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From AbleNet:
Monday, September 8, 2014
Free Webinars
From edWeb.net:
Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. Eastern
for Why Formative Assessments Matter with Steven Anderson, content and
relationship evangelist for Promethean. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the ReEnergize Today's Connected Classroom
community at www.edweb.net/classflow.
Join us on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. Eastern
for More Strategies for Setting up a Brain-Friendly Classroom with Erin Klein,
author, parent, and second grade teacher in Michigan. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the Amazing Resources for Educators community
at www.edweb.net/amazingresources.
From AbleNet:
From AbleNet:
Friday, September 5, 2014
Okay --- another ---- I have to share it!
This site was reviewed by EdTech Review and I just thought ---- wow ---- this needs to be shared ---- and of course it is FREE!
Description:- Padlet
is a free Internet application that allows people to express their
thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of
paper where educators can put any content (e.g. images, videos,
documents, text) anywhere on the page,
together with anyone from any device.
Pain Point/Need:-
- Online Collaborative Platform
- Shared Workspace for education
Usability:-
For getting started educators can easily create an account either with
Google or by signing up. ‘Build wall’ allows educators to design their
own wall with a proper title and description, where they can put any
content they like. By double clicking on the grey part of the
wall, educators can easily create posts and add images, links, videos
etc. By using privacy settings such as public, private, etc., users
can manage their audience and can also create password protected
wall for limited access which, as a teacher, is a good feature to
implement for their class. With easy to use options like drag-drop and
upload, users can create more engaging and meaningful posts on their
walls. Also, this platform allows educators to easily share and embed
their walls in a blog, wiki or website for collaborative learning.
Prices:- Free
Our Review:-
Padlet is a free application to create an online bulletin board that
educators can use for displaying information, brainstorming sessions or
discussions with an easy and intuitive UI. One of the good features of
it is that educators can make their wall posts interactive, by dragging
and dropping different media and uploading files to them. With features
like export, subscribe, email and social sharing, educators can easily
make their wall posts collaborative. Users can also invite collaborators
to contribute to their walls and enable notifications when new posts
are added. With ‘embed’ option educators can embed any wall into their
blog, website etc. By utilizing privacy settings effectively teachers
can create private walls for particular classes through which they can
easily ask questions about any topic and provide assignments to
students. The best thing is that users can create as many walls as they
want. Padlet is a good product for making easy class projects
and managing groups with easy interaction, collaboration, sharing and
learning.
How to use it (Training Videos):-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REpenVWTbuU&list=PLXcvcYk8WzI4oOtD5u8fK143V1QEFfAHK&feature=player_embedded#t=0
Thursday, September 4, 2014
High Tech Science - check out article on Mashable!
Check out the article and the apps, technology, and sites described within it:
- life-size plastic replica of a skeleton in class vs. and interactive skeleton app - FREE - Essential Skeleton 4,
- science fair presentation boards vs. online self-publishing tools - You Tube and blogging platforms like Glogster are web tools that help students create interactive projects,
- the periodic table of elements poster vs. interactive tables full of information - Ptable.com,
- real frog dissection vs. virtual frog dissection, Froguts - this is a subscription site,
- microscopes vs. smartphone microscopes - Skylight - for $75 this plastic smartphone to microscope, telescope, binoculars, spotting scope adapter allows students to magnify,
- paper and pencil quizzes vs. clicker quizzes - interactive tech instruments like clickers are used in science lectures and other classes for quizzing and polling,
- hands-on chemistry experiments vs. virtual chemistry experiments - no more blowing up the chemistry lab - check out the website Late Nite Labs - for higher ed although this site can be use in some AP level high school curriculums - subscription based.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Free webinars - Sept. 3rd, Sept. 10th and Sept. 23rd
FROM ASCD:
Free webinar: Embracing flipped learning tour
Join ASCD authors and flipped learning experts Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. ET for a free webinar about the flipped learning model. The bulk of the presentation will be devoted to sharing how different teachers are using flipped learning techniques to answer their "one question" and transform the face-to-face time they have with their students. Bergmann and Sams will also discuss how administrators are flipping their faculty meetings and other administrative tasks. Learn more. Register now.
Join ASCD authors and flipped learning experts Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. ET for a free webinar about the flipped learning model. The bulk of the presentation will be devoted to sharing how different teachers are using flipped learning techniques to answer their "one question" and transform the face-to-face time they have with their students. Bergmann and Sams will also discuss how administrators are flipping their faculty meetings and other administrative tasks. Learn more. Register now.
FROM edWeb.net:
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Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. Eastern for Why Formative
Assessments Matter with Steven Anderson, content and relationship evangelist
for Promethean. Learn more and pre-register. Join the ReEnergize Today's Connected Classroom
community at www.edweb.net/classflow.
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Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. Eastern for Don't Flip Out!
The Unique Aspects of Blended Learning Implementations for Your Youngest
Students with Barker Davis, senior VP of business development for AWE. Learn more and pre-register. Join the PreK-3 Digital Learning community at www.edweb.net/prek3digitallearning.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Happy Labor Day! Unfortunately for most this is the holiday that signals the unofficial end to summer! Many schools are already back in session and the rest will go back this first week in September.
Now some Labor Day facts and general information:
Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September and is a celebration created by the labor movement in America. The day is a day to pay tribute to working men and women in America. Thank you to those men and women who will be working on this celebration day!
For more information visit these sites:
United State Department of Labor
Labor Day Wikipedia
Labor Day - History
Labor Day - USA.gov
Why do we celebrate Labor Day? - howstuffworks
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