education Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-08-31 All eyes are on education right now. Whether it’s in the political theater or the venture capitalists, everyone has set their sights on the future leaders of tomorrow. Some companies, like Apple , have long realized the potential of this demographic and have specifically targeted them with iPads, iPod Touches, and other devices . In an effort to share exactly how Apple is targeting students, MDG Advertising whipped up a thought-provoking infographic. Smart devices are having a real impact on both literacy and learning levels. Awesome Apple logo via DeviantArt Comments are closed.
The Teacher’s Quick Guide To Education Technology How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years 8.56K Views 0 Likes We all know that education, specifically online education, has come a long way in the last few years. We've already taken a look back - way back - at online education as we rarely think of it (in the 1960's and 70's), but it is also interesting to see just how much online education has evolved in just the more recent past. 5 Reasons We Use Social Media 9.95K Views 0 Likes There are many reasons we use social media.
s Question of the Month: February Recap We know that some educators out there are tech gurus, always championing the use of the latest and greatest resources. On the other hand, many teachers prefer the steadfast and dependable technology they’ve used for years. Sometimes, the use of tech in the classroom isn’t a personal choice. We wanted to know what tools Edudemic readers really do use in the classroom. 1. Amy, a technology teacher from Chicago, tweeted, “Google Classroom has made going paperless easy!” 2. Both Windy, an 8th grade teacher in Texas, and Twitter user @learning21, agree that Apple TV is pretty great. 3. Erin on Facebook responded, “The app Padlet is probably one of my favorite pieces of tech. Karl, another Facebook user, wrote, “An unusual choice perhaps but I’ve found so, so many uses for tired old PowerPoint.” 4. Technology teacher, Heather, tweeted, “My MakerBot 3D printer – kids love it!” Kelly from Texas Instruments wrote, “I’m a bit partial, but I honestly can’t imagine teaching w/o Nspire.