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UConn professor demonstrates the difference between presentations with text and multimedia. A nice example of why multimedia is a better tool and creates less cognitive distraction when learning from a slideshow.

Lots more rubric examples out there... just go find 'em...

Lots of examples of rubrics, both holistic and analytic.

Infographic with an overview of the flipped classroom model, its origins, and an example outcome.

Videos and examples of flipped learning.

Tips and tools for educators on how to build a PLN, with lots of examples of great content and resources. 

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

Lots of examples of rubrics for web, collaborative, and digital projects from the University of Wisconsin.

"By working together on problem sets in math and sharing their perspectives in roundtable discussions in English, students at The College Preparatory School are making collaboration the driving force in their learning." Some great examples of collaboration -- both in practice and theory.

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

"Students and Professors Sound Off on the State of the College Lecture" Lots of personal examples, not a lot of theory. But useful to hear both sides of the experience.

"This is a really big deal. For the first time in history it is easy for non-specialists to explore and closely examine art from museums across the globe on a single website.... Here are two examples of how the Google Art Project opens the conversation. In 1889, Vincent van Gogh painted three canvases depicting his bedroom in Arles; these now reside in three different museums. Only the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam illustrates another version on its website and remarkably, none of the three museums link to the paintings at the other institutions."

Positive examples of ipad use for Algebra1 course and fifth grade fundamental math skills

Examples of iPad applications that can support the different levels of the taxonomy. Based on Anderson/Krathwohl's revision, not Bloom's original.

A resource for browsing rubrics and creating your own from templates.

"create a rubric with a blatant challenge and ample encouragement for students to push themselves beyond the basic requirements" - from Shawn McCusker of EdTechTeacher.org, on Free Technology For Teachers

A great explanation of the power of blended learning, whether or not you think Khan's Academy is the pinnacle of the practice. "Educational technology pioneer Salman Khan maps how online learning tools can help physical classrooms evolve to become hubs for creativity and hands-on experiences, and how Khan Academy and the Discovery Lab summer camp fit into that big picture."

This teacher chose to have his students create RSA Animate-style videos as "an easy way to make them visualize their information, make connections, and re-tell their facts in a story that had a very tight story line that flowed.  All skills that would transfer nicely to any traditional essay." He really emphasizes the preparation and planning stages, which is great. He also talks about the process, which is useful.  All said, a great resource.

Slideshare in which Robert Talbert explains his vision of a flipped classroom: its justification and its application in classes.

a professional learning community for teachers using vodcasting in the classroom