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The Daily Roundup - July 23rd, 2013

7/23/2013

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And we're back!  Today we'll start at Emerging Ed Tech with a post on the "5 Ed Tech Resources I Used While Working in a Low-Income Class."  The list covers some great tools like Pinterest and Class Dojo that would work well in any setting, not just low-income classrooms.  The post also talks about HayStack Edu, a site for teachers to find resources and jobs.


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EduTech For Teachers has a new guest post on "Using Technology as an Effective Teaching Tool."  The post discusses the benefits of implementing technology in the classroom.  The article also covers simple steps that can be taken to begin integrating technology into lessons.  If you're looking for some good examples and explanations on how edtech can be useful, this is the post for you!


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The Ed Tech Review's new post,"BYOD: Useful Policy for Special Education" discusses how laptops and tablets can be effectively utilized in SPED classrooms.  The article outlines six ideas and suggestions for using a BYOD policy and talks about how student involvement and responsibility can improve through the use of technology.


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Lisa Nielsen at theInnovative Educator has a new guide to help teachers "Stay Connected to Parents with Google Voice."   If you've never used Google Voice, it's a free phone service provided by Google that let's you call, text, and send voice mails.  Nielsen offers some great suggestions on using Google Voice to save time and easily connect with parents.


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Edudemic has a new post on "How to Keep up with Education Technology News"  (aside from reading the Roundup, of course).  Ed Tech, and tech in general, is a tough field to keep up with.  As I've found while writing for this site, there are tons of new apps, reviews, and articles every single day.  They suggest subscribing to the Education Dive newsletter (it's definitely a great resource) to help stay on top of everything Ed Tech.


Edudemic also covers:
  • How to Actually Use Wikipedia in the Classroom
  • 5 Amazing Ways to Collaborate with Another Class (excellent article)


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Free Tech for Teachers has four new resources to check out:
  • Two Minute Geology Lessons
  • Three Ways to Make Useful QR Codes for Students
  • Instructional Tech Coordinators Need to Understand...
  • Geodia - A Timeline of Mediterranean Archeology


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Susan Davis at Getting Smart has a new post on "Teaching Reading in the Digital Age."  In the post, she ponders on the idea of, "What does it mean to be a reader today?"  She discusses how tablets and digital books affect reading, the importance of reading for pleasure, and how should teachers teach reading in the digital age.  It's an excellent article, not only for Language Arts teachers, but for all subject areas.

Alesha Bishop at Getting Smart also has a review of The Zones of Regulation, a "digital, interactive learning tool designed to help players successfully recognize and regulate their emotions and responses."  The app is an excellent tool to help students work on social and emotional skills and Bishop provides a complete review of the game (including potential drawbacks) for those interested.

Finally, Getting Smart covers "3 Tech Tools for the First Day of School."  In the post they discuss The Answer Pad (which we recently reviewed), Educlipper (which we also recently reviewed) and Write About This, which is an app to help elementary students respond to visual writing prompts.


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Teach Thought has three new posts to check out.  The first covers "Wisr: Quizzes on Twitter by Content Area."  Wisr is a pretty fun (and useful) resources for those who like to tweet and be quizzed. Teach Thought also covers "10 Tips for Better Teaching with Tablets" a great article for anyone with tablets in the classroom.  Plus, they provide a brief look at the new app Brickflow, which we recently reviewed here at the Roundup.


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The Ed Reach Network has four new podcasts posted:
  • All About Augmented Reality
  • Live from DENSI (Discovery Education)
  • The Makers of ISTE
  • Peer Instruction with Eric Mazur


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Finally, Justin Reich at Mind/Shift has a new post on "The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning."  This is Reich's third post in the four part series (part 1 and part 2) and in the article he focuses on using iPads as tools for creation.  He provides examples of how iPads are being used in the "best" classroom but also some great stepping stones to help teachers begin the journey towards creation.


The Lightning Round...

  • Edudemic shares 7 Time-Saving iPad Tips for Teachers
  • Educational Technology has Visual Lists of iPad Apps for Teachers & Students
  • They also cover 4 Important Graphics on Blended Learning for Teachers
  • And Getting Smart gives us 40 Sources for Curated Educational Videos

And that's all for the Roundup today!  It's good to be back!  Although, at the end of this week the Roundup will be on a week-long break while I move back to South America to start my next year of teaching down there.  Thanks for reading and we'll end with a new infographic from Edudemic on How Teens are Using Social Media.  See you tomorrow!

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Courtesy of: Edudemic
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