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The Daily Round Up - June 6th, 2013

6/6/2013

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Happy Friday-eve!  Today's Round Up begins at Free Technology for Teachers with some succinct advice on "Protecting Devices in 1:1 Programs."  In the post, Byrne argues that one of the major causes of damage to laptops, netbooks, or tablets is student neglect.  Schools and teachers need to enforce policies that require students to be responsible for their new technology to ensure that damage does not occur.

Next up, Free Tech has a short review of a new online game, "Play Thingdom and Learn About Genetics."  Produced by the London Science Museum, Thingdom is an online game that helps students learn about genetics.  In the game, students select a "thing" and then try to find a way to create that "thing" by selecting various traits.  The game is part of a larger exhibit called Who Am I?  that uses animations, videos, and text to teach students about genetics.

Free Tech also an article covering "30 Free Teacher PD Courses."  The post talks about Coursera and their new collection of Professional Development Courses.  All the classes are free and they cover a wide range of topics from the foundations of education to integrating art and inquiry into your curriculum.

Finally, Free Tech has a short review of PAT, a "Free, Open Source, Portable Atlas."  Developed by Ian Macky, PAT is a collection of free maps which include every country in the world.  The collection is an excellent resource for social studies and history teachers in need of high-quality maps.


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EduTech for Teachers has a new review on how to "Create Virtual Postcards with Instaplace."  For iOS and Android devices, InstaPlace allows users to create a virtual postcard by using your location data.  Students can pick from a variety of different captions which will automatically add their location to a picture or image.  Forshey has some excellent integration ideas for this new tool which goes for $1.99 in the app store.


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EdReach.Us has a new podcast up today, "Teacher Tech Talk #09 - Downloading This As We Speak."  In the podcast, Kafka and Epcke discuss new GMail updates, teachers resigning via YouTube, EduClipper, Google Drive, and more!  If you haven't checked out EdReach yet, it's an excellent blog with a mountain of resources, podcasts, and integration ideas.


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Educational Technology has a great new list of "12 Excellent New Web Tools for Teachers."  Some of these tools they've covered before (like FatURL) but some are new to me like EQuizShow.com.  Ed Tech also has a new article on the "SAMR Model Explained for Teachers."  The SAMR model is basically a series of simple steps teachers can follow to begin integrating technology in their classroom.  Here's more info:


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And we'll end today at Getting Smart.  They open with big news from the White House, "President Obama Announces ConnectEd."  This new program is "one of the first steps to building high-speed digital connections to schools and libraries across the nation."  ConnectEd calls on the FCC to assist in ensuring that 99% of American students can benefit from the resources and advances of new technology.  Check the article for the full press release.

Getting Smart continues with a follow up to their post from two-weeks ago on comparable growth measures with, "A Proposal for Better Growth Measures."  The article argues that in order to accurately and efficiently compare academic measures across blended school settings, there is a need for some form of common assessment. If you're a big fan of Lexile levels and analyzing data, get on it!

Next up, for all you math teachers out there, Getting Smart covers "3 Tools to Tackle Common Core Math Standards."  All of the resources they cover are aligned with the Common Core Standards to help teachers with easy integration.  The article covers LearnZillion, TenMarks, and Learning Farm.

Finally, for the Economics and Business teachers, Getting Smart has a new post on "The Interactive Economics Classroom with MobLab."  MobLab has a giant variety of educational games for the sciences and social studies, and now they've got economics covered as well.  For any teacher looking to implement some game-based learning, this is a great resource to go with.


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And that's it for the Round Up today!  We'll be back on Sunday with the weekend edition.  Plus, I've got a 3-day weekend coming up (still no summer break? Come on!) so expect some new reviews as well!

Also, I'd like to take this chance to welcome any new readers!  I hope you're enjoying the site so far.  If you want, you can always follow the Round Up on Facebook or Twitter, or you can receive the Round Up through email by filling out the subscribe box on the right side.  See you on Sunday and have an excellent weekend!

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