Educator Community for vetting apps from Common Sense Media

"With one billion monthly users (and growing), YouTube's popularity is a pretty clear indication that video is a powerful medium. And kids' unrelenting fascination with videos is motivating many educators to find ways to leverage them for all kinds of purposes. But the best ways of using videos are not always obvious. Teachers want to know: Among all the millions of videos out there, how do you find the great ones? How do you evaluate the quality of a video? Who are the great content creators, and what are the best curation sites? Which kinds of videos work as fun supplements, and which are best for actual instruction? How do you get students engaged in discussion after watching videos? How do you blend videos into your curriculum?"

"The skills I have mentioned here are essential to every teacher ( and student ) using technology in class, at home , or for professional development purposes. It also contains the best web tools that you can use to better hone in the targeted skill under which they are featured .These web tools can also empower you with the necessary know-how to effectively leverage the power of technology in education. Please this is a work I have spent a lot of time and efforts on and I am so glad to share it with you but I also deserve to have due credit whenever you  use it somewhere else. Enjoy"

Go beyond enhancing an idea or a lesson-transform your students' learning with a tool called ThingLink. ThingLink engages your students and drives curiosity and discovery-and it's free. It's an image platform that converts an image into an interactive experience by letting you connect music, video, text, images, shops, and more from around the web.

"list of compelling ways to learn online this year. Opportunities for learning seem limitless, applications get smarter and the content gets richer. "

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