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The Weekly Roundup - January 27th, 2014

1/27/2014

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Welcome back to the Roundup!  This past week, the annual BETT show (British Educational Training & Technology) was held in London.  In addition to all the great podcast content edreach put out over the week, they also have a nice write up from "The Floor of the BETT Show."  If you're interested, you can also visit the BETT site for more highlights from the conference.


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Most educators are familiar with the name Howard Gardner (the educational psychologist who developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences).  Gardner, along with Katie Davis, have recently published a new book entitled The App Generation which discusses the issue of identity in a digital world. Today, Mind/Shift shared an excellent excerpt from the book which is definitely worth a read.


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Free Tech for Teachers has some excellent new resources:
  • A Great Message About Autism Awareness
  • Listen to the Sounds of Nature All Over the World
  • In Praise of Instagram
  • Easyclass - Free Online Course Management
  • The Most Popular Posts of the Week


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Audrey Watters at Hack Education has just announced the launch of a promising new educational technology site, Educating Modern Learners.  As she says, " far too often, ed-tech is positioned as a tool that will serve to merely enhance pre-existing classroom practices, to make these more efficient" instead of actually changing current practices.

I'll be the first to admit, there are many times when my initial reaction to a new edtech tool is something along the lines of "Oh, this would be a great tool to help students pay more attention to a lecture," instead of, as Ms. Watters rightly suggests, using edtech to rethink and redesign our current educational paradigm.  It's definitely something that needs to change.  That being said, I'm excited  for her new site!


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Ray Mina at Getting Smart has an excellent new post outlining "Ways to Implement Safe Social Media for Schools."  Mina discusses how teaching students to blog, creating a class over social media, and having "virtual hallways," can help students become better digital citizens and more aware of how to safely manage their online behavior.  It's a great read and, for any school that doesn't address social media, worth considering.


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iLearn Technology has a new review of Timelapse, a visual timeline that is powered by Google.  Students have the option of exploring satellite imagery of cities all over the world, all the way back to 1984.  It's a great resource and check out iLearn technology for the full review.


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Our friends over at 2and2 have a new post entitled, "Why Educational Games and eLearning will Become Even More Prominent in 2014."  The article discusses the growing accessibility of mobile devices, the improvement of web literacy, and the ability of educational games to promote more active learning.  It's a great read with some really good, practical examples to check out.


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ED&ML has some excellent new resources from the week:
  • A New Tool to Help Students Create ePortfolios
  • The Comprehensive Google Drive Guide for Teachers
  • 20 Great Math Websites for Teachers & Students
  • 5 iPad Presentations Apps for Teachers & Students
  • 5 iPads for Taking Student on Virtual Field Trips


And that's it for the Roundup this week!  Thanks for reading!  In closing, I'd like to leave you with two excellent timeline/infographics to choose from.  But choose wisely! 
  • The Past, Present, and Future of Education from Boundless via ET&ML
  • Setting the Context: A Brief History of EdTech from EdElements vis Getting Smart

We've also got some new reviews up from this week, so be sure to check those out!  Thanks again and see you next week!

-Mike
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The Weekly Roundup - January 18th, 2014

1/18/2014

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We. Are. Back!  Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful break and/or holiday season!  I survived my time in the Andes and the Amazon and I'm excited to be back at the blog for a brand new year.  In case you missed it over the past week, I've added some new reviews and editorials to start getting back in the swing of things.  And for those of you missing the podcast, Saul and I will be back in the next week or two and we have some excellent guests lined up for season 2.  As always, thank you so much for reading and let's get started with some technology news!


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Let's start off at Edudemic with a straightforward post from Roman Sahakov on "2 Pros and 2 Cons to Education Technology."  Sahakov discusses how technology can be used as a teaching aid and to make information more easily accessible.  He then goes on to cover the cons: students can become distracted by the tech and it's easier to cheat.  


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Next up, Dom Norrish has a great post which asks, "Is There a Role for MOOCs in Secondary Education," an issue that I've been rolling around in my thoughts recently as well.  It's a well-thought-out article that covers the advantages and disadvantages of using MOOCs with secondary kids.


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Laura Fleming at Getting Smart has a new article entitled, "Technology as Learning Environment."  The post, which originally appeared of Worlds of Learning, discusses the Cloud, virtual learning environments, and how students are engaged and affected by digital life.  Fleming goes on to discuss a project of hers, ProtoSphere, which is a face-to-face interaction tool for virtual environments.


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Richard Byrne at Free Tech for Teachers has had around 1,000,003 great posts since I've been gone, but here's a few:
  • The Week in Review (Best Posts of the Week)
  • Find Vintage Public Domain Posters and Ads
  • Interactive Timeline of Music Genre Popularity
  • Slides from his Recent EdTech Presentation


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Next up, iLearn Technology has a new review of "Buncee: Digital Creation Tool."  Buncee can be used by students and teahcers to create interactive digital presentations and stories. Plus, you can sign up and use the service for free (there, of course, premium options available as well).  Here's a short video introduction to the service if you're interested!


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Educational Technology has some great new posts:
  • 10 iPad Apps to Facilitate Student Collaboration
  • Best Educational Web Tools for this Week
  • Poster on How to Cite Info from the Internet
  • 5 Chrome Extensions for Every Teacher
  • 100s of Resources for Teaching with Technology


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Shawn McCusker at Mind/Shift has a new post to check out, "MacBook, Chromebook, iPads: Why Schools Should Think Beyond Platforms."  As the title suggests, McCusker discusses the importance of focusing on learning needs and flexibility, and not just the brand that the school is buying into.  It's an excellent read and definitely worth your time, especially if your district is considering a purchase soon.


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Finally, EdReach has some great new podcasts:
  • Chalkstar to Rockstar: How we Teach Teachers
  • MacReach: School Socialization
  • EdCeptional: Appy January
  • Flipped Learning: Teacher Collaboration


The Lightning Round...

  • The Daring Librarian has an excellent poster covering 4 Easy Steps to Embed a Tweet
  • Edudemic covers 30 Search Engines Perfect for Student Researchers
  • Edudemic also shares A Simple Way Teachers can Learn to Make Apps
  • Teach Thoughts gives us a Primer on Using Games to Teach
  • EdCetera a roundup of What's Happening in Ed Tech Today
  • And Getting Smart discusses how to Spice Up Lessons - Augmented Reality Defined

And there you have it!  All Rounded up!  Thanks again for reading and we'll be back next weekend with a brand new Roundup!

-Mike
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