100+iPad Apps Perfect for High School Edudemic

As the presence of iPads in the classrooms increase, educators are looking for apps that enhance education. It is time consuming to hunt for apps, preview apps, and then decide if they are worth the effort to install to the iPad. Edudemic.com  has posted a list titled,  100+ iPad Apps Perfect For High School | Edudemic, on their website. These apps were recommended by educators in the Palm Beach School System who have giving their stamp of approval.

There is also  links to apps for middle school and elementary school as well. I love getting teacher tested great ideas! Thanks, Shawn Beard for sharing the link! 

Paying it forward!

Linda Jones

The Eighth floor Technology and Learning Center

iPodsibilities!

Today while doing some background research for an upcoming conference, I stumbled across a fantastic website called iPodsibilities. The site's creator is Megan Wilson a Special Educator, and an Adaptive Technology Specialist, who has been recognized by Apple as a Distinguished Educator. Megan is an advocate for Mobile Learning particuliarly for special needs students.

iPodsibilities focuses on using ipods and ipads in the classroom. Megan's site includes app reviews, resources, adaptive technology, as well as lesson ideas. If you are serious about integrating iPads or iPods into the learning environment check out iPodsibilities.

As Megan states in her Blog, "Imagine the Possiblities!"
Until next time!

Linda

Jumpscan - All in one custom QR code

Creating personal QR codes. Way Cool!
Jumpscan - All in one custom QR code

The Innovative Educator: Five Reasons I'm Not Flipping Over The Flipped Cla...

Have you been following the latest in "Flip teaching"? Much discussion has been taking place regarding what some see as extra homework for students. Check out the lively discussion from the Innovative Educator's blog.
The Innovative Educator: Five Reasons I'm Not Flipping Over The Flipped Cla...: If you've read my thoughts about the Flipped Classroom in USA Today this week, you probably are either in agreement with my caution over...

What are your thoughts????

7 Good Screen Capture tools for Teachers

Have you ever been frustrated while  training students or staff on some new technology tool? Need a new screen capture tool for your technology toolkit?
Richard Byrne author of "Free Technology for Teachers" discusses 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers in his latest blog .

You Tube for Teachers

Good news for teachers! You Tube has launched a You Tube for Teachers. A slight variation from teacher tube
and School Tube, You Tube for Teachers will give teachers tips that show how to organize videos as well as offer discussions on how to help struggling students through the use of videos.

Why use You Tube in your Classroom?
1. Increase student engagement
2. Free access to thousands of high quality educational videos
3. Use videos to lengthen in-class instructional time
4. Expand your impact by reaching a larger audience.
Check out the article titled Five Reasons Why You Tube Rocks the Classroom if you need more reasons.

Harvard Education Letter

Came across this article in the Harvard Education Letter The title caught my attention, as an educator who oftened struggled to design thought provoking questions for my students. The article,Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions by Dan Rothstein & Luz Santana offers a different if not new perspective on learning, by having students design their questions using a Question Formulation Technique (QFT.) This technique helps students learn how to produce their own questions.
Teachers use QFT to introduce students to a unit, assess knowledge and to conclude a unit. The article includes all the steps you would need to understand and implement the process.

Snappy Words

No I am not talking about a list of words to use for quick comebacks, although Snappy Words might help improve your word choice.
We all like free web tools that our students can use Free Technology for Teachers.com provides teachers with free websites and resources that they can use in their classrooms.
Snappy Words is a free online visual dictionary and thesaurus. Enter any word or phrase into the Snappy Words search box and it will create a web of related words, phrases, and definitions. Hover your cursor over any word or phrase in the web to read its definition.

Check it out!



Linda Jones

What year are we really preparing students for?

I just love Dr. Hedi Hayes Jacobs! I came across this talk that she did for TEDxNYED. She always ask the question, "What year are you preparing your students for?" We may laugh at this question but when we really think about it, we are still far from the 21st Century that we like to pretend that we are preparing today's students for. Take a listen to what Jacobs has to say.



Dead Poets Society

Mr. Holland's Opus

Stand & Deliver

Why did I ever become a teacher?

I love this posting by Katie Stansberry found on the ITSE   (International Society for Technology in
Education )site. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of beginning a new school year we forget what moved us to go into education in the first place.         hhttp://www.iste.org/connect/iste-connects/blog-detail/11-09-04/Inspirational_Videos_for_the_New_School_Year.aspx

Enjoy your year!