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© 2010-2011 edtech digest.

© 2010-2011 edtech digest.

The 10 Most Useful Learnist Boards Of The Week We think Learnist is so helpful both in and out of the classroom that each week we will be spotlighting ten boards. This week’s Top Ten features a variety of boards, from boards featuring high-tech apps and their use in the classroom, to good old-fashion children’s lit boards. In addition, Learnist is celebrating World Teachers Day with a celebratory board that will help you remember the teachers that got you where you are today–and smile. 1. World Teacher’s Day This board is a collaboration to celebrate World Teacher Day. 2. This board is a powerhouse collaboration among twenty teachers and tech lovers guaranteed to give every educator ideas to tech-up the classroom. 3. Named after nineteenth century illustrator Ralph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal for Children’s illustration is one of the most prestigious awards for children’s literature. 4. 2012 Summer Camp: The Best of the Common Core Resources Mike Fisher curates material on all things Common Core, from unpacking to mapping. 5. 6. 7.

Free Technology for Teachers INFOhio The Top 20 Higher Ed EdTech Blogs 2014 | MediaCore Video Platform Naturally, we come across a lot of educational content on the web. Whether written by professional bloggers, industry analysts, technology journalists or real teachers and professors, there’s no shortage of commentary on educational technology online. So, we thought we’d highlight our favourite higher ed blogs that focus on applications of technology in teaching and learning. Enjoy! In addition to blogging on news and topics of interest in EdTech, Edudemic occasionally publish exhaustive ‘Teacher’s guides’; Flipped Classrooms, Twitter, and Keeping Students Safe Online are three of our favourites.

Dangerously Irrelevant MindShift MindShift explores the future of learning in all its dimensions. We examine how learning is being impacted by technology, discoveries about how the brain works, poverty and inequities, social and emotional practices, assessments, digital games, design thinking and music, among many other topics. We look at how learning is evolving in the classroom and beyond.We also revisit old ideas that have come full circle in the era of the over scheduled child, such as unschooling, tinkering, playing in the woods, mindfulness, inquiry-based learning and student motivation. We report on shifts in how educators practice their craft as they apply innovative ideas to help students learn, while meeting the rigorous demands of their standards and curriculum. Contact the us by email.

Steve Hargadon 50 Excellent Open Courses on Teaching With Technology The information below is taken from a recent posting on www.onlinecollegesanduniversities.com. It is a listing of 50 free online courses that are offered on a wide variety of instructional technology topics. The courses are free, self-directed, and accessible over the internet. Rather then listing a few examples in this posting I decided to paste all of the links below. Using technology and creating unique learning environments are two big dreams that all types of teachers have, from elementary educators to distance education teachers to college professors. Technology and Learning Find out why technology is such a draw for educators and how we learn from non-human tools. Blogs, Wikis, New Media for Learning: This course will show you how blogs and other new media are optimal teaching tools. Online Education and Distance Learning If you want to create online learning environments and manage a distance ed course, look here. Younger Students Tech Tutorials Secondary and Higher Education

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