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"Just as effective teaching demands that teachers establish routines to guide the basic physical and social interactions of the classroom, so too thinking routines need to be established to help guide students' learning and intellectual interactions..."

iPad in Education -Evaluating Apps for the Classroom

Sean said this is better than sliced bread!

I particularly like the bottom diagram, showing the interconnectedness of all of the skills (and mentioning precise foreign-language based actions that correpond!)

Resource from the NYSAIS Teaching w/ Tech. Workshop 2/2012

Flipped classroom information and links.

"Video itself will not help kids achieve more in your class. The flipped classroom is about making connections with learners and differentiating your instruction. If videos are a part of that multi-faceted plan, great. If they are not, still great."

Articles on the Flipped Classroom.

"Lessons Worth Sharing." Remains to be seen whether they'll work for flipped classrooms, but some good ideas and videos here.

Another set of flipped classroom videos from math teacher Katie Gimbarr. Wonderful examples and rationale here.

Another advance in the flipped classroom construct. What I found most interesting was the use of the students as peer assessors when they were given papers to write instead of quizzes. not sure how effective it would be, but it might be very effective to have 1000 or so thoughtful critiques of a paper you've written. You would see a trend of the responses, and it might weed out subjectivity. That kind of "crowdsourcing" is something unique that technology could provide. There is a module in moodle which was not ready for primetime in version 1.9, but in Moodle 2.0 it might be. It was called Workshop, and allowed teachers and students to do peer editing and grading in an organized way. If it works better in 2.0, we should consider using it for peer editing exercises... ben

"Seven years of research at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has found that blended courses--those that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning and reduced classroom contact hours--have the potential to increase student learning while lowering attrition rates compared to equivalent, fully online courses. This research bulletin reports the results of a disciplined UCF program that has led to a fundamental redesign of the instructional model."

"suggestions for keeping students engaged in a project and accountable for their time with computers"

"A blended learning approach combines face to face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach." Leads to more links about blended learning as well.

Example of VoiceThread in the classroom. (Just keep closing the sign-in box if you don't want to create an account.)

"Blended learning is a disruptive innovation in education that can take many forms. Here, we look at what blended learning is, why it's spreading, and how it works in real and virtual classrooms. Join the conversation on blended learning below."

"When used effectively, technology plays an important role in enhancing the learning process. Teachers can use digital devices to present supplemental material for lessons or to encourage students to take a more hands-on role in their education. Even with all of the benefits of technology in the classroom, however, educators must use caution to ensure that students are focusing on the lesson and not giving in to distractions. Here are seven ways that teachers can use to help students pay more attention when using technology."

"Educators must reevaluate the degree to which compliance has affected every aspect of the learning environment, including the use of established classroom assessments and grading systems to identify success. Many A students have earned high marks primarily because of their meticulousness in following directions, their knack for repeating procedures on cue, and their ability to expertly summarize other people's ideas."

Basic article on the concept of Khan Academy. My takeaway was the importance of the following quote: "It can give the teacher additional class time to do more creative and customized teaching. " If you are not taking up classtime imparting knowledge where the teacher is speaking more of the time, you give students the voice to explain what is going on in their heads, or working on collaborative problem solving.

APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators to help teachers transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.