Online grading, score reporting and analysis resource
In the middle of October, we invited educators to tell us about the "apps, games, and websites that are helping to tranform their classrooms this year." We asked that you submit your responses in the form of Field Notes and we received more than 700 submissions! 43 products...
My third graders are incubating chicken eggs in their classrooms. I always have them do a labeling the egg activity and found this AMAZING YouTube video! I've embedded the video here: (if you are an email subscriber you will need to click the post title to see the video) I...
Welcome to the official guide to technology and learning by Edudemic! This part of Edudemic is meant to offer you, the teacher, some of the best and most popular resources available today. We've combed through hundreds of resources in order to narrow down our guides into something easy to read, easy to use, and easy to share.
Over 300 FREE tools!
The district wide iPad committee that I served on was tasked with creating a list of core apps for the iPads. There was significant thought and care put into making the list. We wanted to stick with free apps, developmentally appropriate, focused on creation yet considering space limitations on the device.
I started my day working with 3rd graders on publishing their poetry. Because we only had a short amount of time, I knew we needed a quick and easy app. We chose to use the app ChatterPix Kids to bring the object of their poetry to life.
A couple of weeks ago, Adobe released a new iPad app called, "Adobe Voice." It reminds me a bit of Microsoft's Photo Story - a free piece of software that allows you to create a video out of images. Like Photo Story, Adobe Voice allows you to add photos, text, narration, and music.
Although Google Chrome is the second most popular browser (first being Mozilla) used all over the world, some people are still unaware of its benefits it can bestow upon them, especially in the faculty of education. Yes you heard it right!
A few weeks ago, I went to my doctor (don't worry, I'm all good!). In order to make an appointment with him, I had to go to a booking site, find a time slot that was open, book it and that was it! Over the next few days, the website stuck in my head; so ...
One of our favorite resources when helping teachers understand technology is CommonCraft, a company that puts out a series of short videos that explain various tech concepts "in plain English".
The Maker Movement is one of creativity and invention. Of Do-It-Yourself ingenuity. Of making things with your own hands. Building something from scratch can shift a lesson from a lecture into an experience. Students can play, diverge, tinker, make mistakes, help each other, and express themselves with the appropriate guidance of a teacher/facilitator.
ISTEs member magazine, Learning amp; Leading with Technology, is published eight times a year for educators who advance excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.
Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents. Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.
There are so many features inside of Google Spreadsheets that it's really hard to say you've completely mastered the platform. It can be especially tough if you're moving from Excel, or you're just not familiar with what Spreadsheets have to offer.
You use Google Docs and Sheets to get all sorts of stuff done-whether you're staying up late to finish that final paper or just getting started on a new project at the office. But to help take some of that work off your shoulders, today we're launching add-ons-new tools created by developer partners that give you even more features in your documents and spreadsheets.
While perusing Pinterest, I've seen many teachers using foldables in notebooks and as student products. Creating a foldable book is really simple in Google Drawing. 1. Start with the one of the templates I created, Landscape or Portrait. 2. Place your cover image and text in the bottom right box....
Google announces Classroom, an exciting new tool for teachers to organise assignments online and allow students to submit work. Google Apps is great for sharing documents with students, but until now there hasn't been an easy way for teachers to organise lessons within Google's suite of apps.
This week the popular iPad app, Haiku Deck, became available as a web app too. The new web version of Haiku Deck brings all of the awesome features of the iPad app to your web browser. With the web version of Haiku Deck you can create beautiful slideshows and share them on the web.
Check out Edutopia's collection of articles, videos, and resources on using video games, simulations, and gaming concepts in the classroom. (Updated 11/2013) Resources by Topic: Games in the Classroom Katie Salen on the Power of Game-Based Learning, by Edutopia Staff (2013)The executive director of the nonprofit design studio Institute of Play offers a look inside the groundbreaking school she co-founded, Quest to Learn.
April 18, 2014 Remind101 is a great web tool that provides teachers with a way to safely text message students and stay in touch with parents. You can send your Remind101 messages from your computer or phone. Remind101 apps for iPad, iPhone and Android are now available.
Need some new iPad apps that will let your students turn their creative energy up another notch? We're all about tech in the hands of students as a means to deeper learning, and these apps will allow them to get there. Best news, they are all FREE!
