EDT 4 and 5 for Spring 2014

"When collaboration goes wrong, it can be toxic for learning and classroom culture. We are all familiar with the scene: a group of students that is supposed to be completing a collaborative project has splintered off into dysfunctional factions. Maybe it's one student who has sullenly separated her- or himself from the rest of the group, or maybe the group has become two non-communicative teams with separate visions. Sometimes these conflicts lead to resentments that have the potential for long-term damage to the classroom community. "

this is one of a growing number of online publishing tools, this one is very pretty, and does have a free option

I am recommending this for the video making tips, which I think are good, the MOOC talk is sort of out of date

Always wanted to draw orbitals? Looking for molecular models of complex systems? Can't wait to balance equations? This is the web site for you and all the chemistry geeks out there

" Make science lessons so captivating that students tell their friends. Discover the best video clips, activity ideas, and lesson hooks to capture your students' attention and make your lesson unforgettable. Browse every topic taught in middle school & high school science"

I think I need to use the mother ship to see the tiles, the LEM (my iPad) doesn't want to transmit pictures, yet!

Pinterest is a great, and visual way, to save and share your resources

Love my Pinterest. I can organize pictures for my classes. And cool stuff I like but don't want to own

"10 Major Technology Trends in Education We have a first look at the results from the latest Speak Up survey, which polled hundreds of thousands of teachers, students, administrators, parents and community members about technology trends in education. By Chris Riedel 02/03/14 According to the latest data, video for homework is on the rise; mobile computing is "beyond the tipping point"; and most kids don't use traditional computers to connect to the Internet at home. Those are just three of the major trends revealed in the 2013 Speak Up Survey from Project Tomorrow, which CEO Julie Evans revealed at the FETC 2014 conference last week. The 2013 results represent more than 400,000 surveys from 9,000 schools and 2,700 districts across the country. Respondents included 325,279 students, 32,151 teachers and librarians, 39,986 parents, 4,530 district administrators and, new to this year's survey, 1,346 community members."

"This is our first year of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and boy, did the students bring it. They brought it all! We have iPads, Surface RT and Pro, iPhones, Droids, Chromebooks, Macs, and PC laptops. Here's my current thinking. Please share yours in the comments section below. "

"Fun4thebrain Fun4theBrain is a game based math site for students who are learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are dozens of fun math games to play and you can also find printable math worksheets as well. While the focus of the website is math, they also offer a small sampling of games and activities based science, ELA, and a few that are just for fun."

"Infographics are everywhere but what made them so successful?"

"Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers. Here, we've compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher's tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom."

Interesting article about a concept called tpack cool interface also

"Engage and Assess With Nearpod it's easy, really easy. Bring the classroom to life with interactive mobile presentations that teachers create and customize themselves."