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Blended learning can be a great way to make use of whatever technology tools you do have, rather than needing specific technology that you don't have. Blended learning doesn't require you to have a 1:1 classroom, a certain number of iPads, or particular software, though you can put any and all of those things to use as you choose. Thus, blended learning covers a lot of ground - and in the process it helps to make learning more engaging, effective, and efficient.

Flipped classroom or flipped learning is a methodology, an approach to learning in which technology is employed to reverse the traditional role of classroom time. If in the past, classroom time is spent at lecturing to students , now in a flipped model, this time is utilized to encourage individualized learning and provide one-on-one help to students, and also to improve student-teacher interaction. While the instructional or teachable content is still available in class, however this content is mainly designed in such a way to be accessed outside class which is a great way for struggling students to learn at their own pace.

The Learning Accelerator created this guide to help educators understand how to approach measurement of their own blended learning initiatives, so that the results are useful to them and their own local needs, while also contributing to a more general body of knowledge about blended learning that can be useful to others.

one of the most controversial topics we've ever written about is the concept of different learning styles. Whenever this particular topic has come up, there are folks who write to us saying they appreciate the reminder that every student learns differently, while many others write telling us how stupid we are for even thinking of supporting the idea that there are different types of learners.

VideoNot.es has got to be one of the most widely applicable tools in educational technology I've seen in a very long time. The video revolution has transformed the amount of online video used in instruction and this tool is a fine way to improve how students are using video to support their learning. It enables a user to create time-stamped notes along side a video while the video is playing on screen. The notes are archived in one's Google Drive (and can be shared like any other Drive file). Students may return to the notes, click on any time stamped line to interact with the notes and replay any segment of the video to re-learn or clarify the content.

Students should be able to easily create their own learning timelines and share them with each other.This can have a huge positive impact on their overall learning process.

Gives a brief description of what blended learning is.  

A good list of BYOD and Mobile learning apps

This article will provide some insight about the effect of the classroom environment on students and their learning.

How to use LEGOs to help your teaching and student learning in the classroom.

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A during reading strategy that is used to help students break down text. Students use post-it notes to mark things they understand and things they do not understand in the textbook.  They use these post-its to fill in a graphic organizer.  When finished reading students share information they've learned as well as information confusing to them.

Vide tutorials for how to use new mobile learning environment, Otus.

In the age of information overload, the key to a successful learning experience lies in asking the right questions. Quillionz does exactly that. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, Quillionz is a platform that lets you build a host of quality quizzes and assessments-within seconds and completely free.

"Stackup securely measures your time learning anywhere on the web. Then it automatically scores and categorizes that time into 60 subject areas - from Aerospace to Zoology"