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Hey guys! Our team is working hard on the 1.8.9 update for MinecraftEdu and getting the classroom version of the game up to date with regular Minecraft. On other fronts, we are working on something completely new with our very first own IP title plus we are putting together a strong line-up of new games to bring to schools later this year.

iCivics allows students to explore and learn about American and local government by taking on different civic roles in games.

YouTube is a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion. Wikipedia Founded: February 14, 2005, San Mateo, CA CEO: Susan Wojcicki Headquarters: San Bruno, CA Acquisition date: November 13, 2006 Parent organization: Google Founders: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim

Learning can now occur anytime, with anyone, with a wide variety of technology, and in a variety of locations. This new learning landscape directly challenges the notion of "classroom" and suggests that new learning spaces are required to meet the needs of today's learners and the learning opportunities before them.

ASKING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN PATH AND JUSTIFY IT

​Each day of the school year I present my students with an estimation challenge. I love helping students improve both their number sense and problem solving skills. I'd like to share the estimation challenges with you and your students. Happy Estimating! Enjoy, Andrew Stadel

Discover an endless library of free books, picture books, & poetry or use simple tools to create books in minutes. Storybird is a creative community where readers & writers celebrate storytelling. This site is an engaging and creative way to allow students to publish their work.

The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. World Book is publisher of the World Book Encyclopedia. Love, love, love this site for students to explore and gather information. Credible and filled with information and images.

You can now stand out from the crowd and engage your followers with eye-catching Posts. Oh, and did we say it's free?

Adobe Voice is a free iOS app that lets you make an impact with an amazing animated video. Persuade, inform and inspire anyone online.

Want to know why integrate Technology In The Classroom? Check the benefits of Integrating Technology In The Classroom and 24 edTech tools! 

I use this site to create an online textbook for my students. I also use many of the simulations and other resources the site has to offer. Great resource especially if you teach math or science.

Pretty good blog for learning about online education. Check out her 3rd post on using social media to create meaningful learning assignments.

Siemens introduces connectivism as a theory for the digital age. He discusses the shift in learning theory that led to the creation of connectivism due to the need to make connections between specialized communities. He emphasizes the rapidly changing foundations of learning and information transfer and suggests that "creating, preserving, and utilizing information flow should be a key organizational activity." Ultimately, he suggests that connectivism is the way that education can meet the changing environment of learning.

This 2004 article by George Siemens discusses learning theories in general--what they are and their limitations. Siemens then goes on to discuss an "alternative theory"--that of connectivism. He specifically explores the fact that connectivism is part of the digital age because of the rapidly changing technology which enables more and more information flow. Siemens then goes on to briefly discuss the implications of connectivism.

This article investigates the beneifts and downfalls of behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Then, it dives in to the idea of connectivism, and how we use it to develop new knowledge and skills. The article states that, "This cycle of knowledge development (personal to network to organization) allows learners to remain current in their field through the connections they have formed."

This resources was created in Google Docs and focuses on how educators can integrate Drive into their classroom. The article looks as creating documents, folders, and comments, as well as the sharing and collaboration features within Drive.

Participate Learning's OCLP gives you options to find and participate in Twitter chats more easily, find and curate educational resources, or take an online course. New and experiences Twitter users will love the ease with which one can follow their favorite chats with the chats feature, which also allows users to save resources shared within the chats into an educational resource collection for easy access later. Schedules for Twitter chats are posted, so one can find a chat conveniently.

This is an overview of connectivism but what is most useful is the GREAT infographic on connected learning.

Yes, the graphic stood out to me as well. Good article introducing connectivism.

This blog post provides an excellent overview of the eight core principles of connectivism, and how it relates to global collaboration throughout education. Check out the infographic in the middle of the post. It shows a clear illustration of how connectivism is associated with individuals interacting and collaborating to obtain new information through technological systems. I like how it displays that all learning is now connected.

Connectivism as an educational theory is seen as a valuable tool for gathering knowledge of a subject using modern technological tools. The author feels that the theory of connectivism could benefit from increased empirical study. He feels that connectivism is at its best when it is used to refine and disseminate knowledge rapidly.