Tips
- Start "APP SPEED DATING". Have students at stations and teachers rotate every 3-5 minutes to have kids show them a new app.
- Teachers need IEPs (Individualized Exploration Plans) for professional development. Let teachers share, collaborate, and explore.
- Teachers should not tolerate "sit back and give it to me" PD. It should be personal and differentiated.
- Edmodo announced CK12 Math and Science practice app integration - free!
- Adam Bellow's original "The Tech Commandments"
- Google tip: enter a time increment (like 2 minute) followed by "timer" to activate an in-browser timer.
- Use PowerPoint or Google Drive Presentations to print customizable sticky notes! (Template here) (Directions here)
- CNTRL+SHIFT+T = reopen a browser tab you closed by mistake.
- Right-click on a tab in Google Chrome > Choose PIN TAB. This prevents a tab from closing accidentally.
Trending
The next big thing? Look for these in the near future.
- Wearable technology for Assistive Technology, like Google Glass, and more. See Video Here
- Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (check out apps like coLAR, Elements4D, Anatomy4D, Aurasma, LAYAR) - See iPad App Page. Also see Aurasma and TouchCast Resource Page
- Google Hangouts (See Resources from Erin Klein here)
- 20% time or Genius Hour: Resource One, Resource Two, Resource Three, Resource Four. (23 Videos that Sparked Genius Hour)
- Gaming in the classroom
- Google Classroom Feature: See intro video here
- Google Tools for UDL/Classroom: See Presentation here. See handouts here.
- Flipped Classroom: See flipping the classroom for Special Needs
Creation, Not Consumption
- Kathy Schrock's Guide to Digital Storytelling
- Wes Fryer's Guide to eBooks
- Steve Dembos' resources on "Digital Storytelling for a YouTube Generation" - amazing resources and examples embedded