EduTechK12November

This an overview graphic of the Learning Design framework we are using in South Australia. Add the role technology might play in supporting learning.

Voice Thread is a tool that can be used to talk about and share images, documents and videos.

"Adding some technology to the educational process is one thing, but truly revolutionary learning experiences take a deeper sort of innovation, which you can see at a program at Duke working for change in Haiti."

list of educational hashtags to follow in Twitter

Allows you to give verbal feedback to students by email.

Online Science competition seeking curious minds from all over the globe

find, create and embed interactive timelines

"A new study shows that students learn much better through an active, iterative process that involves working through their misconceptions with fellow students and getting immediate feedback from the instructor."

"Is your high school teaching students to access the Internet for research? Then it is essential that students also learn how to validate the information. The Internet is a place where you can find "proof" of essentially any belief system that you can imagine. And, for too many students, "If it is on the Internet, it is true.""

"As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Pioneering online organizer Eli Pariser is the author of "The Filter Bubble," about how personalized search might be narrowing our worldview."

Questioning resources for students & teachers

A cool infographic that explains the flip.

Looks quite good, great starting point.

In the spirit of the 2012 Olympics, classes have chosen different countries to research and represent them. We have decided to display class happenings through class blogs. Please Enjoy.

Welcome! Please login ...Make sure you go to the option Commit me. An innovative resource designed to cultivate 21st century fluencies, while fostering engagement and adventure in the learning experience. This resource is the collaborative effort of a group of experienced educators and entrepreneurs who have united to share their experience and ideas, and create a project geared toward making learning relevant to life in our new digital age.

Are our schools like this?

"When my students wanted to do a project using social media to bring awareness to human trafficking and the problems. They had a wordpress blog, a Twitter account (we set up twitter feed to send the posts there) and a Facebook page. We tracked engagement levels and things that created likes. What stimulated engagement. Now, this was part of my social media module for 3 weeks but it wasn't just your average "post on facebook." "

Must see Amazing math tutorial site by students at @Shirelandca in the UK. http://t.co/s58UHUPf #math #mlearning #edtech #cpchat #edchat

Breakdown of different tools out there.