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Edtech teacher resources and opportunities
Updated on Jun 25, 13
Created on Jul 01, 10
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" have added 62 iPad apps to the wheel and put them where they could serve the pedagogy. These are not necessarily the best app for the job and many of the apps can be used in different realms but it is a good start. "
"Google Apps and Chromebooks Training Resources"
A key part of our vision for apptivities is to provide media resources that give a “view” into best practices in the classroom.
apptivities: Models for successful instructional practices with mobile devices
It’s the application of apps for learning.
" Luckily, there are dozens of other sites specifically devoted to education app reviews for teachers and students."
"How do you assign work and distribute files to the students? How do they turn in work to you? How do you assess their work and leave comments and get it back to them? How is all of this archived for future access?"
"If your child has a special need or learning difference, you've come to the right place. Common Sense Media gets lots of requests for product recommendations from parents whose kids struggle with traditional learning. "
"Below we’ve listed 23 different tasks a teacher should be able to perform with their iPad. We’ve tried to focus on the basics, along with some typical tasks a teacher may be required to complete. We’ve also (roughly) arranged them from less complicated to more complicated, so consider yourself an Unofficial iPad “Basic Hacker” if you can get to the bottom."
"BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox, it's a modern and robust solution to edit Web pages in conformance to the latest Web Standards."
Impure is the latest stab at bringing coding to the masses -- or techno-savvy infographics-junkies, anyway. It's a "visual programming language" that lets you build hot-looking data visualizations right in your web browser by drawing out the structure in a kind of diagram, rather than typing it out in arcane computer-talk.
Finally, here is a teach-yourself-coding tool with a UX that actually makes sense: it lives in your web browser, it's simple and game-like, and most importantly, it gets you coding. Immediately.
"Through short tutorial videos, you’ll learn how to take a basic wordpress blog and manipulate the css, html (and even some php!) to match your aesthetic. You’ll feel empowered rather than crippled by the internet and worst case scenario you’ll at least end up having a better idea of how professional web designers turn your design dreams into a reality on screen. "
"SupportLink makes it easy for you to access all the information and resources you need to get the most from your SMART hardware and software products. This bimonthly publication is designed for teachers, administrators, technology specialists and support staff around the world who use and maintain SMART products."
EducationNews.org
Howard Gardener on educaiton
"Michael B. Horn from Innosight Institute, has identified six main blended learning models."
Your students' names on popsicle sticks with bonus info for teacher.
for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
"The Technology Rich Classroom (TRC) Program in Kansas"
" Join us as we kick-off our closed beta in August with three week FULLY ONLINE summer camp for teachers, faculty and instructional designers, Aug 1-22. We'll provide you the tools and training to experience and design quest-based learning for your classroom. T"
"MathPickle is a free professional development resource for K-12 teachers. Here you will find problems that engage a wide spectrum of student ability."
"What characteristics are essential for effective teaching from the student perspective? Analyzing and combining reasonably synonymous characteristics, researchers isolated the top nine for online and for face-to-face students. "
77 items | 5 visits
Edtech teacher resources and opportunities
Updated on Jun 25, 13
Created on Jul 01, 10
Category: Schools & Education
URL: