Beautiful web-based timeline software Using iPads in A2 PE « Mcintosh8's Blog Today was a bit of a step into the unknown as I taught a lesson which involved the students using the new ipads. Like many staff I have been impressed by how my own personal ipad has opened up many areas which has helped in my lessons. What I found today was that with a little pre-planning the ipads can be a fantastic aid to learning when the students use them too. I can reassure everyone that there were not just these 3 below in the lesson. The lesson was based around revising the aerobic energy system with my Yr 13 A2 PE students. I then started the lesson with a short quiz to establish understanding using quiz I had made on Socrative app. They then presented to their partner on their respective areas. Like this: Like Loading...
The 21st Century Principal Mind42: Free online mind mapping software LessonNote - A lesson study classroom observation app for iPad - 30 Online Multimedia Resources for PBL and Flipped Classrooms by Michael Gorman 1 Comment May 28, 2012 By: Michael Gorman May 28 Written by: 5/28/2012 12:30 AM ShareThis Welcome to the another in a series of PBL Mania Posts here at Tech & Learning. In this PBL Mania Post I explore Online Multimedia Resources. WGBH Teacher Domain - Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. PBS Teachers – Launched within the last year, PBS Teachers is an awesome place for all kinds of educational multimedia. The Khan Academy – At Khan, students and teachers are encouraged to “Watch… Practice… Learn almost anything for free”. YouTube – Let’s not forget YouTube and its amazing searchable collection. Thinkfinity – This site is worth an entire write-up in itself and will provide a wealth of activities for PBL products. NeoK12 - Take a look and you will find a vast collection of resources and Web 2.o tools that might fit into any lesson. PicsForLearning - Not everything has to be video.
Web 2.0 Tools | Instructional Technology HCPS-Approved Web 2.0 Tools With the growth of the internet, it is extremely important that we utilize Web 2.0 tools which are safe for our HCPS students. In order to help facilitate the safe use of these internet resources, we have compiled a list of tools which may be used for classroom curricular purposes. We have also highlighted those policies and forms which MUST be considered PRIOR to using these wonderful resources. Remember that our primary goal is to keep students safe while they are learning. Please be familiar with the following HCPS Policies and Procedures PRIOR to using an approved Web 2.0 tool: Staff-Student Relations Acceptable Use of Internet and Computer Resources Web Pages Web Pages Procedures Copyright and Plagiarism Web 2.0 Permission Form Web 2.0 Permission Form (Spanish) HCPS-Provided Web 2.0 Tools & Resources External HCPS-Approved Web 2.0 Tools & Resources
Essential iPad Hardware and Software for Teachers After two weeks with my iPad, I have sold my laptop and dedicated my mobile life to my iPad. I am an educator by trade. For teaching, the iPad is the perfect tool for 95% of what I need a computer to do, and it turns out that the other 5% probably isn't as important as I thought it was. Converting my lesson planning, teaching, and student accountability paradigms to the iPad took some careful planning and tools, but now that I have a system, I am loving it. Luckily, the iPad hardware is fantastic, and the user interface and experience are so welcoming, that I had zero learning curve and almost no problems with converting. The Apple iPad - The iPad hardware will set you back a few hundred dollars. The Apple Bluetooth Keyboard - I paid $59 for the a refurbished Bluetooth Keyboard directly from the Apple Store. They keyboard is essential because, as a teacher, I do a lot of typing. iPad Case / Skin - This is the one area that I splurged. 4 Essential iPad Apps for Teachers
20+ Essential Tools and Applications For Bloggers Blogging can be quite a process. First you may have to do some research, then put your thoughts together, and of course add any necessary screenshots and images. Let’s not forget the optimization part (SEO, keywords, etc) and sharing your content on the Web so that others will read it and hopefully share it. With all of these steps involved, blogging can be quite time-consuming and many bloggers get burnt out rather quickly doing these things on a daily basis. Lucky for us, the process doesn’t have to be so difficult anymore. Save Ideas for Later Tools that let you save items for later use are great time savers because you can save Web pages, images and files as you’re reading or browsing. Read-it-Later With this tool you can save Web pages to your Read-it-Later list to be read at a later time. A similar tool is Instapaper, which works in the same way, but doesn’t have as many applications. Evernote You can capture anything from Web pages to images, text, and voice notes with Evernote.
50 Essential Web Apps for Freelancers When you make the decision to go out on your own, you are faced with many choices. Should you work from home or rent a space? Bill hourly or by the job? What kind of hours should you assign as ‘work time’? Amidst all those decisions that have to be made, you also have to choose what tools you’re going to use to actually do your job. What’s a poor, green-behind-the-ears freelancer to do? We’ve broken down the apps into larger categories, highlighted the best or most interesting in each category, and included the best of the rest. Invoicing and Time Tracking First things first — you need to get paid. the Invoice Machine A beautifully designed application that focuses on simplicity, the Invoice Machine is one of the nicer invoicing tools available. Ballpark The better way to send invoices. Tempo Simple time tracking, powerful reporting. Financial/Accounting Once you start getting paid, you have to do something with the money. Mint Wesabe Your money. Geezeo Make sense of your money. Pulse Basecamp Gist
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