I thought that the first post should be links to several websites that we may find helpful in this course. Again, this list may be overwhelming so don't try to check all of these out in one sitting.
News, voices and jobs for education professionals. Optimized
for your mobile phone.
My students love using their iPads in the classroom! iPads
in the classroom provide student with the opportunity not to be restricted to
the traditional way of learning.
Education as it should be - passion-based. (by Jackie
Gerstein, Ed.D.)
Go beyond the same six tricks to maximize whiteboard use.
Welcome to Ms. Magiera's class website! 5th Grade Math,
Science and Writing at National Teachers Academy
Within the wide expanse of social networking, educators
appear to be gravitating to more protected and exclusive spaces.While teachers
often use such popular mainstream social networks as Facebook, they are more
likely to seek out and return to less-established networks that offer the
privacy, peer-to-peer connections, and resource sharing that meets their
specific professional needs, according to a recent survey and interviews with
educators."A lot of teachers are on Facebook as general-population
consumers," said Jessie Arora, the founder of Teacher Square, an
organization that helps teachers share information around educational
technology. "[But] they aren't on Facebook with their teacher hats
on."Educators' use of popular networks like Facebook and Twitter has
increased overall, but those sites are often blocked in schools and fraught
with ethical concerns because so many students use them.
If you're looking to build up your G+ experience, here's
some useful education technology Google+ accounts to know about.
There's a learning curve when it comes to blogging and
education. First, you should know that teachers should blog. Period. Here's
why.
From the YouTube education channels to the videos to users
... there's a lot of video out there for teachers, students, and lifelong
learners.
It's the start of a new year and that means there's infinite
possibilities that lay before you. But you can't move forward without arming
yourself with the best free web tools and apps.
less helpful
Allow your students to mix, mash, and video their way to a
deeper understanding of the topic by using one of the video creation tools
below.
There are thousands of useful education technology Pinterest
boards out there and we've only just scratched the surface. Hope you find some
of these boards useful!
As this visualization from the always wonderful langwitches
explains, 21st century skills are learned and enhanced by blogging in the
classroom.
The Edudemic Magazine year-end special showcases the very
best education apps and web tools of the year. A sneak preview is here!
Free and open educational resources are aplenty and teachers
around the world are adding to the repository every day.
We've needed a strong pedagogical framework for digital
tools since the introduction of technology into education. Hopefully this helps.
Professional development is one of the most ignore but
important parts of growing as a teacher. Here are a few free professional
development web tools to try!
Technology is a powerful tool for learning that can be used
effectively to support the Common Core and help students develop the skills for
success.
iPads and Android tablets are becoming a bigger and bigger
presence in schools. Curious how it works? Get some tips on deploying tablets
in the classroom.
What are the biggest apps to know about in the upcoming
year? Our friends at Education Dive have assembled a useful list!
A quick look at how I use Twitter for writing prompts. I
thought this was going to be another project gone bad! To my surprise since
teens love texting, they also loved micro-blogging!
There's more to educational video than YouTube. It's a
terrific resource but you should know about the best alternatives to youtube
available now.
Wondering how to use Pinterest in education? Find out with
this highly visual and simple look at how to use Pinterest (great for
beginners!)
What's the best educational social network? Simply put: it's
the one you use. Therefore, you should know about and try these new sites.
Want to know if you're correctly integrating technology into
your classroom? This matrix and insight will help you get a firm grasp on what
to do.
A teacher's review is the best kind of review for fellow
teachers, right? So here's how Kyle Pearce feels about the Algebra Touch Math
iPad App.
If your resolution for 2013 was to be better organized,
these 5 apps are recommended for you by the fine folks at Apple.
Here is a crowd-sourced selection of some of the inspiring,
creative and touching math blog posts from 2012, my Math Blogging Retrospectus
2012. I asked for some reading material over winter break
and colleagues commented on some of the math blogging material …
Continue reading →
The EmergingEdTech YouTube Channel passed 100,000 views as
subscribership doubled for this resource this year. In 2012, EmergingEdTech
videos (there are now
Math Teachers: 21 Great Twitter Accounts to Follow
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