Tag Archive for ‘teaching with technology’
Digital Game-Based Language Learning with Interactive Fiction (PART 2)
The first post in this series explored how digital games, and how text-based Interactive Fiction in particular, might offer language learners a potentially more engaging and interactive learning experience. Being both a digital game and a form of electronic literature, it encompasses the unique learning and cognitive affordances of both mediums, allowing for deeper interaction… Read More ›
Teach the Web: a Mozilla MOOC for Webmaker Mentors
from Teach the Web Learn how to teach digital literacies, master webmaking tools, develop your own educational resources, and take what you learned back to your communities and classrooms. Join us for this free and open online course. As part of our non-profit mission, Mozilla believes that web literacy—the understanding how digital things work—is an… Read More ›
20 Ideas to Use Twitter in The Classroom
by Terry Heick, TeachThought.com : 20 Interesting Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom Using social media in a modern learning environment seems easy, but that simplicity is often the result of how we think about it: new ways to accomplish old tasks. Below is a visual spectrum that offers 20 ideas for using twitter in… Read More ›
(Infographic) Summary from Latest Surveys about #EdTech in K-12 Classrooms
by Constance McKenzie Technology use is ubiquitous in K-12 classrooms across the U.S. The Pew Research Center (2013) surveyed teachers of Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) classes about their use of education technology, or “EduTech”, including cell phones, e-readers, tablets, and smartboards (commonly written as “SMART boards”). They found that these new… Read More ›
(Infographic) How Video Technology and Internet are Changing Education
by Ryan Fontaine Video technology has been used for over forty years to give educational content a little extra punch. Great Britain’s Open University partnered with the BBC back in 1971 to begin televising course lectures over U.K. airwaves. And many former college students likely remember watching at least one Shakespeare film on VHS or… Read More ›
101 of The Best Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
101 of the best web 2.0 tools for teachers by GoEd Online. Some tools come and go, so it might be a good idea to check out if anything new and useful to you! Several months ago, Jane Hart also compiled a list of “Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012″ which were voted for by 500+ learning… Read More ›
(Infographic) iPad as Teacher’s Pet
Tony Vincent made an infographic that showcases iPad as a toolbox to help you become an even better teacher! Spend some time with this infographic (download PDF file) to discover how your iPad can be your handy assistant. It’s filled with apps and services that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without. View on Scribd : iPad as Teachers Pet… Read More ›
Mobile Learning for Teachers and 8 Policy Considerations
This is a very short briefing to bring the public awareness to the important series published by UNESCO last year. These key points are from those papers. UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning comprises fourteen individual papers that were published throughout 2012. The Series is divided into two broad subsets: six papers examine mobile learning initiatives and their policy implications, and… Read More ›
Help The Unique Minds in Digital Era – Project Autism
“The unique individuals who are on the Autistic Spectrum vibrate on a totally different frequency; they orientate within their environment in a very unique way to us; their senses are heightened in a variety of ways which makes the world a profound sensory minefield for them; and most importantly they are misunderstood by society where… Read More ›
Top 15 Effective Methods of Teaching and Learning
About learning and teaching, everything works, but how well? John Hattie has led a team at Auckland University, New Zealand which compares the effect on learning of over 100 classroom interventions. In his book, John Hattie said that almost everything we do in our efforts to help students in schools has a positive effect on students. However,… Read More ›
A Guide for Setting Mobile Learning in Your Districts
Leadership for Mobile Learning, a CoSN leadership initiative, has released a new resource to help school leaders navigate the mobile learning landscape. The guide for administers, which was developed based on the shared experiences of pioneering school and district leaders, industry experts and leading scholars, provides key information and tips to educate and support administrators interested in… Read More ›
Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment (SMILE)
The Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment (SMILE) enables students to quickly pose multimedia-rich multiple-choice questions and share them with peers using mobile phones during class. After the questions have been created, students can respond to and rate the questions that they and their peers created moments before. Finally, when all students have responded to each… Read More ›
Make An eBook out of A Bunch of Resources Right Away
When more and more contents are digital and available online for free or for a affordable fee, it makes creating and sharing digital stuffs much easier and flexible. And the innovations of software from new ideas are growing everyday. What’s a Readlist? A group of web pages—articles, recipes, course materials, anything—bundled into an e-book you can… Read More ›
School in the Cloud and Self-Organized Learning Environment
Onstage at TED2013, Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other — using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Dr. Mitra, an educational researcher and professor of educational technology at Newcastle University (UK) delivered his… Read More ›
Inanimate Alice – Digital Storytelling and Creating Your Own
Inanimate Alice is a digital novel (with text, images, sound, and interaction) narrated by a girl named Alice who travels the world with her family and her virtual friend Brad. There are so much teachers and students can do with it. Copied from its recent flyer : Nurturing Old and New Literacies Teachers around the… Read More ›
21 Literacy Resources For Digital Classrooms
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D., learningunlimitedllc.com, cross-posted on TeachThought.com If you follow this blog, you know that I believe effective vocabulary instruction is just about the most important instructional activity for teachers to get right. For lots of reasons. Vocabulary influences fluency, comprehension, and student achievement. How’s that for starters? In addition, a broad vocabulary is important for effective… Read More ›
Making Interactive Fictions in Classrooms
Making games in the classroom could be daunting to get started, especially when graphics and interfaces are involved. So creating text adventures (or interactive fictions, IF) is a great start for building the capacity of game design and traditional literacy – reading and writing. Anastasia Salter of ProfHacker selected some free tools sutiable for classrooms. Make Games in the… Read More ›
Toward a Mobile Learning Friendly Environment
The good, the bad, the challenges, infokit, toolkit and “quick win” strategy for mobile learning, at a glance. Mobile Learning: It’s Not Just About the Kids; It’s Also About the Teachers! The reality voice: During a standard, PowerPoint presentation at FETC in Orlando (Jan 31, 2013), Cathie received a hearty, loud “amen” from a teacher… Read More ›
See The World from The Perspective of Leadership
Today’s President’s Day, Annie Vincent from TeachThought.com picked 5 trending boards on Learnist about leadership. Let’s see the world from the perspective of leadership! 1. Educational Leadership: Leadership in education is not rocket science…….so why is it done so baadly so often? 2. Leadership: This will focus on leadership and the development of leadership traits. 3. Value Based Leadership: Sherri… Read More ›
5 New Free Tools for iPad Classrooms Worth Your Attention (#iPadEd)
Several new tools might be worth your attention for flipped classrooms or iPads classrooms. These tools are all free to use and meet different needs. GoClass (beta) Instructors can string together resources in a lesson plan format along with lecture notes and questions for formative assessment through a single app, and then deliver it through the… Read More ›
Technology Helps Teachers Reinforce Content, Survey Says
from centerdigitaled.com Teachers from pre-kindergarten to high school say technology helps them reach students, and they would like more of it. A PBS LearningMedia survey of 503 U.S. teachers found that 74 percent said technology allows them to reinforce and expand on content. It also helps 74 percent of them motivate students to learn and assists 73 percent… Read More ›
Free Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)
Supported by the National Science Foundation, Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) is a free, online platform that engages students in the methods of real scientists and collaborative exploration of science issues through customizable curriculum and activities. Featured by Edutopia Technology Integration Research: Evidence-Based Programs by Subject : WISE has been shown to improve students’ science achievement, especially when teachers… Read More ›
A Classroom Framed by The Sky, The Earth, and Everything in Between
The future of science education is mobile and participatory. WildLab lets learners see their world in a whole new way. The WildLab leverages mobile technology to engage learners in citizen science activities that promote STEM learning and encourage local environmental stewardship. From its home page: We envision a classroom framed by the sky, the earth, and… Read More ›
Playlist: 6 beautiful talks by data artists
Reblogged from TED Blog: In the information age we have access to more data and knowledge than at any previous point in human history. But more accessible data doesn’t necessarily mean more processable data — tax returns, court cases and newspaper archives may be available to the public, but they are often hard to interpret… Read More ›
DigitalWish – Your Wishes for Digital Classroom Come True
Digital Wish is the edtech DonorsChoose. They have fulfilled more than 30,000 classroom wishes, here is the story from their press kit. ***** In 2006, Digital Wish founder Heather Chirtea’s 7-year-old twins were enrolled in a small, rural elementary school on the brink of closure. In order to keep the school open and preserve its small class sizes, 62… Read More ›
Notable EdTech Trends in 2013
2013 is set to see an almost unprecedented embracing of technology in education. Muhammad Saleem likes to share this infographic which organized some of the major ed-tech trends for 2013. For deeper and more comprehensive perspectives, visit “5 Must-Read Articles for Latest Educational Technology Trends“ and “Converging Trends and Opportunities of K12 EdTech“. Please include attribution to OnlineColleges.net with this graphic.
Registry of Digital Research Tools
Bamboo DiRT is a tool, service, and collection registry of digital research tools for scholarly use. Developed by Project Bamboo, Bamboo DiRT makes it easy for digital humanists and others conducting digital research to find and compare resources ranging from content management systems to music OCR, statistical analysis packages to mindmapping software. Bamboo DiRT by Project Bamboo is licensed… Read More ›
30+ Google+ Accounts and Communities to Follow
More professionals are making use of Google+ accounts and communities for its ease of usage and integration with Google Apps. We also see Google is providing more services for education, including the Google Course Builder on which Google offers its Power Search MOOC courses.(new course will start in this week) OnlineUniversities.com had pulled together a recommendation… Read More ›
Play and Learn Weekly – Jan. 20th, 2013
What’s happening in the convergence of play and learn? News GlassLab Partners With EA to Build SimCityEDU Today, during a panel discussion on the future of connected learning at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., GlassLab and Electronic Arts announced that they are developing a new online platform for educators based on the popular series of games…. Read More ›
Open Source Options For Education from OSS-Watch
by Mark Johnson, OSS-Watch , first published here : Open Source Options For Education This document presents options for open source software for use in the education sector. Some of these may have uses outside of education, but they are presented here in the context of their specific benefits to educational establishments, or their use in the… Read More ›
Creating Videos for Interactive Learning Experience on Screen
Flipped classrooms and online learning are here to stay, even explode. Watching videos is a crucial part for the learning. To be honest, watching videos on the screens often makes me sleepy unless the videos are more like a performance instead of lecturing. But of course a performance is a kind of visual arts appealing… Read More ›
15 Ways Online Educators Can Light Social Engagement Afire
Social engagement may help eliminate the student retention problems that have plagued higher education for many years. Stephen Abram, author of the Stephen’s Lighthouse blog on library trends, pointed out that, “For decades, research has been pointing to social engagement as a key factor in helping improve student retention. While much progress has been made in working toward… Read More ›
15 Education Technologies To Check Out in 2013
What latest gadgets and gizmos are going to change your classroom in 2013? It’s hard to know exactly what will catch on and what won’t, but the following list showcases some of the emerging new technologies, software, and platforms available. With their innovation and practicality, many of these are poised to enter the classroom and… Read More ›
50 Resources on iPads for Learning
50 Of The Best Resources On iPads In Education by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com 36 Lists of iPad Resources 39 sites for using iPads in classrooms 10 iPad Apps Everyone Should Have- from PC Magazine 10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers 10 Ways to Use iPads in Your Classroom 40 iPad Apps… Read More ›
Teaching With the Library of Congress
Did you know that the Library of Congress has a huge selection of materials designed to be used in the classroom? Muhammad Saleem shared with us an infographic on the classroom materials and professional development resources available at the Library of Congress, first appeared on BestCollegeOnline.com. Please include attribution to BestCollegesOnline.com with this graphic. Related article : The Teacher’s… Read More ›
44 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Classroom
This article is by John Hardison, first published on gettingsmart.com : Part 1 : 44 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Class. John Hardison is a facilitator of learning in an interactive classroom called Studio 113 at East High School in Gainesville, GA where literature creatively comes to life on a stage with students as the stars. In… Read More ›
UNESCO launches online course in Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue
(news from UNESCO website) UNESCO supports the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Intercultural Dialogue University Network in the launch of an online course in MIL and intercultural dialogue. The course is designed for teachers, policy makers and professionals. It is led by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and will be offered over 13… Read More ›
How Most Ed-Tech Products Went Wrong
Reynol Junco is a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He researches the impact of social technologies on college students. (Follow Rey on Twitter and read about his research on his blog.) His recent article deeply resonates with what we believe in educational technology development. Most ed-tech startups suck! Here’s where they’re going wrong (on… Read More ›
The Best E-Texts (App) Created by Academics
Rowe, professor of English at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and Elliott Visconsi, associate professor of English at Notre Dame, have co-designed The Tempest iPad app, they re-imagined reading. Jennifer Funk gave this story a write-up here (edcetera). “We’ve made the text manipulatable,” Rowe says. “We’ve said, ‘You can get your hands inside this electronic text in any way… Read More ›
Free Digital Citizenship Tool Kit
A survey of teachers from the Pew Internet & American Life Project cautioned the concerns about digital literacy of teens. How Teens Do Research in the Digital World – released Nov 1, 2012 by Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich, Amanda Jacklin, Clara Chen, Kathryn Zickuhr The teachers who instruct the most advanced American secondary school students render mixed… Read More ›
