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Web 2.0 Tools, digital video, images for education, search engines, content management systems, mobile phones in education, educational online games

"What if there was a simpler way to figure out how to use the most popular tech tools in education? That's the idea behind the new Global Education Database (GEDB) - it's still in the very early stages but has an aim to be something akin to the 'Yelp for Education' thanks to the robust and brilliant education crowd around the globe. Each listing in the GEDB features expert reviews, pros, cons, tips on using each product in the classroom, what the product is good for (flipped classrooms, Common Core, etc.), and more."

This article highlights the importance a personal learning network can have on the success of a teacher. Like Mrs.Wendt this article stresses a PLN as a vital tool to help learn from others and become a better teacher to your students, which we all are striving to be in the future. The article gives 5 reasons why educators should network. They are, learn with others, serve your students, access a dynamic resource, extend your learning base and to stay engaged in education.

This is a very great article, I think that networking with other teachers is how you truly become a great teacher. If teachers did not network and talk to each other they would only know what they were taught in college and not have any hands on experience from other teachers who may have been there for a long time. I also believe in staying in touch with others through social media, it is a great resource.

This article is very enlightening and describes how important it is to network with other teachers. Now that you connect virtually connect with anyone in the world at anytime, its makes it much easier to gain insight from other teachers no matter where they are located.

This article goes over several very useful chrome extension used in education. One such extension is quizlet, which is a useful replacement to the standard flashcard. The article also talked about google's new dominance in the educational technology sector.

This article is very similar to mine in that the applications they suggest using. Google is an excellent and efficient way for every student to keep themselves organized and prompt with obligations that they have. This article also goes in depth about what the individual apps do.

This article highlights 15 Educational Chrome Extensions that both students and educators can make use of and implement in their learning process. One of the chrome extensions mentioned that I found most useful was called "Spell Bee". This chrome extension acts as a spell checker. It is a proofreader that works on any website. One of the most useful features is that you can add your own word substitutions.

This article provides helpful tools or "life hacks" for fellow teachers to help them with their instructional technology lessons. Ed tech teachers are always looking for easier and more effective ways to communicate with their students as well as help their students with an understanding of educational technology. This article simply provides an aid for those educators in the pursuit of better tricks to improve everyday life.

This article is great for teachers to take a look at because it gives a list of the top educational Chrome Extensions for 2015. The apps that they list have been teacher tested and approved. Each of the apps listed offer a variety of in-class opportunities for teachers to use. 

"In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. Unlike other lists that promote "cool tools," yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful."

In modern classroom settings, ipads are more and more prevalence, along with the apps that go with them. As lessons and lesson plans change, there is always a constant need to download and peruse new apps for the various lessons a teacher may draw upon. Searching for apps, when added to all of the other preparation requirements can be highly cumbersome. One way this article can assist the app search is by providing a healthy source of sites who give reviews and suggestions on what apps are popular, which apps are useful, and which apps are not. Having a site that sorts and reviews apps can save hours when searching itunes for the next new app to integrate into the lesson plan.

In this article Education Secretary Arne Duncan highlights how the achievement gaps within our schools can be closed by the increase investment in technology use in all classrooms. He states that 2/3 of teachers wish they had more technology in the classrooms which is being limited due a high percentage of schools not having adequate bandwidth or access to high-speed internet. As future teachers who are learning now how to integrate technology into our classrooms this article is important to our class because it shows that most schools do not really have the opportunity to utilize this knowledge. But, the actions of Duncan and other reforms are trying to ensure that we as teachers receive the professional development and resources available so we can integrate our technological knowledge in the classroom.

This article may be helpful to us because it relates to all of us as teachers and talks about the resources we use in class that allows us to do our job. In the world we use tools for everything, for example we need knives, spoons,forks,pots,ingredients to cook and if we didn't have them we couldn't eat. The same goes for education. The tools we use in classrooms change how we teach and make us the teachers we are.

Shirley, I like how this article shows a timeline of tools in the past that have impacted education and our society. It is also very true when the author says that tools like IPads now a days can cloud our thinking. Teachers can over use IPads to teach lessons when there might be better possible strategies available. There is a fine balance when integrating technology that I think comes with experience in handling and implementing technology in the classroom.

Shirley, this article is really interesting! The analogy you stated was spot on in correlation with access to technology in the classroom. The timeline of technology is also really intriguing to look at seeing how the materials used in schools have evolved.

The ability to customize Google Chrome to suit one's needs can be overwhelming due to the amount of extensions available. This article makes the job a little easier by listing ten free extensions that add functionality to a student or teacher's browser.

This had a lot of good resources for teachers. The grammarly site would be useful to me in particular as a student and teacher.

This article acknowledged that with the heavy curriculum of high school classrooms preparing for AP test, Standardized testing and SAT/ ACT testing, it is hard to find the time to add unnecessary technology resources. However, it then lists great ideas to use it everyday. This article is very useful for prospective high schools teachers who want to integrate technology more than power points and research. The best point made was that the more preservice teachers are trained in technology the more they tend to use it in the classroom!

I like this article a lot because it has to do with integrating technology in high-school. Most articles are directed at elementary school teachers and how to make it fun for the kids. Well adding a game or an activity that is fun for a ten year old is not going to please a sixteen year old. Most examples of integrating technology are examples of elementary school activities too. So this article is a nice refreshing take on how to integrating technology in high-school.

This article talks about Google Expeditions, which is a new technological tool being used in the classroom. Google has created this for students to be able to take virtual field trips. Many schools cannot afford to take their students on field trips but now they can without leaving the classroom. Teachers are able to pause throughout the tour and discuss with students what is happening or what they are seeing. As of right now this has been given to some schools free of charge. Overall, we can think of this as something like Google maps but ten times better! 

This is a great article from former Gov. Bob Wise about how technology can be better integrated into the classroom. Bob Wise has a lot of experience with the department of Education so his insight is quite useful. He give 3 basic tips about how to make the intergration process as easy as possible. Quite an interesting read!!!

As the school year kicks into gear, try these painless ways to incorporate technology into your teaching day.

This article gives teachers multiple ideas of how to integrate technology into their curriculum. It allows for multiple ways to incorporate technology as well as having the students engage with technology in the classroom. The ideas that the article presents are very interesting as well as fun for the students to do. 

This article states that having computers in a classroom does not constitute it being a tech integration classroom. It offers several easy steps that teachers can take to integrate technology into their classroom. For example, accessing the weather forecast or showing a today in history clip. 

"Big History Project" is an online course that embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to learning. It is a great resource for teachers. The website includes text, videos, photo galleries and assessments for five main topics: 1)The universe 2)Our solar system and earth 3)Life 4)Humans 5). The future. Teachers can have their students use the site as part of their curriculum.

"Big History Project" is a free course designed to target the common core standards we are trying to teach students today. The five main topics are broken down into 'thresholds' where students can enter, learn via text, videos, photoss, and assessments, and even earn badges as they complete tasks.

Tired of reading? Select text you want to read and listen to it. SpeakIt converts text into speech so you no longer need to read. SpeakIt is an app that uses Google and iSpeech text-to-speech service. It allows students to select text and it will read it in more than 50 languages. I think this will be a great tool for English learners and special education students because it will offer material in a different way. Some schools do not have translators for English learners and this app is going to facilitate their communication with the teachers as well as their understanding of the material.

This is a really cool extension. I especially love that it is able to read other languages.

As time goes on we will see less and less paper in the classroom. OneNote is a digital three-ring binder. This program is used as a way of interaction between teachers and students. OneNote has three different sections which are collaboration space, content library and the student's private space. Taking advantage of the new technological advances is good because the more you know of a program, the more efficient you will be able to be.

This article introduces the idea of classrooms going completely paperless. The idea behind going paperless is amazing. The impact that it would have on the environment and on student's learning abilities is something that needs to happen. By using Microsoft's OneNote, teachers can connect with students in a different way. In many ways our INTC class is paperless already. 

This article really stood out to me because I found it so interesting and amazing how much our society is advancing. Basically, O'Brien has this great idea to take Google Exploration to a whole new level. She has interns that are getting some experience with her job, but she says that they are choosing their jobs with fear. They are taking the safe route because people just do not know exactly what is out there. No one can know the experiences others have with their jobs on a daily basis. This is why O'Brien wants to take Google Exploration to a new level. If you watch the video in the article, it shows exactly what Google Exploration is. It is a new technology that allows students to "travel" anywhere and see what they are actually learning. Better than a picture, better than a computer screen, the students hold up cardboard lenses with an iPhone on the other side, which is a virtual exploration. O'Brien was fascinated by this creation, and wants to capture individuals lives on the screen. She wants students to experience the jobs they are interested in, and see what each one entails. I think this is a brilliant idea for education and it shows the true advancement that we have with technology. This will help individuals all around discover what they want to be in life.

This constructive article written by Nicole Krueger stresses the importance of developing student's abilities to tell their stories through the use of many technological mediums, focusing primarily on video. In today's digital age, sharing our stories or work with the world is an integral part of making learning meaningful and positioning oneself to take place in digital society. While many teachers are still hesitant to integrate video projects into their curriculum, "creating a video can provide an authentic learning experience that brings together critical skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving and collaboration." Therefore, I think this article is very helpful to our class and other educators alike as it promotes the use of technology in a very creative, innovative, and opportunistic way for students to think beyond the classroom, develop essential abilities, and strive for excellence. The progression of utilizing video projects in the classroom can only implicate stronger motivation for students to exercise technological tools as a major pathway of transferring their learned knowledge and skills to real world application.