Friday, December 16, 2011

Diigo Ed Picks - Dec 16, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL060EC1536B6A4BB2 - playlist of Google tutorials on YouTube
http://www.businessinsider.com/finland-education-school-2011-12?op=1 - 'Amazing' facts about Finland's Education System - a few good ideas here, I think
https://sites.google.com/site/webtoolsbox/ecards/christmas - Christmas web tools and games for kids (and some are even broken!)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8949090/50-things-killed-by-technology.html - 50 things 'killed' by technology (maybe some should have been euthanized long ago...?)
http://goo.gl/Dhqza - notes from an iPad teacher
http://code.google.com/more/table/ - Google's own periodic table (is nothing sacred...?)
http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php - technology integration matrix - huge amount of work put into this, but not easy to navigate...
http://goo.gl/l6pYF - PowerPoint SchmowerPoint - teach kids how to make really engaging presentations - good links!
http://prezi.com/aww2hjfyil0u/math-is-not-linear/ - Very cool Prezi presentation - uses zoom and pan with just text and simple diagrams - and it makes a point...
http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/ - a design thinking approach to education - downloadable toolkit
iPad apps - reminds me of the outdoor bulletin boards on a college campus - packed with offers and notices...:

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