EDU614 Integrating Technology

David Wees discusses ways to help kids develop mathematical thinking everyday.

Flipped classrooms will be discussed later in the course. This infographic quickly explains the pros and cons.

Links to professional association that hosts conferences about using technology in the classroom.

Teaching Strategies

When learning vocabulary, or to study for a quiz, one of the most common practices has been to make flashcards. This is done in foreign language classes, English classes, and other classes where learning vocabulary is necessary. Some teachers require their students to make flashcards.

How to teach students to leave quality comments on blogs

Great video on the "Fifty Nifty United States" it will get stuck in your head but in doing so you will never forget all the names of our country's states. Yay!

A fun way to learn about the hydraulic cycle. Appropriate for grades 3 and under :)

This podcast is all about podcasting in the classroom! It is a great resource for teachers, especially those considering implementing podcasting.

Biodiversity: All living things we know of are part of the Earth's biodiversity, the diversity of life. The concept of biodiversity can be divided up in levels such as: Ecosystems Species Genes (genetic diversity) It is important to understand that these are all interconnected.

SciGirls Video Podcast | 112 Star Power | SciGirls, a PBS KIDS weekly series and website, is out to change how millions of tween girls think about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM! In each episode, animated characters Izzie and her best friend Jake find themselves in jams only science can fix.

This is an awesome wiki full of ideas, research of effective use, and examples of uses for voicethread in the classroom. I wont have time to go over it in my presentation, so I wanted to make sure it was posted here. If you are at all interested in using voicethread in the future, you should really check it out!