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Making Greate Photographs Memorable pictures are made using time-tested techniques, methods -- and, yes, even tricks. To help photographers of all stripes up their game, LIFE.com launched a series of "lessons" on photography, focusing on elemental aspects of picture-taking. Focusing on themes like portraits, lighting, composition, and taking travel pictures, these galleries provide simple, straightforward answers to some of the most common questions about "how to make great pictures."

Interesting site, please share with anyone who may be interested.

" Groupboard Groupboard is a free online shared whiteboard and chat app that can be easily embedded into your website. It works on any web browser including iPhone, iPad and Android with no downloads or plugins required. Groupboard has been used by universities, online tutors, architects, designers and artists since 1998 for distance learning, collaborative design and online doodling! 2- Concept Board 3- Scribblar Scribblar is another great whiteboard tool that is perfect for online tutoring. It is actually used by teachers, students, and schools in over 25 countries. 4- Twiddla Twiddla is a real-time online collaboration tool. Its beauty is in its simplicity and accessibility: no plug-ins or downloads, no need to work around complex firewalls, no advanced scheduling. 5-Vyew Vyew allows you to meet and share content in real-time or anytime. Upload images, files, documents and videos into a room. Users can access and contribute at anytime. 6- Skrbl Simple and easy online multi user whiteboard, start skrbl, give out your URL & start working together. Sketch, text, share files, upload pictures all in one common shared space. There are no new tools to learn, nothing to download, nothing to install. 7- Web Whiteboard Web Whiteboard is a simple online tool for writing and drawing together with other people. It is optimized for instant access and ease of use. You might also like: Personal Learning Networks: A Short Guide for Teachers ... RealtimeBoard A Great Tool for Visual Collaboration A Great App to Track and Find Your Misplaced or Lost iPad Ed Tech Terminology and Concepts Teachers Should Know About Linkwithin Newer Post Older Post Home Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest RSS Email Educators Technology Follow On "

"De Mobo Slides is a great application to remotely control the presentations you create through Google Slides, Prezi, and Slideshare right from your iPhone or Android-operated device. The process is ver simple: you install De Mobo app on your mobile device and pair it with your computer using a generated code as shown in the video below. Once the two devices are connected you can then start streamlining presentations from your mobile device. However for this to work, you need to make sure both of the devices are connected on the same network. Some of the features provided by De Mobo include: 'integrating your webcam into your presentation as a Smart Overhead Projector, access to your speaker notes on your phoneA, embedded timer, playable embedded Youtube videos, ptions to change presentation animations on the fly, and access to PDF on your local storage, Dropbox or Box.net. Watch the video below to learn more about how to use De Mobo.'  Follow us on : Twitter, Facebook , Google plus, Pinterest . You might also like: All The Resources and Tips You Need to Effectively ... 7 Ways Teachers Can Create Videos without Installing ... Two Excellent Web Tools to Easily Record and Share Audio ... 4 Awesome Google Drive Templates to Help Students Create ... Linkwithin Newer Post Older Post Home Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest RSS Email Visit Med's profile on Pinterest.   GOOGLE+ BADGE SEARCH THIS BLOG ABOUT US Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is operated by a team of dedicated teachers located in Canada. For any questions regarding our website or the content we publish, please contact EdTech admin, Med Kharbach, at: info@educatorstechnology.com. Copyright © 2010-2016 Educational Technology and Mobile Learning . By : EdTech Team. "

8 greate free templates to make your presentations more engaging.

A list of great free math websited for teachers and students.

Great resource with a variety of web 2.0 resources for secondary teachers. Great exampl of livebinder (another free tool)

The social platform Google+ has some excellent integrated tools that students can draw on to study collaboratively. Two of these tools are Circles and Hangout. The Circles feature allows users to create group of contacts with whom they can easily converse and share materials. Google Hangout allows you to hold video conferences with a limited group of people. The great thing I like about Google Hangout is the things you can do while using it. You can for instance share your screen, collaborate on a Google Doc or even use a collaborative whiteboard. Hangouts can be recorded and streamed live on YouTube.

Shmoop, a publisher of digital educational resources, has added pre-algebra to its list of free learning guides. The online Pre-Algebra Learning guides contain hundreds of topics with succinct explanations, diagrams, interactive examples, practice problems, and real-world applications. Pre algebra is Shmoop's first foray beyond its core humanities offerings. At the home page click on the pre algebra tab

Free is always good to check out.

Collection of resources for teachers and especially students. Great number of study tools and skill builders. Especially great because it has resources on "The Outsiders" and "The Pigman" for 7th Grade Resources.

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has a great collection of interactive learning activities. The activities are categorized according to grade level and vary in format. Some of the interactive activities are like video games (Squish the Fish for 1st graders) while others are more like virtual scavenger hunts (Conservation Investigation). The games and virtual scavenger hunts could easily take students an hour or longer to complete and the students would learn something new throughout the activity. In addition to the interactive activities, Shedd Aquarium provides a host of great Marine Science lesson plans for grades K-12.

Guide on google draw tips and basics

Digitales is a great site to assist in the development of evaluation rubrics for a variety of project types.

Digitales is a great site to use for development of rubrics for a variety of projects.

This site h as links to free worksheets for Math and Language Arts. This is the coolest site. It appears to all be free. The worksheets look great.

If you aren't into worksheets, some of these worksheets provide great ideas for flipchart pages and interactive activities.

Great instructional resources offered by the Instructional Coaches from the Cumberland Valley school district.

Wordhippo is a great vocabulary web tool that lets you easily provide antonyms and synonyms to your words.

This would be a good site to have available to students on a moodle or wiki as a student resource. It would be very helpful when students are writing and want to vary their words.

Great site for those learning english. The teacher section has some good videos on idioms. There is a words in the news vocab section. There is a section about slang and phrases in English. There are videos and recordings and quizzes to help you learn about and practice English prononciation.

"Mind maps are great organization tools that students can use to structure and visualize their ideas and thoughts. They can be used for a variety of educational purposes. For instance, students can utilize them in pre-writing tasks to brainstorm ideas around a given topic. They can also be used as synthesis tools to enhance reading comprehension. As we have argued elsewhere, Mind mapping is proved to boost a number of key thinking skills that include creating, synthesizing and analyzing information. In today's post, we are re-sharing with you this handy chart comprising some of the best digital tools to use in class to create visually appealing mind maps. We have categorized these applications into tools that work on Google Drive and the web, iPad apps and Android apps. Check them out and share with us your feedback. "

Daily Grammar provides simple and clear lessons on the basics of English grammar for grades 5-12. Set up in modules of five examples and a follow-up quiz, the simiplicity of the approach and the explanations make this a great site for students to use on their own when they feel they need self-paced remediation or enrichment. Mr. Bill Johanson, the author of the material, is a former junior and high school English teacher, with 30 years experience in the classroom.

It is mainly a hierarchial outlining tool which allows students to organize their information into up to five levels. This is indeed a great organizational tool that educators can use to take notes on their readings and research. It can also be used to plan, revise, and organize writings.

100+ google tricks that will save you time in school provides lots of great tips.

The social platform Google+ has some excellent integrated tools that students can draw on to study collaboratively. Two of these tools are Circles and Hangout. The Circles feature allows users to create group of contacts with whom they can easily converse and share materials. Google Hangout allows you to hold video conferences with a limited group of people. The great thing I like about Google Hangout is the things you can do while using it. You can for instance share your screen, collaborate on a Google Doc or even use a collaborative whiteboard. Hangouts can be recorded and streamed live on YouTube.