Bringing technology into the classroom almost always comes with a learning curve. Some teachers joke that their students picked up tech skills more easily than they did, and others still just don't get the training they need to effectively use the technology tools that they are given for their classrooms. So when you get an iPad (or iPads) for your classroom, what do you do now?
Thanks Terri. I really like Diigo a lot as it is such a great way to spread the word about wonderful resources like these. I also like the weekly blog/digest that is sent it. I find it very helpful.
This site has the potential to be a gold mine! It has links to a list of New Teacher Resources, Educational Sites, Interactive Sites for Teachers, Kindergarten Resources, First Grade Resources, Second Grade Resources, Third Grade resources, as well as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Google tutorials among others.
Innovation and technology allow education to have access to new ways of doing things in the 21st Century. We welcome you to our virtual community, an all inclusive environment for educators, students and parents.
StoryLines for Schools is an award-winning game of 'telephone' with pictures. Featured by KQED's MindShift in their "10 Awesome Apps for Learning", and by Apple as a "New & Noteworthy" education App.
What happens when a pirate meets a fox in the woods? You have the power to decide -- meeting new characters, going on great adventures and creating your very own story along the way. My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you!
This began as a Diigo where teachers could share their examples of how they are using Diigo in Education but it has evolved into THE place to share links and resources. It contains over 13,000 links! Luckily they are searchable by tags. I suggest joining the group (link on the right) and receiving email updates periodically that will list new links added by members.
SafeShare is a website that takes YouTube videos and gets rid of almost ALL of the advertisements and junk around the main video. Safeshare even removes the ads that are often showed before popular videos. Using it is VERY simple and I really don't know why I did not convert all my videos before now. All you do is copy the YouTube link and paste it into Shafeshare.tv (see image below) Then you are given a new link to use instead of the YouTube link. Save that to your favorites and you are set.
Create lists of apps and anything else you like. Find list of apps, new technologies, teaching ideas, etc. Others can vote on your list. You can use the list for presentations.
Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. The following are a few examples to show the versatility of Tagxedo, especially how tightly the words hug the shapes.
Crossing the Digital Divide: Bridges and Barriers to Digital Inclusion by Sara Bernard (2011) Now that we've reached the second decade of the new millennium, how is digital access changing, and what are the implications for schools?