50 Free Android Apps Being Used In Education Right Now Added by Katie Lepi on 2012-10-10 I’ll admit it. I’m a fan of Apple products. But that doesn’t mean I don’t yearn for some of the fabulous features on Android phones too. Until the day when Apple and Google merge (ha!) Edudemic doesn’t cover Android as much as it deserves so this useful list should be a helpful start. I’ve searched around for each of these apps and found interesting stories on how most are being used in classrooms and education right now. Toddlers Kids Numbers and Math Lite : Educational game maker Intellijoy offers this free game to effectively teach preschoolers numbers, addition, subtraction, and more without sensory overload. Elementary and Middle School Brain Café – GeoQuiz : With a beautiful interface and strong database of questions, GeoQuiz is a great program for testing young learners’ knowledge of global geography. High school and College Class Help and Study Aids Andie Graph : Want to save $90? Educational Organizations Comments are closed.
40 Quick Ways To Use Mobile Phones In Classrooms Added by Katie Lepi on 2012-10-13 Your students have smartphones. If you’re looking for some simple and straightforward ways to easily integrate these powerful little devices into your classroom, look no further. The following 50 tips are simply that: tips. Use educational apps : One of the simplest strategies for engaging students using smartphones involves taking advantage of the thousands of educational apps as supplements. This is a cross-post from content partners at online universities. Comments are closed.
The Ultimate Guide To Infographics What Are Infographics? I found many definitions of what Infographics are as well as explanations of how they are useful in a variety of settings. Here are a couple of the definitions I liked followed by their sources: Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. And finally, my favorite, an Infographic that explains what is an Infographic: by Hot Butter Studio. These three examples do a nice job of defining what infographics are, but what is the value of an infographic in education? The Value of Visualization from Column Five on Vimeo . The Science Behind Infographics Now that we have a basic understanding of what infographics are, This refers to the part of the video where the narrator asks the viewer to count the number of 7s in the number set. Smiciklas also notes that “Robert Lane and Dr. Infographics and Education They allow students to comprehend, interpret, and analyze complex information in a quick and clear manner.
5 Recommended iPad Screensharing Apps The iPad is supposed to make teaching and learning easier, right? But if you’ve ever tried to talk your mom through a new task on her computer or iPad without being able to show her what you’re doing, you can understand that some frustration might ensue as you try to get an entire class to follow along with you. Or maybe you want to show a quick video or diagram, but holding up your iPad to the class really isn’t reaching everyone. There are a lot of folks out there who feel your pain, and to ease it just a bit, they’ve created Apps to share your screen. Join.me With the join.me viewer, you can join an online meeting no matter where you go. View someone’s screen, share ideas and collaborate in real time, for free! Optimized for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, join.me is fast, free and nimble, and makes attending an online meeting as easy as touching your screen. We’ve tried out Join.me and really enjoyed the ability to share screens across our iMacs and iPads at the same time. Air Sketch
New Presentation Tool Lets You Easily Keep Students Engaged From Prezi to Google Docs to PowerPoint , there’s no shortage of ways for teachers to put together a dynamic presentation. But Klowd wanted to take a different approach to help improve the presentation experience for both the person at the front of the classroom and in the back row. SlideKlowd is now available for your classroom and it could be the much-needed tool you’ve been looking for. So what are the features of SlideKlowd aside from the misspelled name? “There are some fantastic tools out there to help create great presentations, but they don’t address the core of the presentation issue, the skills and engagement capabilities of the presenter or teacher. ” says Ken Holsinger, Klowd.com’s Founder and CEO. Will it work? 4 Twitter Superheroes Every Teacher Should Know About I am relatively new to the world of Twitter chats, but I have to say, I’m in love. Let’s face it—teachers out there often work in isolation, even in today’s “collaborative” world. We struggle to find the time to collaborate, often rushing through the process, then we hole ourselves up in our rooms trying to work through lunch. Even if we want to collaborate and we’re able to find the time, it’s often tough to find—well—the people. My department has nine people including four dual-certified teachers who are currently serving in other departments. This makes it nearly impossible to find a large group of colleagues working on enough of the same material at the same time to generate a large-scale brainstorming session. Twitter Chats: A Love Affair That is why I’m so in love with Twitter chats . See also: 50 Education Leaders Worth Following On Twitter The Superheroes Of Twitter One of my personal favorite chats is Social Studies Chat (#sschat). Jerry Blumengarten Christopher Lehman Scott Rocco
The 88 Best iOS Apps For Mobile Learning Mobile learning is here to stay. Students and teachers alike can build entire libraries of apps and web tools that let them learn and do, well, anything. We’ve covered this just about every day and love finding new resources to share. Our friends at Online Universities took a recent list of top iOS apps that ran on Edudemic and turned it into a handy visualization that any teacher could refer back to in a time of need. Brain Exercises Take advantage of these games, puzzles, and other brain teasers to build general cognitive skills needed to process and retain necessary information. Brain Blast – Flex Your Brain Muscle : Engage with some fun little brain teasers — mostly math-related — to keep the memory hot and the cognitive process chugging along. Quizzes and Flashcards Whether cramming for a class, heading down the self-taught route, or playing simple games with friends, the following resources bring familiar study strategies into the digital age. Math Science Geography and History
50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education 5 Ways To Be A Better Public Speaker 7.16K 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... My 10 Favorite Learnist Boards Of The Year 2.66K Views 0 Likes I wanted to take a moment and share my favorite Learnist boards from the past year. This Free Font May Actually Help Dyslexic Students Read Better This is one of those developments that make you love technology and how it can truly benefit education. There’s a free open font now available that may actually help dyslexic people read better. Whether it’s true or not, this idea is incredible. The font, available for download here , was made by Aberlardo Gonzalez and has a license that lets you use it for free without any restriction. In other words, it might be time to start trying this out with any of your students (or you, perhaps) who have dyslexia. 1 in 10 people have dyslexia so this font may make a big difference in comprehension. How To Use The OpenDyslexic Font From The Font Creator Your brain can sometimes do funny things to letters. Get The Font The font is available for download here on GitHub
5 Potential Ways MOOCs Will Evolve In order to understand where MOOCs are heading (at least taking a stab at guessing their future), it’s important to know what the stated goals are. In case you’re still new to MOOCs, here’s a helpful rundown of the guiding principles behind MOOCs : Aggregation. The whole point of a connectivist MOOC is to provide a starting point for a massive amount of content to be produced in different places online, which is later aggregated as a newsletter or a web page accessible to participants on a regular basis. This is in contrast to traditional courses, where the content is prepared ahead of time. An earlier list (2005) of Connectivist principles from Siemens also informs the pedagogy behind MOOCs: Learning and knowledge rest in diversity of opinions. Now that you’re a MOOCs expert, let’s examine where they could lead. 1) Most Likely: More Startups, More Schools Offer MOOCs 2) Sorta Likely: Many Schools Join edX & Similar Alliances, Large Companies Try To Make Money Off MOOCs
Rocketship Schools Take Off If you were a 5-10 year old student, going to a “Rocketship” school would seem pretty cool. Perhaps it would conjure images of going to school inside a rocketship, or studying in space. While the reality might not be quite that awesome, there is still much to be said for the small chain of schools focused on bringing quality education to low income students. Though they may only have seven schools now, they hope to have around 2,000 schools in 50 cities by the end of the decade, and aim to close the achievement gap for low-income students. These schools do share common ground with other privately run, publicly funded charter schools. So what’s so special about a Rocketship school? The Teachers Most of the teachers in Rocketship schools are new teachers, and many hail from the Ivy League or other top colleges. The Curriculum A day at a Rocketship school probably doesn’t look a whole lot like a day in a typical school. The Numbers
5 Things Google Wants You To Know About World Teachers' Day It’s World Teachers’ Day tomorrow and that means teachers around the globe should be honored and shown the respect they truly deserve. But in this truly connected age, there should also be a big emphasis on the world part of World Teachers’ Day. Take the day as an opportunity to grow your PLN, share your insight on Twitter, or simply connect with a teacher anywhere you are. In honor of World Teachers’ Day, Google has assembled a few key statistics that I wanted to pass along. They touted the many education products they’ve developed over the past few years ( YouTube Edu , Google Apps for Education , and cost-effective Google Chromebooks … but the meat of a recent blog post by Google is in the stats. As of today, more than 20 million students, faculty and staff worldwide use Google Apps for Education. We at Edudemic wanted to join Google (and everyone else) to congratulate all the teachers around the world for doing what they’re doing.