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The Weekend Round Up - May 10th - 12th, 2013

5/12/2013

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Happy Mother's Day!  And let's start by heading over to Edudemic for their post, "10 Digital Citizenship Tips From your Mother."  It's a friendly reminder of all the manners you should keep in mind when interacting on the internet.  

Plus, the post has an infographic from Know the Net which would be an excellent lesson resource for students to learn about (or review) what it means to be a good digital citizen.

Next up, Edudemic has an article on "The 5 Biggest Education Technology Trends to Know About." The article covers emerging and popular Ed Tech trends like:
  • Online learning through MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
  • Alternative credentialing platforms providing students with alternatives to high-priced universities
  • Tablets and smartphones allowing for learning on the go
  • E-Textbooks offering multimedia-rich alternatives to traditional textbooks
  • Learning management systems helping to track, monitor, and analyze student achievement data

Speaking of MOOCs, Edudemic also has a post on, "Behind-The-Scenes: How MOOCs are Getting Money."  In short, the largest contributors to MOOCs and nonprofits and universities ($150M and $60M respectively) and the biggest names in MOOCs right now are Coursera, EdX, Udacity, and Khan Academy.  They also have a great infographic on the relationship between MOOCs and their donors.

Finally, if you're looking to keep a little busy over the summer, Edudemic's last post from the weekend is entitled, "10 Resources for Learning Over the Summer"  If you're in need of new ways to integrate technology and improve classroom learning, check it out!

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Free Technology for Teachers has some great new resources up this weekend as well.  To start, they review "Our Little Earth - Bi-weekly News Summaries for Kids."  It's a site that offers "bi-weekly summaries of the world's biggest news stories" and they are written at a level that's appropriate for students.  Each edition has articles that can be used in a variety of classroom subjects.

Next up, FT4T has an article on "Typing Club: Helping Students Learn to Type."  Typing Club is a web 2.0 app that offers free typing lessons for students of all ages (somewhat similar to TypingWeb).  Check out the post for the full review; it's a great resource for computer technology classrooms.

FT4T also has a review of a new English/Spanish learning app, "Vocabla - Learn English & Spanish."  The program can be used online or with the free iOS and Android apps.  The software lets you create a list of phrases you want to learn and then you study with flashcards and quizzes.  (Sidenote: The app covers Polish too!)

Finally, Free Tech for Teachers has a post about the relatively new app Flipboard.  The article, "Create iPad and Android Managzines on Flipboard on the Web." talks about Flipboard's features (like allowing you create digital magazines through your web browser) and has a video with more information.

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Tech & Learning has a new article from the weekend entitled, "Promote Digital Citizenship: 10 Ideas for Rich Academic Student Discussions on the Internet." The post discusses a wide range of great ideas to keep students on track, positive, and engaged while participating in online discussions.


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Getting Smart has a excellent, existentially-themed post, "Do My Students Still Need Me."  The article discusses how the rise of online and technology-based learning has seemingly decreased the importance of the teacher's role.  It's a wonderful read for everyone, especially those who have implemented some form of digital learning.

Next up, Getting Smart has an article on "Blended Learning that is Truly Blended." The post discusses how difficult it can be achieve true blended learning and that many schools have tried to implement some form of blended learning without fully understanding what it means or how to best put their resources into action.  If your school has implemented, or is considering blended learning, I'd recommend checking out this article. They argue that true blended learning must be built around four central ideas:
  • Self-Knowledge
  • Shared Knowledge
  • Options
  • The Facility

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Educational Technology has four new posts up from the weekend.  First up is a list of "10 Awesome New Web Tools for Teachers."  They review some previously discussed resources such as WidBook, Memofon and Silk, but they've also got a lot of new programs like Tagboard, Shareor, and Wonderville.

Next, Ed Tech has a guide to using "Shared Google Docs with Students."  If you're not familiar, Shared Google Docs (or Google Drive) is a feature that works with Google Docs and allows users to create shared folders for others to see.  An excellent resource to investigate if you're looking for a way to digitally share files and documents with your students.

Educational Technology also has two links worth visiting:
  • The First TED Education TV Show - About 50 minutes long with some wonderful content
  • An Infographic on the importance of using videos within the classroom.

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Finally, Teach Thought has a few new posts from this weekend as well.  First is an article on "5 Mobile Apps to Help Teachers & Students Adapt to The Common Core Standards."  If your school is one of the countless across the US that is adapting the CCS, this list is worth visiting.

They also have a post (which has been going around Facebook as well) covering "7 Animations that Reflect Rapid Environmental Change."  These animations are mesmerizing  depressing, and incredibly informative.  Great for science classes or any subject discussing the environmental impact of humanity.

And, last but not least, Teach Thought covers 23 iPad apps from EdShelf that can be used in the classroom to bolster engagement, motivation, and achievement:

And there you have it!  The weekend in review!  A lot of exciting new resources on the Ed Tech front and don't forgot... It's Mother's Day!  Give your mom a call and say "hey!"
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