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The iPod Touch brings a new dimension to teaching and learning in the science or math classroom - Mobile Learning! No longer are students required to only learn within the confines of their classroom when using this digital tool.

Benefits for creating a classroom environment for student blogging begin with establishing a foundation for their success. Why is this important? Integrating blogs transforms a classroom into a learning community where students become self-directed learners and thinkers. This in turn, causes students to use higher order thinking skills as they create and post entries in their blogs, along with commenting on other student's blogs.

In contrast to the digital footprint you use for your personal learning network, this focus is on the online digital footprint students' use in your science or math classroom. The power of a well designed digital footprint brings the capacity to transform a classroom into an online learning community. Within this community your students use digital tools to create and develop a personal learning network.

Collaborize Classroom™ is a free online learning platform that allows your students to engage and discuss topics and ideas, by adding structure to their conversations that drives to better participation and engagement inside and outside the classroom. This app gives teachers four discussion format choices. Students can either agree or disagree with a statement, answer a multiple choice question, post responses, or have the choice between adding a new response or voting for someone else's response. Teachers can add photos or videos to their prompts and all of the discussions take place on one class page.

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These management and technical issues include how to name the iPods, recharging , syncing, accessories, play-lists, transferring apps, iTunes account, and many more. Like all technology tools, classroom management is always an issue. Here are a few recommended " Dos" tailored for a classroom set of iPod Touches.

FAQs on classroom management

Great review of the Global Classroom Project

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How to use a free website to teach collaborative writing in the classroom

these ten+ technologies are particularly effective for classrooms and schools with one-to-one programs. They could be used in traditional classrooms with some modification too.

ways to use iPads in the classroom

example of classroom blogs for all levels

This week I spent three days in Brisbane attending the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers' national conference. The theme of the conference was "Why Maths?" and along with 500 other mathematicians, we looked to find inspiring answers to this provocative question beyond the classroom. Here are my key takeaways from this event. 

Why students love games and why teachers should use them in the classroom.

resources for flipped classrooms

Pinterest page on iPad apps for the classroom

Great inspiring quotes, especially for classrooms