Top 10 Educational Technology Blogs for Teachers The importance of this list;lies in the fact that it provides teachers and educators with an easy to access collection of educational blogs they can follow or check to keep updated about educational technology and to learn how to integrate this technology into their day-today teaching. We sharing with you the top ten blogs featured in this list and you can head over to the original article to learn about the others. 1- iLearn Technology 2- Around The Corner 3- Educational Technology and Mobile Learning 4- Virtual School Meanderings 5- e-learning Queen 6- Teaching...My Calling 7- Cool Cat Teacher 8- Emerging EdTech 9- The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness 10- The Innovative Educator
Around The World with 80 Schools 16 Flipped Classrooms From Around The World Flipped classrooms require educators to reconstruct traditional classrooms by sending lectures home and providing more face-to-face time at school, but elementary- through university-level instructors are finding good reasons to try them out. Frequently traced back to Colorado teachers Aaron Sams and JonathanBergmann, who were quick to experiment with posting videos online in 2008, the flipped classroom concept is small, simple and has shown positive results. The general idea is that students work at their own pace, receiving lectures at home via online video or podcasts and then devoting class time to more in-depth discussion and traditional “homework.” Where: Clear Brook High School, Harris County, Texas At the beginning of the school year, geometry teacher Leticia Allred told her Pre-AP Geometry class at Texas’ Clear Brook High School that their only homework would be watching 15-minute YouTube videos and taking notes. Where: Wausau West High School, Wasau, Wis.
Global Collaboration Projects that Go Way Beyond Skype -- THE Journal Collaboration & Social Networking | Feature Global Collaboration Projects that Go Way Beyond Skype Here's how one program is engaging Web 2.0 skills to bridge cultures and classrooms — one project at a time. The world is flat, author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman once declared in a bestselling book about the rise of global communications. Lindsay, an online teacher and former IT director for international schools from Queensland, Australia, is the co-founder — and now sole proprietor — of the K-12-focused global outreach organization Flat Connections (formerly known as the Flat Classroom). Lindsay explained that the aim of the flat classroom is to "bring the outside world in and you put your classroom out there. Flat Connections is not a curriculum per se, but a series of independent collaborative projects. Connected Students, Connected TeachersOne project, called Digiteen, is designed for students in grades 8-12.
The Classroom Evolution: What Technology Means for 21st Century Teaching Email Share November 16, 2012 - by Guest Author 24 Email Share By Alvin Crawford Digital media use in the classroom has been proven to expand students’ critical and creative thinking skills, to increase motivation and self-esteem, and to develop skills needed for the modern world. So how can teachers keep up with students who have been raised on technology in the Information Age? It can be intimidating to teach using technology to a room full of tech-savvy students. Teachers have found creative – and often budget-sensitive – ways to implement social media and other technologies in their classroom, with positive results. Here are some easy ways to maximize technology: Google: The behemoth search engine hosts numerous platforms that can help enhance a lesson such as Google 3D Tours, which allows you to create interactive maps to help students better visualize lessons. OpEd
21 Images of Where Children Sleep Around the World Paints a Powerful Picture of Inequality "As a child, that's your little space within the house," said James Mollison, a Kenyan-born, England-raised, Venice-based photographer whose 2011 photo book, Where Children Sleep draws attention to a child's "material and cultural circumstances" and offers a remarkable view on class, poverty, and the diversity of children around the world. After spending more than three years traveling the world from Senegal to Tokyo, Mollison's series include portraits of children in front of a white background accompanied by a single snapshot of their bedrooms, leaving the later to speak volumes about their the social and cultural circumstances that contribute to their lifestyle. "I hope the book gives a a glimpse into the lives some children are living in very diverse situations around the world; a chance to reflect on the inequality that exists, and realize just how lucky most of us in the developed world are," said Mollison. Ryuta is a champion sumo wrestler and has been competing for seven years.
Teacher 's Guide on Creating Personal Learning Networks Creating your PLN is easier than you might even thought. Most of you are already familiar with some social media platforms such as Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Diigo, LinkedIn, but do you really know how to use them to create a personal learning network ? We have several guides to walk you through all the tips and tricks you need to know to start a powerful PLN. Check them out and share with us your feedback. The Importancre of PLNs in Education Watch this excellent video to learn about the importance of creating a PLN Guides Check out these guides to find out how other educators have used social media and other tools to grow their personal learning networks. Want to really make the most of your PLN?
Looking For Global Projects For Your Students? - The Edublogger Looking for activities to do with your students? Here’s a couple of projects that I’m watching that might interest you. Meanwhile if you know of any other projects that would interest educators – please leave a comment to share so we can all check them out. Connecting Student Bloggers Last year Miss Wyatt coordinated an International student blogging competition over 10 weeks from September to December. By the end many expressed a desire to continue so the blog Bringing us together has been created to: build on the friendships begun in 2008encourage more students and classrooms from throughout the World to connect with each other As a student or teacher, you can get involved with Bringing us together blog in various ways including: Writing your own posts and/or comments in response to their postsUsing ideas from the blog for your own blogging and collaboration projectsVolunteering for your class to be in charge of this blog for 2 weeks (contact Miss Wyatt) Skyping Around The World Related
How to Set Your Social Media Strategy and Measure It In this video I interview Dave Fleet, vice president of Digital at Edelman in Toronto. Dave shares how social media measurement impacts businesses today. You’ll learn what strategies businesses are using to measure their social media marketing efforts. Be sure to check out the takeaways below after you watch the video. Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this video: Discover some of the mistakes that businesses are making when it comes to social media.Why as a company you need to step back and look at things from a more strategic perspective.What’s a good strategy to put in place for your corporation.How to set up social media to make it scalable.Why you should think about the infrastructure you need to support social business.Why measurement is about more than just results.Why success should never be based on views or follower numbers.Learn what trends corporations should be paying attention to.Why content is an emerging trend. What do you think? About the Author, Michael Stelzner
30 Magical Photos Of Children Playing Around The World No matter their cultural background, no matter their economic situation, kids will always find imaginative ways to have fun. Their wild imaginations and magical childhood moments, when captured on camera by talented photographers, can make for truly wonderful photos. These 33 images we collected will prove that childhood can be wonderful no matter where you go. Show Full Text Many in the Western world fear that technology is making today’s children lose touch with nature and with their own creativity, and while there are arguments to be made for the intellectual stimulation that apps and programs for children can bring, there’s also something to be said for simply playing with a stick in the mud or chasing dandelion seeds though an open meadow. For better or worse, the children in these photos seem entirely content making their own fun. Indonesia Thanks for sharing! 3x per week 30,000,000+ monthly readers Error sending email Image credits: Ipoenk Graphic Image credits: Agoes Antara Russia Peru
Заметки про e-learning: Электронный курс об электронных курсах Все. Больше мы не можем держать это в себе. Богатый опыт, накопленный нами за долгие годы упорного курсопроизводства, рвется на волю и не дает нам покоя. Наверняка вы уже сгораете от любопытства. Дело в том, что, несмотря на безусловную популярность CourseLab как средства корпоративного обучения, никто до сих пор не догадался сделать легкое, понятное, красивое (это немаловажно, да) и эффективное руководство по его использованию. Так на свет появился «Самоучитель по созданию электронных курсов в CourseLab» — интерактивный электронный курс с блэк-джеком и вовлекающими играми и эффектным персонажем. Как человек, имеющий к созданию продукта самое непосредственное отношение, я не буду сильно распинаться о его великолепных достоинствах – это было бы нескромно.:) Однако я думаю, что мы достигли того, к чему стремились.
Lead Teachers The Global Classroom Lead Teacher Awards provide a community based recognition of those teachers quietly working to change their classrooms and the world … with a particular interest in those who never receive official recognition for their efforts. In a slight change… Tagged with: #globalclassroom, education, global education, innovation, leaders, quiet achievers, risk takers, students, teachers Posted in Global Classroom, Latest News, Lead Teachers If you haven’t considered blogging with your students, now’s the time! It’s a wonderful way to connect with the world through writing, reading, and responding. We’d like to formally congratulate the Global Classroom Lead Teachers for 2012-13. As I often comment, this amazing online community could not have happened without the support, inspiration, and hard work of an extraordinary group of teachers around the world.
The 21st Century Pedagogy Teachers should be Aware of Interpersonal learning , personalized learning, second life learning , 3d learning, collaborative learning and virtual learning , these are just some of the few buzz words you would be be reading so often in today’s educational literature. Things have changed , old methods and pedagogies are no longer relevant. The teacher-controlled learning where pre-constructed information is presented in a formal and standardized classroom settings becomes very obsolete. The urgent questions we should , as educators , ask ourselves are : what are the driving factors behind this huge transformation in learning ? and Do we need a new pedagogy to better enhance learning ? Advancements in technology and particularly social networking technologies are changing the whole educational framework . It is evident now that we are in front of two different versions of learner one is labeleed the the 20th century learning and the second is called the 21st century learning. 20th century and 21st century teachers
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