Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Twitter 101: Tips & Tricks | Powerful Learning Practice

Twitter 101: Tips & Tricks | Powerful Learning Practice
Many educators are leveraging Twitter as a powerful learning strategy in the 21st Century. Here are a few best practices to get you started with Twitter.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

10 Creative Ways To Use Google Tools To Maximize Learning | Edudemic

10 Creative Ways To Use Google Tools To Maximize Learning | Edudemic
When we think about the tools and resources that benefit all learners, certain key attributes come to mind: multiple modalities, scaffolding, communication, collaboration, and support. While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 strategies to maximize the learning possibilities through creative uses of All Things Google.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Monday, May 06, 2013

Schools Turning To Free, Curated Open Educational Resources

Schools Turning To Free, Curated Open Educational Resources
In the last hundred years students have gone from attending one-room schoolhouses with handheld slates, to classrooms with handheld devices of a more high-tech sort. Yet, one thing hasn’t changed — the use of expensive and, in many cases, outdated textbooks as their main source of content. The Internet has made it possible for teachers and experts to share a wide variety of open educational resources (OER), but organizing, managing and delivering this content has been an arduous, time-consuming challenge. But that may be changing. 

4 Popular Screencasting Tools Being Used In Education | Edudemic

4 Popular Screencasting Tools Being Used In Education | Edudemic

What is screencasting? Why would you want to record your computer screen, anyway? Well, I’m glad you asked! Recording what is happening on your screen can be a pretty useful tool for teachers who want to create video tutorials or presentations for their classrooms, and many teachers are using screencasting tools in their flipped classroom models. But before you delve into what you’re going to do with your screencast, take a few moments to learn about the tools that are available to do the actual recording. They range from free to fairly expensive ($299) and offer a variety of functionality from simple recording to quite complex video editing. We’ve selected a few that we know to be some of the most popular screencasting tools in use today by teachers, students, and many others.