10 ressources pour apprendre et progresser en Mindmapping Bonjour à tous, Après une bonne semaine de blackout, je continue sur la thématique du mindmapping, sur laquelle j’ai récemment écrit les deux billets suivants : Voici donc une sélection de 10 ressources intéressantes pour qui veut apprendre, progresser et se maintenir au courant de l’actualité du mindmapping. J’ai essayé de varier les sources pour vous faire découvrir des blogs ou des sites intéressants. Bonne lecture et à bientôt, Vincent 1) Cartes mentales (revue de presse scoop.it) Excellente revue de presse sur l’actualités et les articles sur le mindmapping 2) Slatebox. outilscollaboratifs.com 3) Pourquoi le Mindmapping est-il si efficace pour étudier ? trouvetavoie.wordpress.com 4) 8 outils de mind-mapping Image via Wikipedia made-in-ecommerce.com 5) Dessinez vos idées www.les-infostrateges.com 6) Comment le mind mapping peut stimuler le cerveau de vos enfants www.optimind.be 7) Organisez vos notes avec le Mind Mapping lewebpedagogique.com blog.websourcing.fr 9) Slatebox. eat-tice.ec-nantes.fr
Classmint.com - Online Cornell Notes, Flashcards and Study Groups How One Classroom Actually Used iPads To Go Paperless (Part 1: Research) Last year, with a fearless group of 10th graders in Katrina Kennett’s English class at Plymouth South High School , we attempted to transform the traditional research process to a completely paperless one using a fresh new cart of iPads. As I have written previously about iPads in the classroom, our decision to use iPads did not start with iPads, it started with learning goals and objectives. We later determined that iPads would fit into the equation. The 4 Goals A few of the goals that we outlined prior to the research process included: - Students will crowd-source their research to a collective research group. - Students will incorporate varied media types into their research: web based text, traditional text, audio and video. - Students will work collaboratively with their teacher and classmates on their research and writing process. - Students will become proficient researching and writing in a digital environment. Going Paperless – The Process “ Definitely keep doing this!
How The 10 Most Innovative Colleges Use Technology 5 Reasons We Use Social Media 10.01K 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. 5 Things To Know About SXSWedu 5.73K Views 0 Likes The real story for anyone reading this is SXSWedu, the education-oriented version of the conference that's turning into a force of nature.
17 Free Tools for Creating Screen Capture Images and Videos When you're trying to teach people how to do something new on their computers having screencast videos or annotated screen capture images can be invaluable to you and the people you're trying to help. Here are some free tools that you can use to create screen capture videos and images. Vessenger, producers of a group messaging system, offers a free program for capturing and annotating images on your computer screen. The free program, called Snaplr, is available for Windows and Mac. Using the print screen key on your PC or "command+shift+4" on your Mac are easy ways to create a screen capture. Monosnap is a new, free screen capture tool for Mac and Windows. Szoter is a free online tool for annotating images that are stored on your computer. Explain and Send is a free Chrome extension that I have just installed in my browser. Pixlr offers a large set of image creation and editing tools. Screenr is a very simple, easy-to-use tool for creating screencast videos.
Une superbe application en ligne pour tous vos diagrammes - Grapholite.com Grapholite est une Web Application pour concevoir des diagrammes, des schémas et des graphiques en tout genre. L’outil est gratuit, compatible Mac et PC et fonctionne sur les navigateurs Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer et Firefox. L’interface est en anglais et est assez proche de celle des programmes bureautiques de Microsoft, aussi pour les personnes ne connaissant pas trop l’anglais, cela ne devrait pas être trop difficile d’utiliser Grapholite. En quelques minutes d’utilisation j’ai été ravi de voir les possibilités offertes. Des outils permettent de nombreuses actions sur les objets dessinés ou ajoutés : choix des couleurs, épaisseur, aspect et couleur des contours, remplissage, effet de transparence, styles de dégradés, groupement d’objets, rotation… Toute la panoplie des outils de dessins est au rendez-vous. A la finale, on peut enregistrer son travail sur son disque dur et on pourra bien sûr le recharger sur le site pour le mofifier.
The Hat - Random Name Generator Current version: 3.0.9.0License: Freeware "I'm first!" "No I'm first!""No, I called it!" Sound familiar? The Hat is a simple but handy little utility that offers a fun and easy way to automatically determine a random order from a list of any amount of names. Note: The Hat is completely free but comes bundled with optional partner offers during installation. Recent changes:Key FeaturesGreat for Parents! Just like pulling names from a hat to determine a random order for a group of people, The Hat generates a random order from a list of any number of names. Names can be entered in several different way. The list of names can be optionally be remembered between sessions so that the next time you open the program, the same list of names is already entered. Great for raffles and sweepstakes! The Hat also allows you to pick individual names one at a time. Great for teachers to assign partners or split classes into random groups! Click here to download your free copy today.
Veille 2011-2012 - Mahara FGA Skype est un service voix sur IP devenu au fil des ans un outil indispensable pour communiquer, collaborer, soutenir et même former les collègues et les enseignants. Mais Skype est bien plus que de la simple téléphonie Internet. Avec Skype, version gratuite, vous pouvez : Discuter en conférence audio à plusieurs personnes;Appeler en vidéo une personnePartager votre écran pour faire une démonstrationClavarderTransmettre des fichiers Avec Skype Premium (80 $ CA/an), vous pouvez établir de la visioconférence avec neuf personnes. Skype a produit des applis pour Android, iOS et Symbian permettant son utilisation sur les appareils mobiles. Voici quelques conseils pour une meilleure utilisation de Skype : 1. Vous pouvez activer gratuitement votre boîte vocale Skype. 2. Réduisez le nombre de clics en utilisant le glisser-déplacer pour transmettre des fichiers, des contacts. 3. 4. Utiliser la combinaison Alt+Ctrl+PgUp et éviter la souris pour répondre à un appel!
Citelighter (The Pinterest For Research) Launches Massive Global Learning Database For those of you who haven’t heard of the new(ish) startup Citelighter , take note: it’s a pretty awesome tool. I’ve been playing around with it and chatted with founders of the company last week and am thoroughly impressed. So what exactly is Citelighter and why should you care? How It Works - Like Pinterest, you download their toolbar which allows you to quickly capture content that you’re looking at online. - Then, you can add comments while they’re still fresh in your head (perhaps to remind you why you thought it was useful in case you forget later on?) - Once you’re done, you export your facts, citations, and notes to a word document to use later when writing a paper or creating a reference document. Today’s Announcement I think we can all agree that millions of articles = a whole lotta research material = awesome research papers written by you. “The team over at Citelighter has spent, and continues to spend, a lot of time with students understanding their research habits. 1. 2. 3.
25 EdTech Startups Worth Knowing The education technology industry is seeing a massive influx of investment, interest, and resources. From tools to help you track grades to apps that help you find your next school, there’s a litany of resources being created on a daily basis. About The List I know the endless stream of stuff on Edudemic can be a bit overwhelming (the homepage alone is hard to track, I know) so I thought you might benefit from having a quick list of the education technology startups we’re watching, learning about, and chatting with. Below is by no means an exhaustive list and it’s in absolutely no particular order. Add Your Favorites! Want to add your startup to the list? Chalkable The Chalkable app store lists the best education apps from across the web. Understoodit Understoodit is a web-application that helps teachers measure classroom confusion. noodle.org Noodle recommends and connects you with the right schools, providers, experts, and tools to make your path to learning simple and fun. Education Elements
Online Diagramming, Floor Planning and Flowcharting Tool 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers. Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher’s tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. Social Learning These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Learning Lesson Planning and Tools Useful Tools
7 Great Tools to Annotate Webpages and Documents Internet is one of the main sources of information for us in education. As teachers and educators, we should always make sure we are equipped with the proper kit to dig into these sources and get what we are interested in. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has been posting articles about different tools to help teachers get the maximum out of technology in their classroom teaching. Today I am going to share with you some awesome tools that I am adding to the list of the best free web annotation tools for teachers. These tools will allow you to easily highlight, annotate and clip any part of a webpage and share it with others. Here is the list : 1- InFocus This is a great tool that allows users to highlight rectangular sections of any webpage. 2- Co-ment This is must have tool for educators. 3- A.Nnotate This is an annotation and collaboration tool that can be used for documents ( PDF and Microsoft Office ) as well as webpages and images. 4- Crocodoc 5- Internote 6- Note Anywhere