Blendspace by tes provided these 15 tips to motivate and engage students in a blendspace environment. It's free and it seems easy to create a blendspace.
She also gives tips about using the game model (2) in the classroom. James Paul Gee (3) has long been a champion for game-based learning in speeches, blogs, and books. Quest to Learn (4),
"Game-based learning (GBL) is getting a lot press. It is an innovative practice that is working to engage kids in learning important 21st century skills and content. "
Blogging 4 Everyone is a simple little course I designed to help introduce the concept of blogging to students & teachers. Not only does this course offer tips w/ a tutorial video, but it lists my top 5 blogging solutions for education:
1.Edmodo
2.Kidblog
3.Gaggle
4.Edublog Campus
5.21 Classes
When it comes to family safety, we aim to:
*Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online
*Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online
*Work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people
TeAchnology is a site that has tons of resources for teachers. There are worksheets, lesson plans, rubrics, teacher resources, printables, tools, tips and there is a membership option. Some of the materials are available free as samples but if you want access to all of them I believe it is 29.99 a year.
Strategies, resources, and tips from the NY Times (with lots of links to materials they provide + update) on teaching strategies for informational text to meet the demands of new common core standards.
"The tools listed below all give you the ability to not only star in, but create,
edit, publish, and share your very own artistic video making awesomeness. The
fun doesn't end there, from creating your own slide shows, to your very own
karaoke videos, to niche market videos for all of your multi-purpose uses from
your business to your creative endeavors"