Welcome back to the Roundup! Today we start at EdSurge with an excellent article from Michael Levine entitled, "Beyond Good and Bad: Applying Games Research to Action." The post discusses the research behind game-based learning, the reaction from schools on teachers towards GBL, the educational games marketplace, and the barriers that may prevent GBL from reaching its full educational potential.
Next up, Dave Rudey at Emerging Ed Tech has an excellent write-up on the student response iPad app, Socrative. The app is completely free, can provide immediate feedback on student understanding, and it will grade your quizzes and assessments for you. If you've got student iPads in your school, Socrative is definitely worth a look.
Free Tech for Teachers has five new resources to check out:
Jackie Gerstein at User Generated Education has another absolutely awesome post,"Epic Moves as an Integral Part of Education." She discusses the incredible importance of risk-taking in education, for teachers and learners alike. She also outlines the consequences for those students and teachers who avoid educational risks. It's a wonderful post and great reading for all grade levels and subject areas.
Alison Anderson at Getting Smart has a great review of a new educational service called Nutmeg, a "New Teacher Tool on the 'Horizon.'" The app is designed to help teachers individualize instruction and assist with assessment. Teachers can use the app to design assessments that are aligned with the CCSS as well as access an enormous bank of open educational resources (OER) to make creating assessments even easier.
Edudemic has two excellent posts up on the edtech front, the first of which is from Holly Clark on "How to Tackle Digital Citizenship During the First 5 Days of School." This is a great article for any computer science teachers or elementary teachers who have to handle technology instruction themselves. She has some wonderful ideas on how to quickly get all students on the same page as far as netiquette, online safety, and digital citizenship are concerned.
Edudemic also has a new guide on "How to Pick the Best Device for your Grade Level." If your school is considering purchasing new devices this year, this article is a good place to start getting some ideas.
Edudemic also has a new guide on "How to Pick the Best Device for your Grade Level." If your school is considering purchasing new devices this year, this article is a good place to start getting some ideas.
Educational Technology has five new posts to check out:
Drew Minock at Two Guys and Some iPads has an awesome post from 2 weeks ago that I missed the last time around, "5 Free Tech Tools for this School Year." It's a great list that includes some augmented reality, some programming, and a whole lot of other goodness. He covers iOS and Android apps, so all your bases are covered!
Ed Reach has five new podcasts to check out:
The Lightning Round...
- Teach Thought shares 25 Common Core-Aligned Math Apps for Middle School Students
- Getting Smart has a new Smart List of 20 Great Learning Platforms
- Edudemic covers 10 Digital Resources for New Teachers
- Edudemic also has a new infographic on How to Give Your Online Class an In-Class Feel
- Edutech for Teachers has a review and write-up on theiOS Book Creator App (Now Free!)
And that's all for the Roundup tonight! Thanks for stopping by! We'll end today with a new infographic from Open Colleges on some future possibilities for using Google Glass in Education. See you tomorrow!
Courtesy of: Open Colleges
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