Welcome back! In case you missed Wednesday night's podcast on using technology in the math classroom, you can check it out here! In the news for today, Arne Duncan has declared that October be named Connected Educator Month in an effort to get teachers online and sharing. Lisa Nielsen at the Innovate Educator has a new post in support of this idea in which she outlines 6 reasons to connect!
Emma Kucelj at the Australian blog 2and2, has a new post entitled, "Engaging the Disengaged: Gamified Learning at its Best." The post begins by discussing a new app for Chinese Language Education (CanUHanyu) and goes on to cover the overall benefits of game-based learning, especially for students along the autism spectrum. It's an excellent article and if you're interested in game-based learning, especially for special needs students, check it out!
Free Tech for Teachers have 5 new posts to enjoy:
Audrey Waters (of Hack Education) has a great new article in the Atlantic, "Students are 'Hacking' Their School-Issued iPads: Good for Them." Waters discusses the recent actions of students in Indiana and California who, almost immediately, began bypassing and disabling iPad security limitations put in place by the school. Waters argues there are incredibly educational benefits to behaviors like this that are often overlooked and frowned upon by school culture.
If you're not familiar with Leap Motion, it's a pretty wonderful piece of new technology that allows for easy motion-based controls to be integrated into Windows and Mac computers. Edudemic has a new post on "How to Use Leap Motion In The Classroom." The product costs around $80 and has some pretty incredible potential in the classroom.
Educational Technology have five new posts to hit up:
Next up, Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart has an excellent article on "Plugging Into Professional Learning Communities." If you're not familiar with the term, PLCs are usually initiatives created by teachers to provide learning opportunities and professional development to other educators. There are a ton of ways to get involved with PLCs and Vander Ark outlines 5 great ideas in the post. It's time to get connected!
In other news from Getting Smart, there are a few new edtech STEM products and programs that are about to be released from Change the Equation, a "nonprofit, nonpartisan, CEO-led initiative working to mobilze the business community to improve the quality of STEM learning." Check out the full release!
In other news from Getting Smart, there are a few new edtech STEM products and programs that are about to be released from Change the Equation, a "nonprofit, nonpartisan, CEO-led initiative working to mobilze the business community to improve the quality of STEM learning." Check out the full release!
EdReach has five new podcasts to treat your ears to:
Finally, if you're a fan of supporting developers and new educational technology, check out this new KickStarter from Alok Ahuja entitled, "ReMarkable." The app in development is being designed to streamline the process of grading/marking papers. It has some great potential, and features that aren't available in any current grading apps.
Here's the home site for more information!
Here's the home site for more information!
The Lightning Round...
- Mind/Shift has an excellent new guide for Teachers and Twitter
- Getting Smart covers 6 Tools for Connected Educators
- Edudemic offers 3 Quick Tips for Building Digital Citizenship
- Plus, they share 5 Free EdTech Webinars for those looking to get connected!
- Finally, here are 10 Web Resources to Help Teach about Primary Sources
And there you have it! Consider yourself officially rounded-up! We'll be back over the weekend with some new reviews and post. Have a great Friday everyone and see you soon!
-Mike
-Mike
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