Drive has some native features that already make it a great PDF tool, but the compatible third-party Drive apps extend its usefulness and functionality. Let’s take a look at ten fantastic ways you can ditch Adobe Reader and make Google Drive work for you even better.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 10 Tips To Do More With Your PDF Files On Google Drive

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Audio Converter is a good Chrome app to use on your Google Drive to convert audio files from one format to another. No software download is required, the app is web-based and works right in your browser. Audio Converter works best with files that are saved in your computer or Google Drive. Covering online audio files is a little bit slower but in general the app does a very good job and way better than …

Continuar leyendo: A Handy Google Drive App for Converting Audio Files

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Updated March 2015 Cloud storage services are great for sharing files with friends and families, keeping documents in sync between all of your devices, and so much more. Free cloud storage is even better!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Being truly global does not mean to only be able to connected within a monolingual world. We can’t truly speak about global communication and collaboration, if indeed we mean talking to other educators who only speak the same language as we do. We have to figure out a bridge to connect to and learn with colleagues who speak in other tongues. We could start by making resources available in other languages (and vice-versa) to give non-English …

Continuar leyendo: Blogging Rubric in Spanish: Rúbrica para Bloguear y Comentar

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Recently, we discovered a feature of Google Drive that has changed how we prepare and access materials and resources for our students. As we attempt to make all curricula digital and thus make it available to all students, the idea of using PDFs was always a problem. PDFs are just not editable in most situations, and this was an issue when it came to modifying and differentiating documents.Adobe Acrobat was our “go to” application for this type …

Continuar leyendo: Convert PDFs to Google Docs to Differentiate Instructional Materials

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When I want to get a good look at the city of Los Angeles, I go up to theGetty Center in the Santa Monica Mountains. I can also, of course, get a pretty good look at some art at the museum there. But if I don’t feel like making that trek up the hill — and if you don’t feel like making the trek from wherever you live — The Getty can give you, in some ways, an…

Continuar leyendo: Download 100,000 Art Images in High-Resolution from The Getty

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Un prototipo de estos clipart es la serie de monigotes “Screen Beans” que a muchos nos traen recuerdos: esos peleles negros presentados en distintas posiciones y circunstancias para incluirlos en las diapos según correspondiera (el más socorrido sin duda era el que se rasca la cabeza, con un signo de interrogación, o quizás el de la bombilla de “idea”). Aún hay valientes y/o nostálgicos que se atreven…

Continuar leyendo: Cosas a evitar en una presentación: imágenes prediseñadas

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“ Instead of paying ridiculous sums or taking time to create your own images, use some of the below, high quality stock photo websites. Here is a list of some of the better stock photo sites I’ve come across. Best of all, they are completely free!”See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Google Maps is an excellent tool to use with students to develop their spatial thinking. Beyond getting driving or walking directions to the other, this tool enables students to discover the world right from their classrooms. It is also a very good way to teach students about geography concepts, distance measurement, map readings and other fundamentals of mapping such as longitude, latitude, locations and many more.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 10 Excellent Lessons from Google to Help Students Better Use Google Maps in Their Learning

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Today I am sharing with you some excellent resources to help you deliver better presentations. These resources cover both the process of how to go about creating engaging presentations using different multimedia materials and also the various methods to use to hold the attention of your audience and keep them focused.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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También interrumpe las ortodoxias centenarios subyace la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la práctica. La enseñanza es un concepto dinámico que está en constante evolución y expansión y es por eso que los profesores y los educadores son siempre los alumnos. Pues en la siguiente infografía tienes los 16 atributos de un docente moderno.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Estos son los 16 atributos de un docente moderno [Infografía]

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One day, in front 36 riotous sophomores, I clutched my chest and dropped to my knees like Sergeant Elias at the end of Platoon. Instantly, dead silence and open mouths replaced classroom Armageddon. Standing up like nothing had happened, I said, “Thanks for your attention — let’s talk about love poems.”I never used that stunt again. After all, should a real emergency occur, it would be better if students call 911 rather than post my motionless body on YouTube. I’ve thought this…

Continuar leyendo: 30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class

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The advantage of these search engines for free images is that they (in theory) search multiple sites with free images at once. However, in practice some search just a handful of sites, rather than dozens. Anyway, it’s more than nothing but if you hope these image search engines are a blessing, you’d better get realistic.It’s hard to compare the quality of the 7 search engines included in the article. At first I wanted …

Continuar leyendo: The 7 Best Search Engines for Finding Free Images

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ost of us know better than to use technology for technology’s sake. The Shiny New Tech Syndrome is taking the world by storm, and with the added pressure of finding new ways to improve educational outcomes, we try our best not to be tempted. But there are some things–certain methods, activities, and tools–we still assume can be enhanced with a little computational flair, when really, if we stopped to question ourselves, we’…

Continuar leyendo: When Not to Use Technology: 15 Things That Should Stay Simple In Education

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One of the essential parts of the digital citizenship I have been long talking about in this blog is about digital footprints. Students need to know that whatever they do or create online leaves behind a trail or digital breadcrumbs that others can trace. This “others” can be anyone from prospective employers, to college admission boards, anything you do online should be vetted by a critical lens and if “you don’t want your parents to know about it then …

Continuar leyendo: 8 Steps for Students to Remove Their Digital Footprints

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ThingLink channels have just gotten better! Now ThingLink users can curate and create collections of anyone’s images with a new Add to Channel button available under every public ThingLink image. This feature allows users to easily add anyone’s image to their own channel.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Create & Curate Collections of Everyone’s Images

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Supporting new teachers in a way that’s relevant to their needs is important. I spent over ten years as a school principal, and it led me to become an advocate for actively supporting teacher practice. Observing teachers new to the profession allowed me to have a better sense of the day-to-day challenges teachers face and the skills needed to be successful. Now, as an educational consultant, my ongoing passion is to guide and mentor…

Continuar leyendo: 5 Back to School Tips for New Teachers

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En medio del debate que existe en torno a los MOOC, quizá el más importante es si sustituirán o no a las clases presenciales, algo que ocurrirá si demuestran ser mejores en diferentes aspectos, tales como la experiencia educativa, el impacto sobre el alumno, la conectividad… Jonathan Haber se ha hecho esta pregunta en su reciente artículo en la revista electrónica Inside Higher Ed, sin una respuesta clara, aunque con bastantes puntos destacables, que…

Continuar leyendo: MOOC o clases presenciales, ¿qué es mejor?

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How do you conduct yourself in your classroom? As a leader, a learner, an observer, a participant, and a member of a larger group. All of these roles hold so much nuance that your students learn from. It is sometimes easy to forget how much our students are learning from us just by being with us and observing how we act in the classroom both with them, other students, and our colleagues.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & …

Continuar leyendo: 3 TED Talks That Might Actually Change How You Teach (And Think)

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Creating effective slide decks that can engage the audience and pull them right in is a task that requires some serious training. This training comes in the form of practice in the key elements that make a better presentation. These elements are: the choice of images used in the slides, the amount of text used with these images, the font and type size of the text, the placement and arrangement of text vis-a-vis the images…

Continuar leyendo: 10 Tips to Design Effective Presentations

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