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Phil Taylor

Turn Your iPad 1 or 2 into an Interactive Whiteboard (Practical Practice) - 1 views

  • I'm talking about using the iPad as a control surface to actually control your computer desktop, write on your computer desktop, and project all of that in front of the classroom just as a regular interactive whiteboard does.
Phil Taylor

The Finland Phenomenon: Learning from the new Tony Wagner film | Connected Principals - 0 views

  • Finnish system is praised extraordinarily highly for its global success, and yet students don’t work terribly hard, have many choices, use technology creatively, enjoy the integration of the arts, and learn in a culture which emphasizes depth over breadth and less is more.
  • Students are shown researching and collaborating online in their studies, and many classrooms are shown with a wide array of technological units, not just computers.   Students use wikipedia and facebook when researching very current topics, and Wagner explains that there is a culture of trust that is extended to students in their technology usage.
  • A particularly inspiring moment comes when Wagner reports stumbling across a project at one school, the “Innovation Camp,” in which teams of students are given 26 hours to come up with a new product or service.  
Phil Taylor

10 Must-Have Free Back To School Apps - Edudemic - 0 views

  • Wunderlist makes it downright simple to organize your daily life.
  • Capture sights, sounds, tastes, and anything else. Keep notes from your classes all in one place.
  • No matter how complex your school schedule is inClass will help you keep track of all your courses and even alert you before class so that you are never late again.
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  • Goodreads is the largest social network for readers in the world.
  • Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere
  • These videos are 2 to 3 minutes in length and demonstrate the steps of simple science experiments.
  • documentaries and fun facts — on the go, anytime, anywhere with the Smithsonian Channel app for iPhone and iPod Touch
  • With the new HowStuffWorks App, you will finally have access to over 30,000 articles, podcasts and videos all in one place!
  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search
Phil Taylor

From Groups to Teams: The Key to Powering up PBL | Edutopia - 1 views

  • PBL is method for teaching students to find, process, understand, and share information, not a way to extend the industrial landscape of regurgitation and recall.
  • Teams focus on performance, commitment, and outcomes.
Phil Taylor

How YouTube Is Changing The Classroom| The Committed Sardine - 0 views

  • instructing students on how to write five-paragraph essays, identify parts of speech, and use punctuation. Cockrum says the videos have enabled the dynamics of his class to change in several ways: He says his students can work at their own pace on writing projects during class, and he’s available to help them individually as they have questions or ask for an edit. Cockrum says he anticipates this will let him cover a lot more curricular material over the year, as well as immerse students in the writing process.
  • He says if teachers want to engage kids in class, they should be thinking of activities to eliminate traditional classroom lectures altogether. Noschese also worries the model poses an “equity issue,” as not every student has the internet at home.
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