The 2011 Edublog Award Winners were announced December 14, 2011.A treasure trove of excellent resources can be discovered in the list of nominees and winners!
The 2011 Edublog Award Winners were announced December 14, 2011.A treasure trove of excellent resources can be discovered in the list of nominees and winners!
Animoto offers an array of tools that allow students and teachers to create unique digital stories and presentations that incorporate images, video clips, music and text.Educators can apply for a free Animoto Plus account for use in the classroom.
Richard Byrne, in his blog Free Technology for Teachers, suggested having students send video greeting cards. There is a selection of holiday video styles to choose from.
The Khan Academy is a non-profit organization with the goal of providing a world-class education to anyone anywhere."The library of videos covers K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer."
Khan Academy
With the Kerbal Space Program students can build their own rocket and launch it into outer space!Kerbal combines physics with fun for what would seem to be a completely enjoyable learning experience.
Found via Free Technology for Teachers
I was reminded of the start of the K12 Online Conference today, November 21, by Richard Byrne @ Free Technology for Teachers.
Viewing Angela Maiers' keynote is a great way to start your week.
At
Learn It In 5 you can learn how to use any Web 2.0 technology in the
classroom in 5 minutes or less through an extensive library of how-to
videos.Welcome to the 21st Century Digital Classroom!
Qwiki is a search engine/encyclopedia that displays results as brief, narrated multimedia presentations and is a good starting point for researching a topic.Found via: Teachers as Technology Trailblazers
The K-12 Online Conference is free and open to anyone who is interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice.
One goal of this year's conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.
The 2011 theme is, “Purposeful Play".
K12 Online
Found via Free Technology for Teachers
Tagxedo is a sophisticated word-cloud generator that turns words into stunning visual artworks.
101 Ways to Use Tagxedo is a presentation by Hardy Leung the creator of Tagxedo.
Mr. Avery's Class created a Plant Tagxedo as part of their Photosynthesis Unit. The possibilities are endless!
This presentation by Darren Walker showcases student work produced using Web 2.0 tools.Web 2.0 in the Classroom features a directory of free web tools along with suggestions of how they might be used in the classroom.
Found via: Web 2.0 in Education
Storybird is a collaborative storytelling website where students and teachers can create art-inspired digital stories together.“Storybird promotes imagination, literacy, and self-confidence.”
Found via: Teacher Hub
30 for 30Browse Dean Shareski's slide show of recommended Web tools and you might find a new ways of engaging your class.
View more presentations from Dean Shareski
Found via ETUG Blog
Found via ETUG Blog
Sophia is a free platform on which teachers can publish packets of information about any academic topic they choose.Sophia provides students with online materials to supplement what they are learning in the classroom.
Found via Free Technology for Teachers
Explania is a website featuring animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos on a variety of topics including the human heart, how to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), and choosing a safe passwordOfferings are available in both English and French.
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