Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Feb 21, 2012

http://goo.gl/30Yb3 - Negroponte on the $10 tablet (MIT Media lab)
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/02/dont-lecture-me-rethinking-how-college-students-learn-2/ - don't lecture me - Rethinking  how students learn (repeat)
http://www.purposegames.com/create - create simple animated educational games - players score points
http://goo.gl/H30U1 - Project based learning and core standards
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC470/s12/resources/pls.htm - personal learning system assignment in Tech for Teachers course at San Diego State
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ - Library of Congress teachers' page - looks understated, but must have great content...
http://edudemic.com/2012/02/internet-classrooms-using-second-life-for-virtual-learning/ - using Second Life for Digital Learning (we need Third Life - where your avatar creates an avatar that looks and acts like you!)
http://trap.it/ - you define keywords, it looks for new links and serves them to you automatically (vs Diigo, which is 'manual')
http://edudemic.com/2010/12/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-ipads-in-the-classroom/ - slide presentation on iPads in the classroom
http://www.go2web20.net/ - very extensive tree of web 20 applications, with simple interface and links to the apps
http://enthread.com/ - really easy photo editor with a smooth interface
http://playfic.com/ - interesting - collaborate to produce a story
http://tewt.org/ - Teaching English with Technology - well-made site with lessons, discussions, assessments, even mobile stuff

More:
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation
http://groups.diigo.com/group/ed-tech-crew
mrhenryslz.blogspot.com