[gallery] #wevideo & the #chromebook is a #matchmadeinheaven . People skeptical of chromebooks were wary of its inability to create quality #videos on them. Wevideo is an #online #videoediting tool that can do just that.
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EdTech Ideas I Plan to Use in 2013 (New Year's Resolution)
I promised myself that I would catch up on my edtech reading during winter break. Here are the magazines and journals I collected throughout the year to find some great ideas I can use for tech integration in my school or use in my own classroom. So here some ideas I hope to use in 2013: 1. TED-Ed Lessons TED’s education beta site provides teachers with great video “lessons worth sharing.” The videos are divided by series , subject , best flips (user created lessons), and YouTube . Teachers can create lessons around these videos. 2. Wevideo This video-editing tool is on the cloud! So there is no software that needs to be downloaded onto your computer. You can upload your video through any device, edit it, and share it to multiple platforms. This can all be done anywhere with Internet connection. 3. Use QR Codes for Educational Scavenger Hunt I want to have students create their own educational scavenger hunt. They will focus and research a specific academic content....
Max Themes Blog: ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it
maxrudberg : Clear , Rise and Solar are three examples of a trend of “gesture driven” apps with a flat UI. These are novelty apps for people lusting for the very latest in app design. Besides using a more flat UI style, which is a topic for a different discussion, all apps contain non-standard… Max Themes Blog: ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it
The SAMR Model: Transforming Your Students' Learning Environment through Effective Technology
Screenshot from Transformation, Technology, and Education Presentation The SAMR model guides edtech specialists and teachers in designing technology-integrated units to transform the learning environment. It is also a reflective tool for teachers to fine-tune their practices and pedagogy that involve technology. Dr. Ruben Puentedura , a consultant in education technology, developed the SAMR model to categorize technology usage into four technological levels: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition. The Substitution level is the lowest level of technology usage in the model. Students use a technology that replaces a traditional tool, but results in no change in functionality. In the Augmentation level, a traditional tool is also replaced with a new technology, but the result is a small enhancement in functionality. The Modification level, however, is the first level that exhibits transformation in a learning environment. This level of technological use alters th...
e Today I tried out a new web video editor, Mozilla’s PopcornMaker . This tool allows you to add content from the web to an online video. The content you can add consists of text, links, maps, and also live feeds. For example, I used Buck Institute for Education’s (BIE) web video, “Project-Based Learning: Explained,” as the media source to create my remixed video. I added links to additional PBL information, a Wikipedia passage on PBL, Twitter feeds of #PBL and #PBLchat, as well as an image that explained the important components of PBL. This tool would be great for teachers who have blended or flipped classrooms. For example, if a science teacher assigns her students to watch a web video on oceans, but feels the video does not provide enough information, she can use PopcornMaker to add additional images, maps, Twitter feeds, and links on the topic. ( Source: http://popcorn.webmadecontent.org/ )
Infographics in Education
An infographic creator can be a great tool for students to visually represent and organize their findings during the concluding step of the research process. Students can quickly and with clarity present their data and knowledge on their topic. Here are two websites your students can use to create their own infographics. According to Piktochart’s blog, there are three essential tips to create a great infographic. The message that is being presented should be relatable and applicable to the viewing audience. Present the information in a clever and unique way . The body of the infographic needs to have a structured format (title, introduction, and points). Using easlly, I created my own infographics regarding edtech. You can see how the visual and content are used to present a message. The visual includes appealing colors and simplistic graphics. The content includes data visualizations, such as charts and graphs, and text information.
Ten Things I've Learned in Going Project-Based
revolutionizeed : Some good points from the list… 1. Sometimes it fails. I had a project that seemed like it would work and then two days into it, I realized that it wasn’t working. It was too complex, too difficult and required resources we didn’t have. 2. Interdependence is critical. I used to view projects as independent activities and then I switched to totally dependence-based group projects. I now see a need for both, a sort-of middle zone that includes some independent and some group work. Ten Things I've Learned in Going Project-Based
Sharing the Student Learning that Goes on in Your Classroom
Here are the 3 ways I share my photos and videos of my students learning in my classroom. 1. Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy SIII) This is how I capture most of my students’ learning since I have my smartphone at all times. I share my photos onto my edtech Instagram account, which then can be shared to Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. The Galaxy SIII takes pretty good pictures (8 mega pixel auto focus camera), but it is not the best method of taking quality pictures. 2. DSLR Camera ( Nikon D5100 ) If I am planning to capture video footage (ex. Minecraft in education ) or need higher-quality photos, I turn to my Nikon camera (16.2 mega pixel, full 1080p HD movies). However, the problem with this camera is that I can not share any of my photos to my edtech social network platforms. To remedy this problem, I bought a Eye-Fi memory card (Wi-Fi) that automatically uploads my photos onto my iPad. From there I share the photos and upload my videos onto Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google+...
[gallery] Data and information from Mary Meeker and Tom Segal . Global Internet Trends Concerning EdTech in 2012 1.1 Billion Smartphone Subscribers Worldwide (Find more students utilizing their smartphones in the classroom.) 67% Annual Monetization Growth for Mobile Apps (With monetization growth in app development, look for an increase in high-quality educational apps.) Encyclopedia Britannica Out of Print in 2012 (Textbook companies moving towards ebooks.) iPad Growth: Over 60,000 Global Unit Shipments in First 8 Quarters Launch (Expect some of your students to have an iPad at home that they can use for educational purposes.)
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Project-Based Learning with Apple Technologies
What is Project-Based Learning? I have transformed my learning environment by incorporating project-based learning (PBL) through the use of technology. Technology in the classroom has given my students the necessary tools to inquire complicated questions and solve rigorous challenges. Through PBL, my students have gained academic content knowledge and developed important 21st century skills, which includes information literacy, problem-solving, communication, and the use of digital media. The PBL process involves the introduction of a driving question, the culminating challenge, content research, student-generated products, and a summative assessment. PBL entails student-centered activities that focus on authentic, real-world issues in the form of a driving question. This meaningful question is open-ended so that students can research and develop a solution through the utilization of technologies. For example, to review area and perimeter with my 3rd graders, I decided to have my stude...