The Roundup Returns! And we'll start today at Mind/Shift with a post entitled, "Confused About Ed Tech Tools? New Rating Site for Apps and Games." The articles discusses Graphite, a new tool from Common Sense Media. We mentioned it last week, but since then, the site is really starting to grow and show its potential. If you want to know the opinions of other teachers and parents before buying an app, this is a great place to look.
Next up, Ed Tech Magazine has a video and discussion on "Building Technology into the Common Core Standards." The Common Core Standards provide some technology integration ideas, but now, more and more teachers are working to create new lessons and ideas with integrated technology components that align with the standards. For more on tech and the CCS check out this Teach Thought post and this SlideShare presentation from the Lakeland Central School District.
For the ESL/EFL teachers out there (and even for the teachers who have ESL/EFL students in their classroom) Emerging Ed Tech has an excellent new post with "8 Great Online Resources for ESL/EFL teachers." These online resources can help with everything from lesson planning, to speaking and listening practice. It's definitely a great collection of tools.
2and2, an Australian company that "creates beautiful digital experiences that educate, entertain, engage, and inspire" has several new posts up that discuss technology and education. First up, "Technology in Education is Inevitable." This post is mainly a reflection over a recent study from Speak Up which indicates that "students believe they need access to more technology, and most school's aren't yet accommodating that need." The post goes on to discuss why this is happening.
2and2 also has a new article entitled, "Games: The Teaching Tool of the Next Generation." This post argues the benefits of game-based learning and provides some excellent examples (like ABC Zoom, a game for exploring the microscopic world.) It's a great read and if you have any interest in using games in education it's worth your time!
2and2 also has a new article entitled, "Games: The Teaching Tool of the Next Generation." This post argues the benefits of game-based learning and provides some excellent examples (like ABC Zoom, a game for exploring the microscopic world.) It's a great read and if you have any interest in using games in education it's worth your time!
Craig Crittendon (guest poster at the Innovate Educator) has a new article on BYOD policies, "5 Lessons for Success." In the post, he outlines five tips to help teachers, administrators, and students meet with success in a 1:1 environment. The ideas are based on his own experience with implementing 1:1 programs and are worth considering for any school that is heading in that direction.
Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers has several new tech resources up from the past few days:
Edudemic starts off with a new article on "3 Online Learning Platforms Perfect for Teachers." The post covers three tools that are all about "increasing skills and learning using the power of the web, and each of the sites either has courses designed for teachers or they have courses designed by teachers." If you're looking for some online summer professional development this July, this article is a great place to start. They cover Versal, Coursera, and Udemy.
And of course, we couldn't have a Daily Roundup without some talk of flipping classrooms, and Edudemic's post on "4 Things to Consider Before you Flip Your Classroom" has us covered for today. If you've thought about flipping your classroom (or even if you already have) this is a great post to read.
And of course, we couldn't have a Daily Roundup without some talk of flipping classrooms, and Edudemic's post on "4 Things to Consider Before you Flip Your Classroom" has us covered for today. If you've thought about flipping your classroom (or even if you already have) this is a great post to read.
Educational Technology has four new resources to check out:
The Ed Tech Review has two new posts up, the first of which is an excellent collection of "Educational Websites that Amaze Kids." If you're looking for new websites for elementary students, head on over! There has also been a lot of talk lately of using educational metadata to help improve instruction, and if you're a fan of all that number crunching, the ETR has a new infographic on Learning Analytics.
Alison Anderson at Getting Smart has compiled a superb list of "10 Tools Every Teacher Should Master this Summer." A lot of the list comes from new tools out of ISTE and they're all excellent resources. And Getting Smart also has a write up on "TechGirlz to Host Second Annual Entrepreneur Camp." TechGirlz in an NPO "dedicated to empowering girls to be future technology leaders." It's a great organization and they're right in the middle of the second year of their camp.
And if you've still got a hankering for ISTE news, Teach Thought has you covered with "10 Things I learned at ISTE" The post covers some general reflections and thoughts as well as a few specific ideas and tools. Teach Thought also has an excellent new article on how "Digital Media Can Change the Tone of Learning." The post covers the huge number of benefits that utilizing digital media can have on classroom instruction.
If you want to create a classroom blog (especially with younger students) and you haven't tried out KidBlog yet, I highly recommend it. I used it this semester for an international blog pals project and it worked wonderfully. And if you want to find out a little more about the service, Ed Reach has a new interview up with the founder, Matt Hardy.
Finally, if you're not familiar with EdSurge, they have a huge collection of excellent guides and tools that are incredibly helpful. The most recent one I stumbled upon was to help teachers "Try Education Technology Before You Buy." It's a great collection of resources that teachers can try out for free and decide whether or not they're a good fit for the classroom.
What a Roundup! So that's all for today, we'll end with a new infographic of Flipped Learning Explained Visually just in case you're still curious about this whole flipped learning business. And we've talked about ThingLink a lot, usually from Jamie Forshey at EduTech for Teachers, but here's an another excellent example of how it can be used from The Speed of Creativity. The Roundup will be back on Saturday with the weekend edition and until then, you can always follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for reading!
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