Welcome back! As you may have seen, today was the annual EdmodoCon, a professional development conference that Edmodo puts on every year. In case you missed, they'll have a rebroadcast before too long (more details to come) On that note, Free Tech for Teachers has a new post covering the recent addition of Educlipper (the pinterest for education) to the Edmodo family. If you're not familiar with Edmodo, it's a great site for connecting teachers, students and parents. You can find out more on their site.
Organizing field trips can be challenging, time-consuming, and downright annoying. But, they can also be an incredibly rewarding learning experience. Unfortunately, there are tons of schools in the world that lack the resources to experience field trips. That's where Edudemic's new post on "10 Digital Field Trips for the Modern Classroom" comes in to play. Technology has made it possible for students to take virtual field trips, and this list covers some of the best options.
Another day, another new feature from Google! Today, Educational Technology has a post on the new "In-Depth Articles Feature" from Google. The goal of the search is to "provide searchers with richer and more challenging content than just the quick answers usually displayed." The search will happen automatically, depending on the topic you're looking for, and you can read more in this PC world post.
Rob Waldron at Getting Smart has a great new list of the "Top Ten Ways to Save Money on Ed Tech." As the article points out, tech is changing at an ever-increasing rate and it can be incredibly difficult for schools to keep up financially (and professionally). In the post, Waldron outlines ten excellent steps that schools can follow to help manage their technology purchases and budgets.
And, for you math educators out there, Getting Smart also has a post on a new Math Education Blog from the MIND Research Institute. Their new blog will "feature discussions on a variety of topics from common core to blended learning."
And, for you math educators out there, Getting Smart also has a post on a new Math Education Blog from the MIND Research Institute. Their new blog will "feature discussions on a variety of topics from common core to blended learning."
Josh Corbat at Teach Thought has a great post about how we can "Make The Most of Limited Access to Learning Technology." More and more, teachers are expected to integrate technology into their curriculum and yet the resources we are provided are often incredibly limited. Corbat's post addresses this issues and offers some suggestions on how to succeed with limited access.
Ed Reach has three new podcasts up from today:
Katrina Stevens at Ed Surge has a new reflection posted which covers the2013 Education Technology Innovation Summit that happened a few weeks ago in NYC. The post, "When Teahcers Unlock the Dungeon" discusses the role teachers play in ed tech creation, the development of new ed tech startups, and plenty more ed tech goodness.
Mind/Shift has two excellent posts up from today. The first, by Annie Murphy Paul, is a repost of her article on using student data to predict student outcomes (from yesterday's Roundup). The second post, by Katrina Schwartz, asks, "Does Blended Learning Boost Algebra Scores?" The article discusses a recent report from the RAND Corporation which "tries to provide an objective overview of blended learning."
The Lightning Round...
- Educational Technology covers the 17 Best iPad Digital Storytelling Apps
- They also have a new infographic on the 10 Reasons Why Teahcers Use Twitter as a PD Tool
- The Ed Tech Review discusses 15 Ways Teachers and Collaborate with Students on Facebook
- Teach Thought has 464 Digital Learning Tools to Sift Through on a Rainy Day (or 10 rainy days...)
- Edudemic has a new infographic on 17 Tech Terms Connected Educators Must Know
- And Lisa Nielsen has an upcoming podcast on iLiteracy: Distinguishing Face from Fiction Online
And that's all for the Roundup today! We'll end with an infographic from Adobe and Edudemic on How to Promote Creativity in the Classroom. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow!
Courtesy of: Edudemic
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