Week 3 Reflection: Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog
As I was cruising various blogs, as bloggers do, I stumbled upon a gem that caught my eye. Ozge Karaoglu‘s most recent blog entitled Once Upon a Tool, became the cause of 30 minutes wasted. She...
View ArticleFun With Text-Word Clouds
Teachers can never have enough resources. Our students are dynamic and unique individuals and we must be ever-changing to adapt to their needs. Lucky for educators of the 21st century, through the use...
View ArticleAspiring Teachers and Technology
Teachers are constantly searching for ways to get students to collaborate with one another. Students can learn a variety of skills by working with one another. Not only can they sharpen each others...
View ArticleMeograph, Four Dimensional Storytelling
In class today we created a video about photosynthesis using a website called meograph. Above is our finished product. It was a very simple tool to use, extremely self-explanatory. It was simple to...
View ArticleMeograph: A Short Video About Extinction
Here is another example of a Meograph presentation. This one took me about 30 minutes. The simplicity of this webtool would be extremely beneficial for students and teachers alike.
View ArticleWeek 9 Reflection: Free Technology for Teachers
Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, recently wrote a post about NatureWorksEverywhere.org. While I’m sure this website is cram-packed with valuable information, Byrne focused on a...
View ArticleFinal Semester Favorites
Throughout this semester I have learned a wealth of information, including many tools that make life as a teacher much easier. One tool I have found to be extremely helpful is Google. Sure, we have...
View ArticleBest Web Tools
In one of my classes this semester we have been learning the importance of visuals, graphic organizers, etc. Text2mindmap.com is a wonderful way to create mind maps and collaborate notes into a...
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