If you’re like me, you’re always looking around for a new way to discover educational web 2.0 tools. Sure, Edudemic does a solid job of keeping you abreast of what’s new, fun, and happenin’ in the world of education technology… but we’re no app store. Lucky for you (and us), there now is an edtech app store! Well, it’s more like an app directory but you get the point.
So you’ve got one or a few iPads that you want to use in the classroom. You could visit the Apple App Store’s education section and peruse the many offerings… do some Google searches to figure out what’s good… or just use this print-friendly image below to get started!
We’re chomping at the bit to get our grimy little hands on the new Google Drive. We wrote about it in our March issue of the Edudemic Magazine, featured it a couple weeks ago, and now want to start figuring out how the basically-real tool will help teachers around the planet.
Are you still unsure about taking the plunge into Twitter? Worried it’s not actually useful for learning or teaching? Think it’s still just about people talking about what they’re eating? Whether you’re a newbie wondering these questions or a talented tweeter, there are always new and exciting ways to use Twitter.
This is going to be an epic set of projects for your classroom. If you’re a tweeting teacher, listen up.
I used Second Life to collaborate with fellow students from around the world during my time at Harvard. We set up chat sessions, drew out wireframe sketches for various projects, and basically made learning a bit more like a video game.
Educators, have you ever wondered if your students are really learning when you teach? Soon you’ll have to wonder no more.
Edudemic Pulse is a new way to passively stay connected with our progressive–and frequent–content. Edudemic Pulse is a digest of content of #edtech grab-and-go content handpicked for K-12+ classroom application.
We talk a lot about the gamification of education. Heck, the March issue of our iPad magazine was basically all about gamification. But what about video games? Is that Nintendo DS actually as bad as you think?
There are tons of ways to incorporate Twitter into the classroom, but some ways are harder than others. Lucky for you, the upcoming issue of the Edudemic Magazine has a page devoted to just this problem. We call it the Twitter Spectrum and think it’s a handy cheat sheet for any teacher!
What is the future of teaching? What about education in general? Many schools and universities around the world are playing a risky game right now that could make them irrelevant in the future. They’re simply holding onto past practices and not adapting to the changing world. But don’t take my word for it.
Education subject matter in particular seems to flourish on Google+, with parents, teachers, pros, students, and interested outsiders meeting up and talking about anything and everything. Social media-savvy educators seeking any outlet possible to trade resources and ideas should check out the following circles for hot topics in teaching all age levels — including adults!
Are you still paying off your student loans? Are loans the only way you’ll be able to attend college? You’re not alone. There’s a bill in front of Congress that could change the amount you have to repay and it’s worth checking out.
Pinterest is taking the social media world by storm, and it isn’t just popular with individual users. Businesses, nonprofits, and even libraries are sharing ideas and information through the site as well, connecting with people from around the country and around the globe.
If you’re a fan of technology, education, and learning… you know about Khan Academy. We cover Sal Khan’s incredible work quite frequently but this latest development is pretty big. They’re getting ready to release an iPad app!
What do you do when you have an elaborate project, assignment, or paper that needs to be quickly organized? Do you fire up Microsoft Word and whip up an outline? Do you pull out a pen and paper and start sketching? What if you could have the best of both options with a free online tool?
Do you spend too much time planning lessons and searching for resources online? Do you have trouble organizing your lesson files? Would you like to be able to access your lessons from any computer, and share them with colleagues?
Twitter is a big part of education and technology. But what happens when it needs to be included in an academic paper? Until now, you had to do your best to guess the proper citation for tweets in academic papers. That all just changed.
Whatever it’s going to be called, the next generation of the uber-popular iPad is going to be coming to classrooms around the world. Whether it’s dubbed the iPad 2S, iPad 3, iPad HD, or the AwesomePad, the name isn’t important. What IS important are a few of the rumors circulating around the interwebs right now.
I’m a huge fan of Pinterest. But I just deleted my account because of a startling realization about the service. Pinterest is doing something to cover their butts that could cause major problems to some less-than-cautious pinners.
