Thinglink Classroom combined with Thinglink’s remix function can provide you with a nice way to build image-based review activities. One example of this is taking an image of a map and inserting questions on top of it. After building your questions on top of the image share it with your students and have them remix it to answer your questions. In the video embedded below I demonstrate how to go about creating a map-based review activity in Thinglink…

Continuar leyendo: How to Create Map Review Activities on Thinglink

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En varias ocasiones hemos hablado de productividad, incluso en alguna más, hemos hablado de aplicaciones o extensiones para mejorar la productividad. Hoy repesco el tema porque hace mucho que no presentamos novedades. Bueno, no todas las herramientas que hoy os voy a plantear son nuevas, es más, algunas ya las hemos revisado, pero cada quien tiene sus propios motivos para incluirlas y si siguen apareciendo en las listas, seguro que razones habrá para elloSee it on Scoop….

Continuar leyendo: Una docena de herramientas imprescindibles para mejorar tu productividad

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Looking for some powerful EdTech tools to try out in your class or probably use for your professional development? This Symbaloo web mix created by Amy has you covered. The collection has around 50 wonderful educational tools and except for Knowable, an application we didn’t know before, all of the rest have been already reviewed here in the past.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 50 Great EdTech Tools for Teachers and Educators

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Iniciamos una recopilación de buenas prácticas educativas con las TIC en Formación Profesional –las iremos actualizando periódicamente-. ¿Nos cuentas la tuya? El péndulo de Ifoulou: este proyecto lleva desarrollándose desde hace cuatro cursos y ha tenido diversas fases y colaborado con distintos centros de Madrid y Marruecos. La metodología de trabajo que soporta esta experiencia es la de Apredizaje Basado en Proyectos (ABP) y Aprendizaje Servicio (ApS). Hay dos pilares básicos: las metodologías activas como recuso que permite cuestionar…

Continuar leyendo: Formación Profesional: buenas prácticas educativas con TIC

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While the Internet has given educators access to a steady supply of Open Educational Resources, the educational rubrics commonly shared on the Web are generally in the form of static, non-semantic presentational documents or in the proprietary data structures of commercial content and learning management systems.With the advent of Semantic Web Standards, producers of online resources have a new framework to support the open exchange of software-readable datasets. Despite these advances, the state of the art of…

Continuar leyendo: [PDF] An ontology for Open Rubric on the web

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Google Slides is an amazing tool to teach with. There are so many applications and unique ways to use Google Slides. Below is a crowdsourced presentation started by myself and @htullman of ways to use Google Slides to teach. Feel free to add a slide and to use the Slides presentation yourself!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Using Google Slides to Teach

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In response to yesterday’s post about the StayFocusd Chrome extension I received an email from someone who wanted to know how to disable and or remove the extension. The easiest way to explain that process is to show it. In the video embedded below I demonstrate how to disable, delete, and re-arrange Chrome extensions.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: How to Manage Chrome Extensions

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ThingLink is an exciting Web 2.0 teaching tool – easy to use and extremely versatile in the classroom. Static images can become engaging, interactive, multi-media learning experiences by tagging them with links to rich media sites.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: ThingLInk, a Web 2.0 tool supporting 21st century learning skills

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El profesor aragonés César Bona, único español candidato al Premio Nobel de la Enseñanza (Global Teacher …See it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

Continuar leyendo: César Bona: ‘Es un error pensar que en casa se educa y en la escuela se enseña’

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I’ve written about Flubaroo many times over the years because I think it is a great Google Sheets Add-on that can save teachers a lot of time when they are grading assessments. Last week I had a reader email me with a question about how to print grades from a spreadsheet after Flubaroo has run and graded an assignment. The easiest way to explain it is to show it. That’s what I do in …

Continuar leyendo: How to Print Flubaroo Grades and or Save as PDF

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Do you use Twitter in your classroom as part of your lesson plans? If not, don’t worry—you’re not alone. Although 80% of K-12 teachers do have Twitter accounts for personal or professional use, most of them don’t integrate tweets into classroom lessons.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 30 Innovative Ways to Use Twitter In the Classroom

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Twitter ha actualizado la aplicación y a partir de ahora en su aplicación de iOS, en la web y pronto en Android, los usuarios pueden comentar al retwittear. Lee, a continuación, las distintas formas de hacerlo.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Qué es retwittear y las distintas formas de hacerlo

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We received a couple of requests from teachers asking for Google Drive add-ons to use with Google Docs to create and integrate diagrams and flowcharts. The first tool that came to mind is Gliffy for we have reviewed it here a couple of times but then we did a further search in Google Drive app store and picked two more to add to this list. For those of you looking for apps to create concept …

Continuar leyendo: 3 Google Drive Tools for Creating Professional-looking Diagrams and Flowcharts

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One of my pet peeves is receiving an email that from someone that just launches into a request without stopping to address me by name. For years I have told students that I won’t reply to emails if they don’t write “Hi Mr. Byrne” or something similar to start their emails. Many of my colleagues have similar policies, I’m sure that many of you do too. Using your recipient’s name is one of five good email etiquette tips for students …

Continuar leyendo: 5 Email Etiquette Tips for Students – Some for Teachers Too

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Want to connect with your students in and out of the classroom? Consider bringing Facebook into your class as a collaborative tool. We all know that most kids, or at least those in the pre-teen and up category, are locked into many forms of social media. Instead of fighting it, why not meet them where they are, and use the benefits of Facebook to communicate and increase involvement?See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Every Teacher’s Must Have Guide to Facebook

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I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way more than I taught them. While I was doing research to develop the class, I cameSee it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

Continuar leyendo: 7 Fun Ways To Teach Your Kids Mindfulness

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When it comes to questionable online activities like cyberbullying and sexting, kids sometimes feel pressured to follow the crowd. Teachers can play a crucial role in setting high expectations for online behavior. Schools can open conversations about online safety so that students learn to set personal boundaries and feel more comfortable reporting incidents like bullying and harassment.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Online Safety: A Teacher’s Guide to Dealing with Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Student Privacy

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The apps below are particularly useful for elementary students but they can also be used with other age groups. Elementary teachers often complain about the paucity of apps that are kids appropriate compared with apps for other age groups. So we thought it would be useful to create a section in this blog devoted entirely to apps specifically curated for elementary teachers. After we have covered math and writing apps, today’s post features some very good iPad storytelling…

Continuar leyendo: Some of The Best Storytelling Apps for Elementary Students

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Education has traditionally focused on the basic “3Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic. However, as the ever increasing pace of technological innovation drives changes in the world, educators must re-evaluate whether the skills they teach truly provide their students with the best opportunities to succeed in school, the workforce, and in life overall.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future

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Edutopia blogger Maurice Elias explains how laughter can reduce stress and offers a handful of teaching activities to lighten up the learning.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Using Humor in the Classroom

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