Today's Round Up begins over at EdCetera. The summer is almost upon us (woo!) and EdCetera has "A Roadmap to Becoming More Edtech Savvy This Summer." The post discusses using social media to create a personal learning network, narrowing your focus to specific technology tools, and attending online webinars and workshops. Plus, you can keep tuning in to the Round Up, we'll be here all summer long!
Free Technology for Teachers has a review of "5 Good Lesson Plans for Teaching Copyright." The post takes a look at the Electronic Frontier Foundation's new lesson plans that outline copyright laws for students. Each lesson is 60 minutes long and includes assessment and support documents. Standard alignment is also addressed (for the California standards and for ISTE NETS).
Next up, Moving at the Speed of Creativity has a great post on "Using Student Videos on YouTube to Demonstrate Proper School Procedures." The article talks about Jennie Wilmes, a K-3 librarian in Oklahoma who has students make YouTube videos outlining school procedures. It's an excellent idea and one that could easily be used in any school.
Tech & Learning has a article describing how "Gym Class Can Go High-Tech, Too." Many times, physical education is over-looked when it comes to tech integration and this post does an awesome job describing how P.E. teachers can flip their classroom and use technology to extend learning and activity beyond the classroom.
Edudemic starts the day off with a guide on "25 Things Teachers Should Know About Gamification." The use of games in education has drastically increased in popularity over the past decade and it's an important strategy teachers should look into. Games can increase engagement and motivation and be used outside of the classroom as well.
Edudemic also has a post about "10 Creative Ways to Use Google Tools to Maximize Learning." The article covers some best-practice methods for using Google Docs, Forms, Voice Comments, Research Tools, etc. within the classroom. If you're not familiar with Google's collection of tools, they can be a huge benefit in the classroom.
Finally, Edudemic closes with a guide on "How to Cite Social Media Using MLA and APA," which is mainly just this picture from TeachBytes:
Edudemic also has a post about "10 Creative Ways to Use Google Tools to Maximize Learning." The article covers some best-practice methods for using Google Docs, Forms, Voice Comments, Research Tools, etc. within the classroom. If you're not familiar with Google's collection of tools, they can be a huge benefit in the classroom.
Finally, Edudemic closes with a guide on "How to Cite Social Media Using MLA and APA," which is mainly just this picture from TeachBytes:
Next up, Educational Technology has a "Teacher's Guide to Creating Facebook Groups for Students." If you've never considered creating a Facebook group for you class, they can be enormously beneficial. You can use them to connect to students outside of class, send assignments and messages, and engage in discussions.
Ed Tech also has a post on "5 Steps to Create Stunning Slideshows with Audio Using Youtube." Most people don't know that YouTube has a new set of features which allows for webcam capturing, video editing, and creating photo slideshows. Using YouTube can be an easy (and free) alternative to creating a presentation through PowerPoint or Prezi. You can even add effects and transitions!
Ed Tech also has a post on "5 Steps to Create Stunning Slideshows with Audio Using Youtube." Most people don't know that YouTube has a new set of features which allows for webcam capturing, video editing, and creating photo slideshows. Using YouTube can be an easy (and free) alternative to creating a presentation through PowerPoint or Prezi. You can even add effects and transitions!
Finally, we'll end the day at Teach Thought with "4 Keys to Designing a Project-Based Learning Classroom" and "11 Steps of Effective Project-Based Learning in a Blended Classroom." Together, these articles offer some great advice on successfully implementing PBL within the classroom.
Thanks for tuning in today and good luck with the closing weeks of school! Unless you're out already, in which case I'm more than a little jealous. I usually end with a new infographic from the day, but instead I found a great Pinterest page full of dozens of Ed Tech infographics! Enjoy and see you tomorrow!
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