Google Classroom’s design is absolutely stunning. Following the latest design trends, the interface is simple, elegant, and free of unnecessary distractions, created to help the user focus on productivity. Google Classroom features some of the best tools teachers can use to manage and distribute assignments and class announcements. Also, it provides teachers and students with a safe environment to communicate with each other and exchange ideas and comments on educational content. Of course, all these perks come …

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For all the importance we place on text, it’s an indisputable fact that images are processed in the brain faster than words. Hence the rise and rise of the infographic which, at its best, transforms complex information into graphics that are both easy to grasp and visually appealing. No wonder magazine readers and web visitors love them.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Looking for some powerful collaborative web tools to use with your students in this new school year? The presentation below features the top 20 free tools ideal for interactive collaboration in classrooms. While all of these tools are web based and do not require any software installation, some of them, however, do require a sign-up.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Goobric is an interesting Chrome extension that allows teachers to easily grade students work by using rubrics. Goobric helps you grade any work that is created and delivered through one of Google Drive’s services ( documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Folders, etc). Up to now, Goobric supports only works created via the Doctopus Scriptwhich is a “a tool for differentiating, grouping, distributing and managing student projects in google Drive. Doctopus is available from any Google Spreadsheet from the…

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This is a guest post from Shawn McCusker of EdTechTeacher.org, an advertiser on this site. While there are some very creative web tools out there, ThingLink is one of my favorites. It has earned this status by passing several of my key benchmark-tests for the classroom.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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The new school year has arrived for many and is arriving soon for others. That means that soon network printers in schools all across the land will be filled with papers printed and forgotten. Some printing seems to be unavoidable while other printing, like that 33 page Wikipedia article to capture two paragraphs, is completely avoidable. Here are some services that can help you and your students conserve paper in your school.See it on Scoop.

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If you’re a user of Google Drive, then no doubt you have also heard of and likely used Google Presentations (Google’s version of PowerPoint). It’s a great tool to create slick presentations in the cloud, especially after its most recent overhaul. However, Google Presentations is also a handy tool for doing some great projects with your students that have nothing to do with public speaking. Here are some fun exercises you can try in your classes…

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On July 31st, I had the privilege of leading a discussion for the Central NY Chapter of ASTD titled Digital Curation: Definitions, Tools, and Strategies. This blog post is being set up a follow-up …See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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How do you know if your students have learned something you’ve taught in the classroom? Evaluating the learning process is no simple task. Since learning is a dynamic and complex process, teachers need a diverse set of tools for measuring the progress of his/her students. One of those tools is the scoring rubric.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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A few weeks ago Digital Inspiration posted a very informative article outlining the different web tools that can be used to send large files online. He also created this handy chart where he compared between the different services that you can use to send large files.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Content Curation Tools selection by Robin Good.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Create free educational games and tools in flashSee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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A review of the 10 best web-based tools to make quote photos. These tools create fast, easy and great-looking images from quotes or other text.Gumersindo Fernández’s insight: Pinwords Findings Pinstamatic LiveLuvCreate Quozio ReciteThis ProQuoter Quote4Fun QuotesCover.com Share as Image PicMonkeySee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Google Docs is a powerful word processing tool that many schools have adopted. As it’s similar to Microsoft Word and other word processing tools, most of its features are intuitive to use. However, in addition to completing many of the functions of a traditional word processor, Google Docs provides even more capabilities that can be invaluable to educators. Here are ten tricks that can make your life easier with Google Docs.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC &amp…

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In today’s post I am sharing with you four great resources to help you learn and teach students about copyright. These resources are provided by the Copyright Advisory Network and are basically web tools designed to provide users particularly librarians with general guidelines and tips on a variety of issues related to copyright. See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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After posting about “Developing Critical Thinking through Web Search Skills”, today I am sharing with you this wonderful 7-page guide featuring some of the excellent tools from Microsoft to engage students in creative learning and meaning making in the classroom. The guide is completely free and is available for download from the link below.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Would you like to boost learning. Check this article to find out 6 Online Collaboration Tools and Strategies For Boosting Learning.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Looking for the best blogging tools? Here are the 50+ tools I’ve compiled for every blogger! View all details at: http://www.twelveskip.com/guide/blogging/1162…;Vía: http://creaconlaura.blogspot.com.es/2014/07/50-awesome-tools-i-use-to-run-kick-ass.htmlSee it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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La lista de sitios web que sigue puede ser desconocida hasta ahora. Pero contribuyen a elevar su productividad al resolverle al menos un problema. Sus direcciones en el internet (URL) , no son difíciles de memorizar y por tanto fácil de recordar.Esta lista de web tools complementa nuestras anteriores listas de aplicaciones bien sea para su Windows Phone, Blackberry o para leer un libro en su propio celular.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Una colección fantástica de 12 ‘web tools’ para realizar al menos una tarea

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