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The Rich See the Internet Differently that the Poor--from Scientific America

Something to consider! :)

Interesting shift in teacher education content. Indeed, harkens back to Randy's comment about use technology if it helps, not as a driver of education. :)

Scoop.it allows you to bring together topics of interest in one location, for easy access. This Scoop.it site, curated by a Miss Noor, contains hundreds of scooped websites relating to Web 2.0. The focus is the best resources and tools of web 2.0 in the classroom. You could spend hours exploring the different links and feel like you have just touched the surface.

Look no further, this wiki lists sixteen categories of online tools, additional online sites, as well it has a teacher resource section, and if you know of a cool web 2.0 site not listed you can email the creater and she will add it to the site.

From website: Social networks as learning management systems...applications can turn existing social networks such as Facebook. Into a Learning Management System, (LMS, LCMS) and retain all the rich communication and scheduling tools that these applications offer. UdutuTeach allows you to import courses from myUdutu, manage which people can take your courses, and track the learners' progress.

A huge list of free online tools for teaching/learning. "At least one excellent free learning tool (or site) for every learning problem, need or issue!"

Wow--quite a list! Thanks! :)

(The easiest, most sophisticated tool for showing the best of you online, all in one place. Connect your social media content and make a great impression now.) Their words, not mine! Anyway, out of curiosity followed up on an article author and clicked on his vizify page.... Wow--so 'sexy' and slick (or so it appears). Looks like a terrific alternate to a paper resume (and Facebook profile). I'll be checking it out more in detail--it may also be useful as a non-LMS. Cheers! :)

Okay--it would be a lot of fun to do a character analysis using this.....

You must check out this blog. It presents ideas for efficient and effective tech integration. One tab focuses on professional development options for 21st century educators, each topic relating to using technology in the classroom. There is a page on Digital Literacy Badges, Google Docs; the list goes on as some of the pages have multiple tabs to take you to even more information. I could spend hours exploring. It is amazing the number of different online sites available for teachers to host content and for students to present their understanding. The host of this blog Sue Oxenvad also offers online professional development, which you can register for on the blog.

Offline use of iPads: "Just about every article on using iPads in education involves one key feature: connectivity. Whether it's wi-fi or cellular service, being connected to the web is by far the most important feature for iPads in the classroom. Otherwise, it's just what the tech-bloggers call a 'brick' and is essentially worthless. Right?"

A site that is promoting coding in schools. Resources and testimonials on why this is a skill that should be taught in our schools, and where this knowledge will take our students.

I thought this was a really cool set of resources directly from NASA. Most of it is aimed at educators from a K-12 level. There is some really interesting stuff here, especially for educators in the science and technology fields. It even breaks down what audiences resources are appropriate for. I think the fact that NASA is involved could be a built-in way to grad student attention, right off the bat (I would love to check out a NASA webinar as a secondary student)

As more educators turn to gamification to teach core curriculum and engage students, how can we ensure that these games have real educational value and are not just entertainment? This is a collection of stories and resources to help answer that question.

A short article with a great reference list. Overview of using twitter in the classroom Fox, K. (2013). Twitter in the classroom. New Chalk Talk. 13(1). Retrieved from http://www.aucegypt.edu/llt/clt/ChalkTalk/Documents/Volume%2013/Chalktalk%20Vol13_Issue%201.pdf

Reference: Freeman, W. & Tremblay, T. (2013). Design Considerations for Supporting the Reluctant Adoption of Blended Learning. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 9(1), 80-88. This paper presents a case study where an online course was redesigned as a blended course without involving instructor participation. It examines how the instructors struggled with this new format and offers suggestions to course designers on how to successfully design and implement blended programs.

This article examines the potential of synchronous communication in online education by analyzing the newest tools and platforms that facilitate real-time group communication, and the pedagogy associated with implementing synchronous communication tools into asynchronous learning environments.

Wiki guide Good guideline on how to create wikis and some examples of them.

Terry Heike from TeachThought has compiled this wonderful list of apps, resources, graphs, charts, and more to help project-based learning be successful for your class.

Some basic advice from a middle school science teacher who uses 3D printing to help students learn design and produce 3D objects in a grade 7 classroom.