instaGrok | A new way to learn Plagiarism Checker - the most accurate and absolutely FREE! Try now! 100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About 5 Ways To Be A Better Public Speaker 6.89K Views 0 Likes If you've been asked to speak at a conference or host a seminar, you may be shaking in your boots. Not only is the thought of speaking in public nerve-wracking, but being in charge of a seminar that no one wants to at... Using GarageBand as a Composition Tool GarageBand for iPad is an amazing app for anyone with a stake in music at all. If you’ve never tried any sort of composition tool, GarageBand is the way to go. With its set of ‘smart’ instruments, it’s unparalleled in terms of ease of use. It has a drum kit/pads, a piano, guitar and an option to amplify your guitar when plugged in with something like iRig. In this tutorial, I’m going to run through all the steps you’ll need to start using GarageBand as an extra instrument for your musical piece or as a way to compose music solely by itself. Starting Off Smart If you have something you already want to work with, great. Using the Smart Piano. When you’ve practiced the timing changes, record your idea by touching the record button and listening to the metronome. You can edit the songs tempo and key by press g the settings button (spanner) in the top right of the display. Always in Tune Garageband is an amazing app for melodic construction. Melody in arrangement view. A Modern Touch One Amplifier.
Socrative - Online Student Response System If you have a SMART Board in your classroom you may be familiar with the SMART Clicker device that polls student responses to teacher initiated questions. While this is a great way to gauge student understanding quickly, it is a costly solution and relies on familiarity with SMART products. If you’re looking for an alternative to purchasing equipment based response tools, check out Socrative.com as an effective student response system. Socrative runs on a variety of devices. Here are some of the key features of Socrative: Teachers can create quick exercises, such as multiple choice questions, True/False questions, and short answer responses.Create digital exit slips that students can respond to as they are leaving the room. Check out this video for a great tutorial and additional information: Check out Socrative by going to socrative.com Tags: Socrative, Student Response System, Web Tool About the Author
Edshelf: An Educational App Directory for Teachers Earlier this month, the education startup incubator ImagineK12 held its second Demo Day, where its latest cohort of startups made their pitches to investors. I pointed to the write-up of Inigral’s Michael Staton in my weekly roundup of ed-tech news, but I realized this past week that I’ve done a particularly lousy job reviewing these latest startups here. I’ve covered Hapara and Instagrok (here and here), but that’s just two out of nine. So I’m resolved to try to cover a few more of these startups over the next few days. And for those keeping score at home, here’s the list from ImagineK12’s first graduating class last fall. Edshelf aims to address problems that I’ve covered here on Hack Education before: there’s a ton of educational content online – websites, apps and the like. When it comes to write-ups of education technology, whose reviews do you trust? Edshelf has a number of direct and indirect competitors.
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Cool tools for school The 10 Web 2.0 Tools/Apps I Use Most As A Teacher, Learner & Leader Awhile back Larry Ferlazzo wrote about the Web 2.0/Social Media tools that he uses every day. I read Larry’s blog all the time, but what struck me about this post was not the tools that he listed as being useful to him, (even though I use many of them myself), but rather the actual process of identifying the technology he uses each and every day. Not that this is hard work, mind you, it’s just that technology is such a ubiquitous part of my life; the tools/toys I use most often don’t feel like “tools” at all – rather they are almost an extension of who I am: a part of my daily routine so “normal” that I don’t think twice about the important role they play. And that’s what’s so brilliant about Larry’s post. #1 & #2 Google Reader + Feeddler Pro: In Larry’s post, he says that “RSS is truly a magical service” and he is so right! #3 Zite: Personalized Magazine for iPad and iPhone: Zite is an app that delivers exactly what it advertizes: up to the minute, personalized news and web content.
Free Stock Photos, Royalty-Free & Unlimited Downloads | Free Stock Photos MapFab is a Fabulous Map Creation Tool MapFab is an excellent free map creation tool built on top of Google Maps. MapFab offers a few advantages over Google Maps, but the most notable advantage is that you do not have to create an account in order to create your custom maps. To start creating custom maps on MapFab just head to the site and enter your starting location. Then select from the menu of custom placemarks and enter a description. There is a variety of font colors to choose from when you label your placemarks. When you have finished creating your maps you can download it as a KMZ file to use in Google Earth. Applications for EducationMapFab does not require registration which makes it instantly available to all students. H/T to Google Maps Mania.
PHSlib 2.0 / FrontPage SideBar Hello! Welcome to PHS Library 2.0 Tools2Create4school This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 effectively and creatively. You will explore 10 different topics and complete the activities within each. Why do this? How to complete this tutorial: Complete each step. • If you get stuck doing any of the activities while at home –skip it and continue on to the topic • DON’T STOP when you get stuck on a tool. It’s not always easy to learn these new tools. •Take your time to view the site tutorials •ask questions of your blogging classmates and try to work things out on your own •Most of the time you can figure it out by yourself or with a friend. •Email Ms Williams if you do need help or drop by the library for some 'hands on' help. Need extra credit? Topic 1: Blogging A blog is an online journal. Your job is to create a blog in which you will share your insights and experiences and to demonstrate some of the things you'll be learning in this tutorial. 4. 5.
Edublogs Gets an iPad App The popular student blog provider Edublogs released a new free iPad and iPhone app today. The free Edublogs app will allow you to write new posts, edit posts, upload images, upload videos, and moderate comments from your iPad or iPhone. You can even start a new blog from scratch using the app. Applications for Education If your school is using iPads and you're looking for a good student blogging platform give Edublogs and the Edublogs iPad app a try.
AOS Home > English > ESL > Area of Study: Belonging > AOS This material was written by Carmen Vallis and modified for HSC English (ESL) by Eve Mayes, Condell Park High School. Key vocabulary to use in responses on Swallow the air Context of Swallow the air Telling stories to belong Who belongs? The language of belonging Relating other texts Key vocabulary to use in responses on Swallow the air Look at the list of words related to belonging and Swallow the Air. The "Red light" words are important to know to write well on Swallow the Air and belonging. Look up and learn any words that you are unfamiliar with. RED LIGHT - You HAVE to know these words and what they mean AMBER LIGHT - You SHOULD know these words and what they mean GREEN LIGHT - It's GOOD for you to know these words Download a PDF version of this table. Context of Swallow the air Like all texts, Swallow the air was written in a specific context that influences the ideas of belonging that are explored and the language used. Activity: Aunty