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Game-Based Digital Literacy with Digital Compass – From Jennifer Carey

EdTechTeacher

Common Sense Media has released Digital Compass , a new tool to teach students about navigating the digital world. The game is targeted at middle school students, an age when most children are getting cell phones and social media accounts (like Facebook and Instagram). Google & Web Tools in the Student-Centered Classroom.

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. They consume social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. By connecting through social media your educators and students can see how the work they do matters. The 7 shifts: 1.

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Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds With @CoolCatTeacher & @JulieLindsay

EdTechSandyK

Notes from FutureofEducation.com Webinar Steve Hargadon , Moderator Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay , authors of Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds [link] Book was three years in the making. Wanted to tell the story of the classroom teacher and show these things are really happening. Kid friendly sites are Wikispaces, Edmodo, Diigo.

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Here's what you missed at the MidWest Technology Conference 2014 #METC14

MSEDTechie

This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. I co-presented two workshops this year. I co-presented two workshops this year. www.Coffitivity.com - Awesome!

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom. Even Skype itself got in the game late in the year and created a place for teachers to sign-up to connected with other classrooms. The best part is that others can do the same. Check out his thoughts.

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The Social Learning Summit Is Tomorrow - Online and Free

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 The conference theme is the use of social media and Web 2.0 and the Discovery Educator Network. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Essentialists argue that classrooms should be teacher-oriented. users moved from just accessing information and content to being able to directly interact with the content through commenting, remixing, and sharing it via social networks. With Web 2.0, Similar to Web 2.0, Education 2.0 With Education 2.0,

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