While many educators realize technology's enormous potential to help them differentiate their instruction so that all students can learn, regardless of students' needs, abilities, or learning styles, it might be hard for them to find concrete applications of this approach to emulate in their classrooms. But in a Jan. 28 webinar from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), experts provided several examples of classroom projects that can help all students learn while keeping them engaged.
This is a subscription site, but it does have a free trial. They have high quality educational videos and research to back up its educational effectiveness. The pricing is posted on their website. In BC, ERAC has special United Streaming pricing.
open letter to creator of SAMR model asking where is the research and educational credentials to back up his ideas. The SAMR model has become very popular but perhaps we should proceed with caution. For now, I am sticking to the UDL guidelines as the model I use when advocating any educational practice including the use of technology.
These free tools remove the obstacles to learning for all students and offer opportunities for struggling learners that promote academic success. When material is digital or electronic, it is flexible and accessible. It is our responsibility as educators to provide materials that promote success. Please encourage all educators to consider using these free tools.
A blog about interactive whiteboards and how they can be used effectively in education. Also discussion of other technology that impacts on education. There are some very simple activities described, such as the plenary circle, and also some very cool guru tricks.
Amazing resource for educators. Each category (blogging, wikis, social bookmarking etc…) has 5 recommended tools highlighted to try out first. Great place for educators to start learning a new tool.
Just announced at ISTE...a free online portal to help educators from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade find, use, and share the best digital apps, games, and websites for their students.
A newspaper for adult learners published by Capilano University with assistance from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and the Pacific Newspaper Group
Looking for an exciting and imaginative way to plan lessons that fit with the ways kids already think? Our school district is involved in Kieran Egan's Learning in Depth program which is a great fit with the udl principle Multiple Means of Engagement. Examples of lessons and downloadable lesson planning frameworks for imaginative education at this site.
This is a Ning Social Network all around SMARTBoards. Great resource collection and sharing potential. All smart board educators, unite Let's share ideas, tips, and lesson files maximize learning children They our future Let's teach them well and let them...something other can't think anything right now.
This is a version of Glogster designed especially for educational use. Great, because this removes one of the reservations teachers might have about letting students use Glogster because students might run across innapropriate content. Glogster.com - Poster yourself - Make your interactive poster easily and share it with friends. It is fantastic!
Formerly called Marco Polo, this phenomenal free site has resources in every subject. If you click on the Educators tab, you can search not only by topic and curriculum area but by the type of resource you want: lessons, worksheets, interactive, reference,
