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The Daily Roundup - July 1st, 2013

7/1/2013

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My how the summer flies!  I can't believe it's already July!  Today's Roundup begins over at The Economist with a new article on educational technology entitled, "Catching on at Last."  The article discusses the rising trend in edtech investments across the US as well as the growing incorporation of technology in America's classrooms.  Plus, the post does a nice job summarizing the ed tech field as a whole.  


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Next up, Amy Mayer over at FriEdTechnology has a new video covering some great Google Chrome tricks.  If you've never used the web browser Google Chrome, I highly recommend it.  For me, it's faster, easier, and more user friendly than any alternative.  In the video she outlines pinned and moving tabs, multiple users, and improving bookmarks.  Here's her video:


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Education Week has a new article on the Common Core Standards which discusses the nation-wide roll out of the new standards.  The post discusses several consortiums (SBAC and PARCC) which are developing online tests for the common core and how their pilot programs have gone over in several schools around the country.


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Along with a new review of MindMup (a great mind mapping tool), Free Tech 4 Teachers has begun its Best of 2013 posts:
  • Wideo.co (create online animations)
  • Blubbr (create video quizzes)
  • WireWax (create interactive videos)
  • Creating Better Presentations


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Jamie Forshey at EduTech for Teachers has her monthly, "Geeky Girls' Greatest Hits" posted.  As always, she's got everything rounded up in a nice ThingLink image (embedded below) and she covers a great collection of infographics, apps, and programs.  If you're interested in trying out ThingLink, Forshey has some excellent resources available on her site.


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Finally, Edudemic has a new post on "How The Best Web Tools Fit Into Bloom's Digital Taxonomy."  The post discusses some of the best web tools for addressing the different levels of Blooms, shares a few guides, talks about specific examples, and so on.  Plus, they share this great visual guide as well
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The Lightning Round...

  • Edudemic has a new infographic on the Detailed History of Social Media
  • They also have a new Must-Have Internet Safety Cheat Sheet
  • Educational Technology covers 3 iPad Apps to Create Animated Videos
  • And if you're not familiar with Google Plus, they also have a new Guide

That's it for the Roundup today, in case you haven't had your fill of ISTE news, we'll end with two videos from the conference.  The first is theISTE Closing Keynote by Adam Bellow and the second is the EdReach morning show collection which covers a ton of news from the event.  See you tomorrow!
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