Today's Round Up begins at iLearn Technology with a review of a new partnership between Discovery Education and 3M entitled, "The Science of Everyday Life." The post reviews the new resource in detail, but in short, the site is jammed packed full of videos, virtual labs, lessons, and more, all of which are designed to help students make real-world connections.
Free Technology for Teachers is back with three new posts for the day. First up is a review of the new Google Play for Education, which was revealed yesterday at Google's I/O conference. GP for Ed will be an "app store designed specifically for teachers and students." And teachers will be able to buy apps for their classes and push them out to any students that are enrolled.
Free Tech also has a review on, "Backpack Practice - Talk Your Way Through Review Guides." Backpack Practice is a website that gives students a place to practice basic math, science, social studies, and language arts skills. However, instead of typing or writing their answers, students record their responses and the program keeps track of how each student is doing. It looks like a great tool for elementary and middle school students and here is a video of the software in action.
Next up, FT4T has a guide covering "Four Approaches to Getting Content OFF Elementary Students' iPads - No Email, No Problem." With many elementary students not having access to email, this is an excellent guide for alternative methods of getting material off iPads. Definitely worth checking out if your school is using, or considering, iPads at the elementary level.
Free Tech also has a review on, "Backpack Practice - Talk Your Way Through Review Guides." Backpack Practice is a website that gives students a place to practice basic math, science, social studies, and language arts skills. However, instead of typing or writing their answers, students record their responses and the program keeps track of how each student is doing. It looks like a great tool for elementary and middle school students and here is a video of the software in action.
Next up, FT4T has a guide covering "Four Approaches to Getting Content OFF Elementary Students' iPads - No Email, No Problem." With many elementary students not having access to email, this is an excellent guide for alternative methods of getting material off iPads. Definitely worth checking out if your school is using, or considering, iPads at the elementary level.
Speaking of iPads, Educational Technology has an "Informative Guide on he Use of iPads in the Classroom." The post has an embedded presentation which covers ways to integrate iPads into the core subject areas, in addition to helping with student organization and work habits.
They also have an incredibly useful write-up on "Useful End of School Year Worksheets, Printables, and Checklists." The article contains a giant list of free activities, worksheets, printables, and checklists that will help teachers make it through the final weeks of class!
They also have an incredibly useful write-up on "Useful End of School Year Worksheets, Printables, and Checklists." The article contains a giant list of free activities, worksheets, printables, and checklists that will help teachers make it through the final weeks of class!
Finally, Edudemic has a few new posts up for today. First, is an article on "How to Combat Student Plagiarism." With cases of plagiarism running rampant in many schools, this guide offers some great tips. The post suggests: making research assignments about the process, not the product; requiring students to use online content; and providing students with examples of "real world" plagiarism.
Next, Edudemic discusses "How Mind Maps Can Inspire Collaborative Learning." The article examines the benefits of using mind maps for collaboration and hits on points like easy management of content and flexibility in organizing new ideas. And if you're interested, Mind Meister and Bubbl.us are both great online mind mapping tools.
Edudemic closes with a post that takes an "Interactive Look at the STEM Gender Divide." It's an excellent read discussing recent trends in gender and STEM education. You can check out the interactive infographic from the article here.
Next, Edudemic discusses "How Mind Maps Can Inspire Collaborative Learning." The article examines the benefits of using mind maps for collaboration and hits on points like easy management of content and flexibility in organizing new ideas. And if you're interested, Mind Meister and Bubbl.us are both great online mind mapping tools.
Edudemic closes with a post that takes an "Interactive Look at the STEM Gender Divide." It's an excellent read discussing recent trends in gender and STEM education. You can check out the interactive infographic from the article here.
In closing, THE Journal just released their May issue (Technology Horizons in Education). You can download the journal for free on their website, or right here!
And, if you've been enjoying the Round Up these past two weeks, head on over to Ed Tech Magazine and vote for us on the list of Must Read K-12 I.T. blogs! Your support is definitely appreciated!
I hope you all have an excellent weekend and the Round Up will be back on Sunday with the weekend report! Until then, good luck with finals and all the other end-of-the-year activities!
And, if you've been enjoying the Round Up these past two weeks, head on over to Ed Tech Magazine and vote for us on the list of Must Read K-12 I.T. blogs! Your support is definitely appreciated!
I hope you all have an excellent weekend and the Round Up will be back on Sunday with the weekend report! Until then, good luck with finals and all the other end-of-the-year activities!
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