How Teachers Are Using Blended Learning Right Now The Importance Of The Evolution Of Education 6.34K Views 0 Likes Over the past century, the modes of both imparting and receiving education have undergone a paradigm shift. The evolution of education has become more important than ever.
10 Emerging Education Technologies You Should Know About 5 Reasons We Use Social Media 8.40K Views 0 Likes There are many reasons we use social media. From the basic to the more advanced, the tool is simply ubiqutious and addictive. This infographic sheds some light for us all. How Teachers Feel About The 10 Biggest EdTech Trends The Student's Guide To Proper Social Media Etiquette If you’re like me, you act differently on different social networks. You share certain things on Facebook that you wouldn’t share on Twitter. You post stuff on Pinterest that you wouldn’t post on Path or share on instant message. Because of this, it’s important for students (and teachers and everyone else!) to remember the proper social media etiquette that you should follow while sharing online. For example, it’s important to maintain a relatively simple layout and minimal amount of content in your emails, while you should act a bit differently on an online message board. In general, just act right.
7 Fun Ways to Use QR Codes In Education QR Codes Quick Response are so fun to integrate in classroom. Quick Response codes are bar codes with information. QR Codes can include contact information, websites, text, SMS, pictures and so much more. My students absolutely love using these in their activities. Here are some ways to Integrate QR Codes in Your Lessons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quick Response Codes are so easy to create. Try it…your kids will love it! 6 iPad Apps That Help You Create Interactive Study Guides With the end of the semester drawing near, so are the plans of preparing students for final exams and standardized tests. Check out these six iPad apps to create fun, engaging, interactive study guides for your students. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Students love to use engaging activities to review and prepare for exams.
What 4,500 Professors and Administrators Think About Online Learning What do professors and administrators really think about online education? Inside Higher Ed and the Babson Survey Research Group asked more than 4,500 of them. Here are three important takeaways from their survey. Faculty Are Afraid of Online Education Fifty-eight percent of faculty surveyed feel pessimistic about online education. Administrators, on the other hand, are overwhelmingly excited about teaching students over the Internet, with more than 80 percent indicating their optimism. Faculty Are Wary of Online Learning at For-Profit Institutions A full 79 percent of faculty surveyed agreed or strongly agreed when asked if they have "concerns about the quality of online instruction offered by for-profit institutions.” Academia is not like the business world, in which an online startup can trounce an established business by building in the cloud and delivering commodity goods with less overhead. (Read Foster’s full post on ReadWrite.) Online Education Doesn’t Pay the Bills
5 Can’t Miss Mobile Learning Resources If you are looking to integrate iPads and iPods into your classroom curriculum, this is the site for you! It has an entire section of apps that work well in the classroom. It also has user guides, pod casts and a user agreement. Another great aspect of this site is that it highlights tips and tricks for use in the classroom. This resource provides a vast array of mobile learning information. Jerry Blumengarten has collected resources on the use of cell phones in the classroom. This is a site that focuses on all types of mobile learning devices, but primarily iOS devices. This site is unique in that it provides app reviews from teachers and students. If you know of any other great mobile learning resources, please add it to the list.
How to design assessments that promote the learning process Assessments are critical elements of instruction; they determine accomplishment of lesson objectives. However, you can design assessments to be more than an evaluation of what has been learned. You can design them to be a part of the learning process itself. Authentic assessments require learners to apply their new knowledge and skills to real-world challenges, which promote retention and enhance problem-solving skills. An introduction to the practice of authentic assessment. Let’s look at 5 characteristics of authentic assessments to see how. Authentic Task : An assignment given to students designed to assess their ability to apply standard-driven knowledge and skills to real-world challenges - Authentic Assessment Toolbox Creating an original deliverable Many assessments ask learners to choose a “correct answer” from a limited number of choices. Learner formatting of the assessment One principle of adult learning theory is to allow learners to determine their own learning goals. Reflective
Challenge Based Learning Can Teach Students About Disaster Relief Rare Video Shows Exactly How Steve Jobs Built NeXT 925 Views 0 Likes A rare video has surfaced that offers an intimate look at how Steve Jobs went about starting NeXT in 1987 after he was fired from Apple. It shows just about everything from starting the company to picking a logo to Jobs' impatience about how the company is progressing. What Inspires You To Do Big Things? 3.22K Views 0 Likes The new year is right around the corner and I've been hunting for inspiration.
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Reflecting as an Educator Geography and Science - Cross over apps There are a number of apps that are being released that give us direct and instant access to real time data to events and happenings around the world. These apps allow the students in the classroom to have the same data and information that authorities, scientists and researcher have. This is important form the students point of view as it makes the learning more real. Other apps have been designed to get students to think about their own environment and how their decision have an impact not only on the environment now but into the future. TrailMaps: $2.99 AU Navigate with high-resolution topographic maps for the entire United States and GPS functionality, you’ll have the detailed maps you need for a safe and fun trip. Your World: FREE Your World is the best app to learn where the countries of the world s are located. GeoExpert HD:$4.49 Have fun learning to locate the countries and capitals of the world. Happy Planet: FREE This is our planet, earth! GeoData $1.99 Puzzling Plates: $1.99