Yesterday, on the Free Technology for Teachers Facebook page I shared a post featuring some tools that students can use to create podcasts. There are other ways to use audio production tools instead of publishing full-fledged podcasts. Here are three ways that I frequently see teachers using audio recordings with students.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Over the weekend I hosted a webinar for Simple K12 to share Great Ways to Use Google Drive to Power Up Your Classroom. The content included a closer look at some of the resources found on a popular interactive image I’ve been building and fine tuning over the course of the past 5 years. To view the infographic, click on the Google tab above.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Great Ways to Use Google Drive to Power Your Classroom

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PDF files are the digital equivalent of the paper document: made to be shared and read, and occasionally filled in like a form, but not really intended to be easily edited. You could argue the format is outdated in our increasingly post-paper world, but PDF documents aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Does your eLearning falter due to simple design failures? In this article I will share 10 eLearning design traps and all the ways to avoid them. Don’t be ensnared!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Short videos from YouTube and other sources can be quite helpful in introducing topics to students and or reinforcing concepts that you have taught. Watching the video can be enough for some students, it’s better if we can call students’ attention to specific sections of videos while they are watching them. The following tools allow you to add comments and questions to videos that you share with your students.Gumersindo Fernández’s insight:VibbyVideoANTeduCanonVideoNotes MoocNoteBlubbr See it …

Continuar leyendo: 7 Tools for Adding Questions and Notes to Videos

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It is our job to help our audiences through their learning experiences, and lack of feedback is one of the most effective ways to sabotage this process. In this article, I’ll share 6 ways to give constructive feedback in eLearning in order to ensure that your learners get the attention they deserve.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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We all acknowledge the power that lies in images. The question how can you be sure that you choose the right images for your eLearning course? In this article, I’ll share 6 best practices to choose images in eLearning so that you can make sure the pictures you select in your next image search are ideal for your eLearning deliverable.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Images In eLearning: 6 Best Practices To Choose Images For Your eLearning Course

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Public Boards of Note Board.Productivity app. Save information like a sticky notes. Share boards with your friendsSee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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In this article I will identify 5 pillars of the online teaching business and share 40 smart apps and tools to help strengthen each pillar. Each pillar will then strengthen the others, so that each aspect of the business becomes its own powerful hub of productivity, in and of itself, as well as beyond itself.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 5 Pillars Of Online Teaching And 40 Smart Apps And Tools To Make Your Life Easier As An Online Educator

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Sway is a great Microsoft app that allows you to easily create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories and many more. Using Sway’s web-based canvas, you can easily add multimedia content from all around the web by a simple drag and drop.’You don’t need to worry about formatting, Sway’s built-in design engine takes care of it. If the first design isn’t right for you, Remix! it to see others or customize…

Continuar leyendo: Sway- A Handy Tool for Creating Interactive Presentations and Reports

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This is the second part of my article that shares 23 powerful uses of gamification in learning to show you how gamification can reshape learning and make the learning experience refreshingly appealing.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Besides the various coding apps and tools we have shared here in the past few months, today we are featuring another two important iPad coding apps that have recently made the news in the EdTech world. The apps are ideal to use with your students to introduce them to the world of programming and coding through the use of interactive tutorials and engaging mini-quizzes. Both of these apps are free to install and the introductory tutorials are also…

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More back-to-school goodies. This time a collection of some interesting educational platforms to try with your students in class. These resources, curated by edshelf, are teacher-tested and can help you a great deal in your instruction. Check them out and share with your colleagues. EnjoySee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: A List of Some Good Teacher-tested Tools to Try in Your Class

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Free tools or websites that teachers can create or share quizzes and polls. Please add your recommendations. | ProProfs (Quiz Maker), ExamTime Quizzes, Riddle, Learningpod, and QuestBase | Freely create on-line and printed assessments, quizzes, exams, surveysSee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Earlier today I shared a set of tutorials on using Symbaloo to save and organize bookmarks. Shortly after that post went live I received an email from someone looking for other bookmarking tools that her students could use. Over the years I’ve tried a lot of bookmarking tools, the following are the ones that I recommend most often.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Good Online Bookmarking Tools for Students

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Periscope is a live streaming app that lets you share and experience live video from your mobile phone. When connected to Twitter, Periscope users can allow other users to see links tweeted in order to view the live-stream. Those watching the live stream can send ‘hearts’ to the broadcaster by tapping on the mobile screen as a form of appreciation.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Using Periscope (a live streamimg app) in Higher Education

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Google My Maps is an excellent web tool for creating and customizing maps. Since its integration with Google Drive, users now are able to instantly create, manage and share their maps right from their Drive accounts. My Maps offer a wide variety of interesting features that makes map creation even for beginner users a very easy endeavour. Some of these features include the ability to search for and add places to your map, draw lines and…

Continuar leyendo: Everything Teachers Need to Know about Google My Maps

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A couple of months ago we shared here a post featuring four important websites where teachers and educators can access digital textbooks. Today we are adding this excellent resource from Open Culture comprising over 200 free textbooks. This huge collection is a work-in progress meaning more resources are to be added in the future.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Over 200 Free Textbooks for Teachers

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