" how to fill those devices with free intelligent media - great books, movies, courses, and all of the rest. And if you didn't get a new gadget, fear not. You can access all of these materials on the good old fashioned computer."
The Vatican Museums website hosts a fairly detailed virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. The tour allows visitors to zoom in on small areas and details of the interior of the Sistine Chapel. Visitors to the virtual tour can turn 360 degrees to view the interior of the Sistine Chapel from various angles.
"The New York Times Room for Debate is a wonderful resource that advances critical thinking and writing. Each week they cover several topics and invite "experts" to discuss their opinions in regards to a specific area of focus. You can follow their RSS feed or their tweets. Topics range from technology to education to government"
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"Studies show that using technology in education improves students' achievements. Voki is a unique tool to engage your students in creative expressions.
There are endless ways of using Voki in your classroom! You can use Voki for any subject and any grade. Our users upload their lesson plans for your convenience. Additionally, we encourage you to visit the Teacher's Corner to learn and get inspired by our community of educators."
a free online suite of extremely powerful multimedia tools that can be used by learners to help gain 21st century fluencies. The suite includes a sophisticated image editor that can be used to create from scratch or for modifying exiting images, a vector editor, an effects editor, a color editor, an image markup tool for screen captures, a Firefox extension for doing quick screencapture, a versatile audio editor, and even an amazing music creator.
The Translator ! use it to create or understand text messages and check your spelling, Just type or paste in here the message that you want to translate , Pick the type of translation and then click go! Just hover your over or click the highlighted words to see the definitions of the words.
It might sound like a site dedicated to wine theory, but this pedagogy portal is a one-stop shop for the latest educational thinking. You'll find over 1,300 materials, including links, interviews, articles and professional development resources arranged by subject.
Brainstorming goes high-tech. Edistorm allows users to collate ideas in real time, collaborating with others. All brainstorms are saved to revisit later and there are even 'Idea Bots' to help you out if you get stuck.
Travel around the world, discover remote communities and learn about different cultures, all without leaving the classroom. With a mix of videos, vibrant photographs, articles and recipes, Project Explorer aims to create a new generation of global citizens. All material is organized by age group.
If you think Ice Cube belongs in a cookery class, this might not be the site for you. But students will love hearing the week's news headlines summarized in hip-hop form, accompanied by a video. Bling up your curriculum and earn extra street cred.