Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
What Tim Found Today 01/20/2012
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create and publish amazing multi-touch books for iPad
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Good Instruction Activates Prior Knowledge and Uses Authentic Assessment | Edutopia
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Top ‘Apps’ for PE Teachers – Part 8 « Mr Robbo – The P.E Geek
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Teachers as Technology Trailblazers: Flipped Classroom Infographic
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The Straw Breaking My Professional Back - The Tempered Radical
teacher rant about the need for increased technology in classrooms
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Wolfram Education Portal: Free Resources
"In the portal you'll find a dynamic textbook, lesson plans, widgets, interactive Demonstrations, and more built by Wolfram education experts."
Thursday, January 19, 2012
What Tim Found Today 01/19/2012
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Glogster "Bucket List" Project
My students just finished reading an alternative novel by MT Anderson called FEED. There were many themes that the story dealt with, but one that I found the kids most were interested in was the fact that a teenage girl was dying, and she was making a list of the things that she still wanted to do while she was alive. This chapter prompted a class discussion, and I explained to the students what a “Bucket List” was. They all discussed their ideas of what they wanted to do during their lifetime, and I knew that this was my opportunity to create a meaningful project for them.
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two lessons for teachers who are curious about the dumb, the good, and the riskier aspects of using Twitter for educational purposes
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
What Tim Found Today 01/18/2012
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Twitter for Teachers: A Guide for Beginners | The Creative Education Blog
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Apps in Education: Apps for Teachers
"One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."
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Educational Technology Guy: Evernote for Education
decided to create a permanent page on this blog with an overview of what Evernote is, how to use it in education, and how to get started using it and find help.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Videos: Tutorial
"The tutorial provides the technical insight into how to upload and link YouTube videos with the built in Annotation & Spotlight feature."