While you may see Facebook as the enemy during your computer lab time, it doesn't have to be. Facebook can actually help students learn if you tap into the more than 200 Facebook applications designed to educate.
Here are some of the popular Facebook applications used inside and outside the classroom to help students learn.
Although this is based in the UK, the site's content will reflect practice from other counties and contexts in order to explore and learn from a wide field. I am Ian Wilson (www.ianwilson.biz) a freelance Apple Distinguished Educator based in the north west of England (Twitter: @Ian__Wilson). I have set up this site as I believe the iPad signals the opportunity for a transformation in how technology is used in schools, colleges and universities. I am interested in looking at all age ranges across all areas of the curriculum and keen to see if the iPad makes technology cross-curricular as it should be.
Pearltrees is a free, visual and collaborative library that lets you keep everything you like at your fingertips. Its unique interface lets you organize and retrieve your favorite web pages, photos and notes -- even offline.
Common Core Standards Tools to help with implementation. After memorizing the old standards, here come new ones. To help with the transition, several new iPad and iPhone apps have been released. Several are useful. Which one you like is a matter of taste. I have included a few for you to browse over.
How to create a comic strip using apps and pictures from an ipod touch, google maps, google earth. His topic is explaining the roles of three branches of the federal government on healthcare.
How to create a comic strip using apps and pictures from an ipod touch, google maps, google earth. His topic is explaining the roles of three branches of the federal government on healthcare.