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" Multiple layers could be used for showing data differences on a year over year or month over month basis. You could display the same data with different base layers for comparison. Students working collaboratively on a map can be responsible for editing their own layers on the same map. If you're using Google My Maps to have students create literature trips, they can create a different layer for each chapter of a book. Students mapping the history of an event like the U.S. Civil War could create a different layer for each year of the war. You might enjoy reading: Free Technology for Teachers: Listen and Read - Nonfiction Read-along...Free Technology for Teachers: Why You Should Use Videos In Your...Free Technology for Teachers: The Week in Review - The Most Popular... ENGAGEYA Share128 at 12:04 PM Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: free technology for students, Free Technology For Teachers, Geography, Google Apps, google maps, History, how to, My Maps, Social Studies Links to this post Create a Link Newer Post Older Post Home "

"Whether you're studying online or at a traditional college, there's no question that school is expensive.  But not everything has to cost an arm and a leg.  There are plenty of free distance education resources out there for cash-strapped students-if you know where to look.  Here are 135 free ways to enhance your education online. Free Classes Many of these schools and sites offer a large number of free courses and courseware.  These links to individual classes represent only a small sampling of what they have to offer, and the sites are worth exploring further."

Every year schools around the world spend thousands of dollars on textbooks that are often outdated by the end of their first year in the classroom. Ebooks, many of them free, can represent huge savings for schools over purchasing textbooks. Here are seven places that you can find free ebooks.

The series we have recently started here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning and which covers a wide variety of free teacher resources has more in store for you.So after posting about free worksheets and printables yesterday we are going to provide you today with another list of great and trusted resources where you can easily create, download, and print lesson plan templates.

"The Learning Professionals' Free Gamification eBook. Would you be interested in the Most Effective Uses of Gamification in Learning? In the Free How Gamification Reshapes Learning ebook you will find useful Gamification Tips provided by 23 Gamification professionals."

"Special education addresses the individual differences and requirements of students with special educational needs. As a teacher or trainer, working with students with special educational needs requires specific skills and strategies to create and deliver effective programs of work for them. This free online education course serves as an introduction to the field of special education. The course begins by outlining core elements of special education, including the change in educational legalisation in recent years with particular emphasis on legislation in America. The responsibilities of teachers and trainers are also detailed, along with the individual educational plan (IEP). The course describes the most frequent disabilities encountered in the mainstream classroom: learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disabilities, behavioural disorders, and physical disabilities and sensory impairments. The course provides key information about each of these disabilities and describes practical strategies on how to assist and teach students with these disabilities. This free online education course will be of great interest to professionals in the education sector who would like a greater knowledge and understanding of working with students with special educational needs, and to all students who are interested in special education."

For teachers and trainers to fulfil their instructional role most effectively, their teaching methods must be grounded in educational learning theory. Understanding the learning process is a key element of educational learning theory and provides a framework for teachers and trainers to plan, create and deliver effective lessons, and assess each student's learning. In this free online education course, you will be introduced to the learning process. The course begins by differentiating between teaching and learning, and by describing teachers' and trainers' perspectives on learning. The course provides details about two major learning theories: behaviourism and constructivism. Within the section on Behaviourism, operant conditioning and its implications for teaching are examined in detail. The section on Constructivism compares and contrasts two subtypes of constructivism: psychological constructivism and social constructivism. Finally, the implications of constructivism for teaching are discussed using two practical strategies. This free online education course will be of great interest to professionals in the education sector who would like a greater knowledge and understanding of the learning process that will enhance their teaching and training, and to all students who are interested in the process of how we learn. Introduction to the Learning Process for Teachers and Trainers is originally from and published by Global Text Project and has a duration of 2-3 Hours for the average learner.

" I believe mobile devices will transform education. This is why I created a free ebook, Effective Mobile Learning: 50+ Quick Tips & Resources with helpful tips and several resources to help support this trend. One reason is because mobile devices are designed in a way that forces the teacher to give control to the learner. When we equip a classroom with iPads, iPods, small tablets, or cellphones the learning is literally put in the hands of the students. The teacher has to facilitate and walk around the room to manage the learning. Below are a list of 50+ Mobile Learning resources & growing! I hope this will help any educator new to integrating mobile devices with the knowledge they need to be successful! Feel free to pass these resources around and use them with your staff."

"This free online computer skills course is a highly-demanded compilation of Web-based training for five Microsoft Office 2010 software products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. This is a perfect course to do as an individual seeking to increase one's desk-based productivity. It also makes an excellent new employee induction training programme, or can be used as a required course for up-skilling your organisation's current staff. For those who happily use older versions of Microsoft Office, particularly 2003 and 2007 versions, the new feature sets of Microsoft Office 2010 will be a revelation. You will get an excellent return on your time and energy by updating your Office productivity skills via this free online course. For those who have completed ABC IT, our comprehensive introductory computer course, the Microsoft Office 2010 course is the perfect next step as a means of getting your Microsoft Office skills up-to-date."

Lots of free courses for professional development and much more

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"This event takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The flipped classroom model-in which students watch video lessons for homework and receive more direct, individual instruction from teachers during class time-is rapidly gaining popularity in K-12 schools, with websites such as Khan Academy offering thousands of free video lessons. Some teachers see flipped learning as a way to spend more time working with their students and less time lecturing. But critics of the approach have called it nothing more than a high-tech, time-shifting tool that often leaves students confused about the content they're supposed to be absorbing at home. Our guests will discuss the pros and cons of this approach and highlight the best methods for making a flipped classroom successful. "

"Welcome to our Royalty Free Sounds from Creative Commons and Public Domain only at SoundBible.com These sounds are completely royalty free, meaning you can use them commercially without paying a cent."

"Did you know you can add your own keyboard shortcuts on the iPad or iPhone? How about some faster ways to reject suggested auto-corrections as you type, or write contractions, or a single-tap method to magnify and select text? This free eBook from Michele Ballard is jammed full of handy, cool techniques like these."

Free online course, audio books, movies, textbooks and lots more

CoZa Cares has recently been involved in many discussions around open source content, free textbooks, and how we can collaborate with other great educational initiatives to bypass the ineffective and corrupt textbook distribution process. On this topic, we want to share the work that Breadbin Interactive is doing to provide free content direct to teachers and learners - without all the storage, transport, or distribution cost issues.

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If you are a South African educator and would like to know more about technology integration by participating in short free online courses from SchoolNet, please think about joining our next two courses on offer for April and May.

"We offer courses from the top universities, for free. Learn from world-class professors, watch high quality lectures, achieve mastery via interactive exercises, and collaborate with a global community of students."