This group is meant to share bookmarks promoting technology usage in the classroom, articles supporting technology usage, and ideas of technology usage.
"Welcome to NationMaster, a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD."
"Looking for some practical ways to get more out of your classroom tech? Check out these eight tips for ideas on how to use technology to enhance your students' learning"
"In today's world of video recording capabilities, it only seems fitting to utilize this advanced technology to record one's teaching. Teachers can use classroom video recording much like athletes do. Athletes review video tapes in order to critique and analyze their performances, while also generating ideas and ways to improve their next performance."
Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual dimension not only helps them understand concepts better, but also stimulates curiosity and encourages self-learning.
NeoK12 also features Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching.
"The ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS) suggest the use of more primary source materials in science and social studies classes. I agree that this will bring some interesting experiences to class and expose kids to some historically important documents."
"How many times have you wondered about a better way to teach the same lesson you have delivered to an eariler class? How often have you used technology to engage your students and improve their learning ? These are some recurring questions we keep regurgitating each time our teaching skills are put to the test."
"It starts with an image. Define the image through multimedia. Present ideas. Pack it full of content. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in the classroom!"
"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think…"
"Some of the problems with students turning in their Google Docs to the instructor is they
Do not put a correct header on the document
They do not name the file according to the class nomenclature
They forget to share the document with the teacher
They forget to turn the assignment in
I have a workflow that will solve this issue. The autocrat script allows a user to fill out a Google Form and have the form fields be merged into a document and shared with the person who filled out the form."
"Google Form Templates
If you are logged into your Google Account, these form templates will automatically copy into your Google Docs Dashboard.
Many of the forms are designed to work with devices."
Slide.ly looks good and is very similar to Animoto. You can search for photos online or use your own, and easily combine them with music to create musical video-like slideshows.
WikiBrains is a growing community of creative people from all walks of life who embrace associative thinking to get inspired and out of the box. You may associate "Freud" to "Psychology", then someone across the globe links it to "Libido", another one to "Subconscious", and another one to "Dreams" and so on ad infinitum with ever-expanding branches and related content. It is a social, fun and smart space where ideas roam free and multiply.
WikiMindMap is a tool to browse easily and efficiently in Wiki content, inspired by the mindmap technique. Wiki pages in large public wiki's, such as wikipedia, have become rich and complex documents. Thus, it is not always straight forward to find the information you are really looking for. This tool aims to support users to get a good structured and easy understandable overview of the topic you are looking for.
"The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples. This interactive allows students to create their own trading card about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept."
Whether for business, education or individual use, Knovio adds your personality and improves the effectiveness of any presentation.
Create: bring "flat" PowerPoint® slides to life with your webcam, microphone
Edit: make changes, without the need for video editing software or skills
Share: publish instantly to private spaces or your social networks"
