12 Ways to Create Videos Without a Camera or Software It wasn't that long ago that creating videos in your classroom meant that you had to have access to cameras and editing software. That is no longer the case. Now with nothing more than a reliable Internet connection you and your students can create all kinds of documentary, entertainment, and how-to videos. JayCut is a free, online, video editing service. Masher is a great, free, tool for creating video mash-ups. Animoto makes it possible to quickly create a video using still images, music, and text. Flixtime is a video creation service that is quite similar to Animoto and Stupeflix. Photo Peach is a new service that allows you to quickly and easily create an audio slideshow, with captions, from images in your Flickr, Picassa, or Facebook account. Memoov is a free service for creating animated videos. Stupeflix is a service that allows user to quickly and easily create video montages using their favorite images and audio clips.
GO4ST8Physics Our organization was developed over twenty years ago by physics teachers for persons interested in physics education in the state of Minnesota. There are no dues, just an interest in sharing ideas that can improve physics education and the persons attending the meetings. There are usually 4 meetings a year. We have had people attend who live in northern Iowa or northern Minnesota and we try to accommodate these participants by scheduling meetings from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Saturdays (the 2nd Saturday of odd-numbered months). It is usually easier to attend a meeting on a Saturday morning versus a weekday. An important part of the meetings is the networking that is developed. There is a newsletter sent to some schools. Participants are always welcomed and are encouraged to bring others with them. Steve Ethen
Why Collaboration Is Useless for Problem Solving Collaboration is basically the grownup word for "playing nice together." That makes it easy to assume that more collaboration has got to be better than less. Unfortunately, collaboration doesn't always work. Sometimes, it actually shackles your ability to solve a problem. The researchers, from Harvard Business School, Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and Northeastern University, assigned 70 teams of 16 students each to solve various problems. Teams that were the most interconnected did the best job of digging up information that could, theoretically, help them in finding a solution. "We realized that the network structure seemed to have opposite effects for searching for information and searching for solutions," says Jesse Shore, one of the researchers and an assistant professor at Boston University, quoted in Harvard's Working Knowledge newsletter. The more-connected teams didn't dig up that much more information than the less-connected ones.
AltSchool | Jobs Why AltSchool? AltSchool is a venture-backed educational startup headquartered in San Francisco. AltSchool’s world-class team of educators, entrepreneurs, and technologists is working together to build a network of micro-schools that offer personalized, child-centered learning experiences. Our passion for re-imagining education informs what we do everyday, whether it’s building innovative new technology tools for the classroom, connecting with communities of parents and students to learn how we can meet their needs, or recruiting the best talent for our team. If you feel driven to create transformative educational experiences that will prepare children for 2030 and beyond, please take a look at our jobs below and apply for an open position today. "The people I work with are inspired and inspirational. Daniel, Full Stack Engineer What we offer: "A need for purposeful change and innovation brought me to AltSchool. Paul, Educator We offer competitive salaries and a full benefits package.
Session Board | edcamp NYC Session Board - Schedule for November 9, 2013 09:00-10:00 – Participants sign in, add workshop or session ideas to the session board, get hooked up with WiFi, get their Twitter feed tuned to #edcampnyc, get info about the GoogleDoc Spreadsheet with the sessions. Organizers kickoff with “the rules of EdCamp” and thank sponsors. 10:00-11:00 – Session 1 11:20-12:20 – Session 2 12:40-01:40 – Session 3 01:40-02:00 – Door Prizes 2:00 onward – After Party at Mel’s Burger Bar at 2850 Broadway (between 110th and 111th Streets)
Using Technology to Make Back to School Communication Easy! When I first started using remind 101, I immediately loved the platform and the thoughtfulness behind it. The concept was beautiful in it's simplicity: A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. Easy to use, easy to manage, safe communication. 100% free. As the new school year begins and you meet parents for the first time, it's the perfect opportunity to discuss with them how they would like to receive communication from their student's class - and remind101 is a great way to make it happen. Remind101 provides a safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. I even set up a group for my blog: Yes, I can't wait to set this up for my class! click here First: sign up for a Free remind101 account! Next: After you've signed up for an account, get the app! Then: Check out remind101's Back-to-School Blog! New Feature: They just announced that they now support Canada numbers. {click here to see the video, and get the free app!}
ISTE 2015: Google Classroom Expands With API Tools and Share Button Google developers made a splash early on Monday at ISTE 2015 with two big announcements for Classroom, its popular assignments management tool for teachers. Photo: D. Frank Smith Google Classroom Product Manager Zach Yeskel unveiled two big announcements for the popular app Monday at ISTE 2015. During a Google developer breakfast Monday, Google Classroom's Product Manager Zach Yeskel took the stage, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “Less Tech-ing, More Teaching." Yeskel unveiled two new ways for teachers to integrate content with Classroom: a share button that helps teachers share links and videos to entire classrooms, and a new application programming interface (API) that makes it far easier to integrate a Classroom roster with other student information systems (SIS). "Classroom is really designed to save teachers time," says Yeskel. He demonstrated how the share button could be integrated with just two lines of JavaScript code. The API tool also bypasses time-consuming code entries.
ST Math: Transitional Kindergarten Curriculum Standards-Based Math Curriculum Transitional kindergartners have unique learning needs. With ST Math, students receive the developmental growth opportunities called for in the Preschool Learning Foundations, as they prepare for the challenges of Kindergarten Common Core mathematics. Brain-Building Math Software The ST Math: Transitional Kindergarten software component introduces core math concepts visually, using a neuroscience-based approach that activates the brain’s innate reasoning abilities.
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