What Is Web 3.0 And How Will It Change Education? - Edudemic

We'll reach a new state of web skills when we reinvent technology tools to better enhance our personal learning. We'll be at 3.0 when schools are everywhere and not viewed as daycare.

So what is Web 3.0 and how will it change education? What does that even mean?

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Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time. It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Matthew Koehler and Punya Mishra expand upon this in much more detail on their site http://tpack.org and on the site there are lot of links to other scholarly articles related to this topic.
In my work, I’ve been trying to apply these three things in order to bring about use of technology in lessons that doesn’t dictate that technology is at the heart of everything we do but there as something which will enhance the PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge) based learning that is happening.

Read more at: http://ictevangelist.com/technological-pedagogical-and-content-knowledge/

On the Move: Mobile Learning for Development

Edited by:
Wanjira Kinuthia, Georgia State University
Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies

This a recently published book on how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning in developing and resource challenged contexts.
The book will appeal to elected public/government representatives, public service agencies, community groups, regional development bodies, researchers, educational technologists and others interested in mobile learning. Students on senior undergraduate or postgraduate courses in educational technology, education, development studies, information technology, information systems, business, health, and social work will find this book useful in their studies related to the application of mobiles in learning and development.

More details: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/mobile-learning-book

26 Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments

Need to create online assessments for a flipped classroom or for a blended learning environment? Here are 26 tools to get you started.

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Five Free Web 2.0 Tools to Support Lesson Planning

  via Edutopia "Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought or an event." -- Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Educational Consul...

“These lesson planning supplemental tools profiled by Lisa Michelle Dabbs in the following Edutopia article are invaluable. I'm hoping these will be useful to all you creative and forward-thinking educators out there with us!”

Read more at: http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/04/15/five-free-web-2-0-tools-to-support-lesson-planning/

Seven simple tricks to impressively speed up slow iPads - AcademiPad

Is your iPad getting slow? Check out these 7 tricks to speed up your iPad. This post delivers long-term results, and it explains what does NOT work as well.

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34 Assistive Technology Apps From edshelf

Do you have students with disabilities or special needs? Then you may need an assistive technology: a technology used by an individual with a disability to perform a function that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.
Samantha Thomas, a student, future librarian, and educator at Kutztown University, created this handy collection of assistive technologies that you may find helpful. Some are commonly used with special needs individuals, such as augmentative & alternative communication apps like My Pictures Talk, Look2Learn, and iTalk. Others are general consumer apps, such as Evernote, Google Earth, and Audacity. Listed alongside each app is her assessment of its value as an assistive technology.

Read more at: http://www.teachthought.com/technology/34-assistive-technology-apps-from-edshelf/

David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips

Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever tips for computer, web, smartphone and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already -- but there's probably at least one you don't.

Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoT0-2vu9m4

On the Move: Mobile Learning for Development

This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.

Read more at the IAP site: http://www.infoagepub.com/products/On-the-Move

PBL & Web 2.0 Tools

Choosing the appropriate Web 2.0 tools to support project based learning can be a daunting task. However, integrating the use of these tools into a project c...

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Best of the Web 2013 Richard ByrneFree Technology for Teachers

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Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Ed Tech

The growing field of educational technology, or ed tech, is much more than putting tablets into classrooms. It’s changing the very way that students learn and teachers teach and it’s the hot investment of the moment. Venture capital in the industry is spiking and even the big players are launching their own incubators trying to get in on the action. We take you inside Socratic Labs, an ed-tech accelerator in New York City for a lesson in what makes this industry so hot.

Read more and view the video at:  http://www.entrepreneur.com/video/226228

5 Excellent Strategies to Teach Students how to Learn

" Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day but teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime " this quip summarizes the essence of education and learning. Teach students how to learn and they will...

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How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms

A survey of teachers who instruct American middle and secondary school students finds that digital technologies have become central to their teaching and professionalization. At the same time, the internet, mobile phones, and social media have brought new challenges to teachers, and they report striking differences in access to the latest digital technologies between lower and higher income students and school districts.

Read more at: http://zunia.org/post/how-teachers-are-using-technology-at-home-and-in-their-classrooms

73% of Teachers Use Cellphones for Classroom Activities

More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives, a new report says. A study by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project released Thursday delves into teachers' increasing technology use, but also expresses educators' concerns about the digital divide.
The study surveyed Advance Placement and National Writing Project teachers across the United States, and 92% say the Internet has a "major impact" on their ability to access content, resources and materials for teaching. Teachers are becoming advanced tech users, according to Kristen Purcell, Pew's associate director for research.

More details at: http://mashable.com/2013/02/28/teachers-technology/

Augmented reality in education: teaching tool or passing trend?

AR shouldn't be another monster under the bed (or desk), says Judy Bloxham – used intelligently, it provides new ways for learners to access content and knowledge

Read more: Studying Teaching and Learning

Become a Graphics Pro for Free During Photoshop Week

Beginning Monday, CreativeLIVE will host a week full of 40 free online classes taught by professionals at the top of their fields. Taking down two of the largest barriers to accessing education — geography and cost — founder Chase Jarvis hopes Photoshop Week will inspire creative individuals to pursue their passion for photo editing.
Classes are geared toward all levels, from noobs to pros, but each course focuses on how photo editing can be used to further your career.

More details at: http://mashable.com/2013/02/24/learn-to-use-photoshop-free/

What are the Top 10 Technology Challenges in International Development?

Mobile device technology is changing the social and economic landscape across the developing world. Mobile phones are powering revolutions in banking, in education, in healthcare, in the very way we relate to each other. Tablets and laptops will unleash their own disruptions as they propagate beyond the city center, following the mobile phone into everyone’s lives.

But before we are blinded by the hype, we need to ground ourselves in reality. There is still a digital divide in technology infrastructure. Not everyone has access to mobile phones, even less to tablets, and fewer to computers and the Internet. Also, the technologies we use today work well, but they could be so much better!

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Selecting an On Campus or Online Technology Management Program

A technology management program will provide you with the skills and knowledge that you require to enter an exciting and rewarding field at the forefront of organizational change.  This page provides more details and has links to selected schools offering these programs.
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Selecting an On Campus or Online Technology Management Program

Technology Management MBA Programs

A technology management MBA will provide you with the skills and knowledge that you require to get ahead in this highly strategic field.  This page provides more details and has links to selected schools offering these programs.

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Technology Management MBA Programs