Session with Rob Bayuk, Microsoft K-20 Marketing Manager. Microsoft and ISTE have joined forces to put together a series of web literacy lessons, activities, and support resources to help students develop their critical thinking skills when searching the web. The new student-centered curriculum will provide guidance and activities for your students on how to search effectively, how to analyze "the anatomy of a search result," and moreover, understand how to judge the validity and source of the content they find on the web. This curriculum was developed collaboratively by ISTE and Microsoft and will be available soon, free to educators.
EPEARL: a free bilingual (English/French) Web-based electronic portfolio designed to encourage self-regulation in learners within student-centered curricula. You can view a video about ePearl here: http://grover.concordia.ca/epearl/promo/en/videos/promo_video.php
Take a look at these awesome open education tools to find ways you can incorporate open education in your curriculum-whether your students are in a traditional K-12 classroom, in higher education, or completing an online degree.
TYP-O knows the most common spelling mistakes and can suggest words even if they are misspelled. The free app is designed for dyslexics and non-native English speakers but is helpful for everyone. Compatible with IPHONE, ITOUCH and IPAD.
Scholastic Administrator magazine named Verizon Thinkfinity a "Best in Tech" website for professional development. Thinkfinity was one of eight websites to receive the award at the ISTE 2010 conference. Thinkfinity Professional Development is aligned to ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers.
