Best of 2013 So Far...Create Video Quizzes With Blubbr We're half-way through 2013. Like I've done in years past, this week I'll be featuring some of the best new tech tools of 2013 as well as some of the most popular posts of the year. Blubbr is a neat quiz creation service that you can use to create video-based quizzes. Using Blubbr you can create interactive quizzes that are based on YouTube clips. To create a quiz on Blubbr start by entering a topic for your quiz. Applications for Education I think of Blubbr as being like TEDEd but with shorter video clips. 5 Tools To Help Create A Paperless Book Club This post was co-written by Corey Holmer and Jamie Trow A class set of novels, binders, poster boards, and enough post-it notes to wallpaper a school…. all supplies associated with a traditional middle school book club model. With the addition of iPads, Google Apps, and other educational technology, the age of the “traditional” book club requires a change. Digital book clubs allow for connected, flexible, and customized literacy instruction that engages all learners. Guidelines and Best Practices Before launching your student-led book clubs, you’ll need to establish a structure: meeting guidelines, assessment practices, behavior expectations, and upcoming assignments. Book Selection It’s our goal to help kids realize that they love to read. Image Source: Common Sense Media Assessment and Monitoring Working as a facilitator, you can truly observe your students interaction with each other and their texts. Image: Google Form Checklist Collaboration and Communication Publishing and Response
8 Apps That Should Be On Your Mobile Device in 2017 Quite often, we find ourselves focusing on what we can do in our classrooms while using our Chromebooks. I’ve even heard once or twice technology in terms of “Classroom” and “Mobile” technology. This, of course, brings up the question, “Why not think of classroom technology AND mobile apps in the same sentence?” Today, lets take a look at 8 great apps that should be found in your mobile classroom in 2017. YES!, may people use Google on their phones. Download Today Google Photos is AWESOME! One new app to my phone is called Google Allo. Another new app to hit the App store, Google Duo is a 2-way video conferencing application that honestly is much more reliable than using Facetime. Yes, I am a big fan of the Apple Mail app, but to be honest with you, I also have 5 other email applications on my phone. For more iPhone users, this is referred to as “The Other Browser,” however you may find that the Chrome App is actually faster for you than using Safari.
10 Creative Ways To Use Google Tools To Maximize Learning The following post was co-authored by EdTechTeacher’s Beth Holland & Tracy Sockalosky. When we think about the tools and resources that benefit all learners, certain key attributes come to mind: multiple modalities, scaffolding, communication, collaboration, and support. While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 strategies to maximize the learning possibilities through creative uses of All Things Google . 1. Google Docs At its most basic level, Google Docs provides students with a foolproof means to access their work from any device. On a deeper level, working in shared Docs also creates an almost real-time feedback loop. Docs do not have to be used only for assessments. 2. Imagine having the ability to know your students’ comprehension level before they walk into class or immediately after you introduce a new concept. 3. What if your students could hear your thoughts as you read their work and provided input? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
What skills should we be teaching to future-proof an education? Some time last year I spent quite a bit of time reflecting on what skills we could be focusing on in higher education to “future-proof” a degree. What skills will stay relevant no matter what future careers look like? There are two frameworks used and endorsed in K-12 education: Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Equipped for the Future. I felt that the lists not quite right for adults that are returning or seeking an education. Here is the list that I developed, and a link to the Prezi that includes many video resources that correspond with the skills. Focus Manage your information streamPay attention to detailsRemember (when you need to)Observe criticallyRead with understandingSet and meet goals Explain Media literacy (determine and create the right media for the job)Present ideas digitallyDesign for the audienceDepict data visuallyConvey ideas in textSpeak so that others understand Interact Analyze Interpret dataMake decisionsThink criticallySolve problemsForecastFilter information Flex
50+ app tanulásra, tanításra, vagy csak játékra Az első Android az oktatásban előadásomat még a Telenor Okostelefon Akadémia elődjén, a Telenor Android Workshopon, 2011-ben mutattam be. Azóta elrepült az idő, képzés van az egyetemen, s rengeteg helyen beszéltem már a témában. Azonban az alkalmazásokat, amikről beszéltem, még csak a prezentációban linkelve voltak megtalálhatók, illetve 1-1 appról írtam már itt a blogon. utolsó frissítés: 2018. 10. 25. Matematika Paperama The app was not found in the store Eredendően a Slice.it alkalmazással indult ez a gyűjtemény. Einstein’s Riddle Logic Puzzle Ismeritek a kié a hal? Clever Blocks A Clever Blocks lényege, hogy egy lapra úgy helyezzük fel a kis Tetris darabkákat, hogy azok kitöltsék a lapot. Binary Fun A kettes számrendszerre mindenki úgy gondol, hogy az valami borzasztó dolog. Divisor Oszthatóság gyakorlására érdekes és játékos alkalmazás. Hasonló a Div puzzle Prime Factors Prímtényezőkre bontást tudtok vele gyakorolni. Martian Multiples Factor Monsters Szorzattá alakítások gyakorlására. Untangle
Literacy Centers: Getting Started ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview From Theory to Practice This lesson gives teachers resources and guidance to create Literacy Centers in their own classrooms. back to top In her article "Literacy Centers in the Elementary Classroom," Betsy Van Deusen MacLeod describes the benefits of using Literacy Centers in the classroom as "providing both a physical and social context for learning." Further Reading MacLeod, Betsy Van Deusen. Movitz, Allison P. and Kerry P.
Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students Learn Flickr:AllHails At the star-studded Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT) event earlier this month, where professors gathered to discuss innovative strategies for learning and teaching, Harvard’s professor Eric Mazur gave a talk on the benefits of practicing peer instruction in class, rather than the traditional lecture. The idea is getting traction. By Emily Hanford, American RadioWorks It’s a typical scene: a few minutes before 11:00 on a Tuesday morning and about 200 sleepy-looking college students are taking their seats in a large lecture hall – chatting, laughing, calling out to each other across the aisles. This is an introductory chemistry class at a state university. Students in this class say the instructor is one of the best lecturers in the department. Student Marly Dainton says she doesn’t think she’ll remember much from this class. Most of the students in his lecture classes were not motivated to learn physics, and they didn’t seem to be learning much.
Star Chart – Apps on Google Play Used by over 30 million people world-wide, Star Chart provides a magical star gazing experience like no other. You can now have a virtual planetarium in your pocket! Look through the eyes of your Android device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe. All you have to do is point your Android deviceº at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at. Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality, Star Chart calculates – in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight! Want to know what that bright star is called? Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth? Want to know where your star sign is in the sky? Star Chart's features include:- Just point and view. So point your Android device at the sky and see what's out there!
10 Tips for Getting Started With Edmodo This is a guest post from Vance Kite, a science teacher at City of Medicine Academy in Durham, North Carolina. If you are interested in contributing to the Edmodo Blog, please complete this form. Introduce yourself to Vance or follow him on Twitter at @Lab_207 In the summer of 2011, I was sitting in a professional development institute in preparation for starting a new position. Edmodo quickly became the central hub for everything in my classroom. Here are my top 10 tips for getting started with Edmodo: 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Edmodo was created to relieve the amount of administrative stress placed on a teacher, while helping the teacher to run more engaging classroom sessions.
Authors: Jane Bozarth Dr. Jane Bozarth is the Elearning Coordinator for the North Carolina, USA, Office of State Personnel. She is the author of ELearning Solutions on a Shoestring; Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging Elearning with PowerPoint; From Analysis to Evaluation: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Trainers; and Social Media for Trainers, coming out in August 2010. She is a popular conference speaker and is frequently found at both live and online international events. Nuts and Bolts: Spaces April 1, 2014 For a change of pace, here’s a look at the new school of medicine building at Duke University. Nuts and Bolts: Expectations March 4, 2014 How can you spark a conversation between 12,000 employees in 66 countries … simultaneously? Nuts and Bolts: Building Community February 4, 2014 The rise of social media and the accompanying interest in social learning is generating a lot of talk about community building. Nuts and Bolts: Happy New Year 2014 January 7, 2014 We need new words.
Common Core requires publishing. Technology makes that happen There are a variety of overarching themes in Common Core–’integrate technology into classroom inquiry’, ‘encourage collaboration and sharing in student work’, ‘use technology to prepare students for college and career’. Each of these could take weeks to wrap into classwork, but there’s one organic tool that accomplishes all three of these while fulfilling a fourth recurring Common Core standard required at all grade levels: Publish student work. Look at this (credit: NGA Center and CCSSO: This vertical planning is typical of Common Core where grade-level standards are built from core constructs and scaffolded off prior years. What may not be obvious is that accomplishing these goals often requires little beyond what is already being done, just tweaked in a slightly different way. Here are exemplars of ‘publishing’ that can be used across grade levels. Create a story in an online storymaker like Storybird. I’ve only touched the tip of the publishing iceberg. Follow me. Like this: