Teacher List Member, Charlie Gerancher, suggested a look at GCF Learn Free. Says Charlie, “GCF Learn Free is a fantastic resource. It has a wealth of videos and interactive tutorials. I just used one of the videos this week to discuss the parts of a computer system.” From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers 125 tutorials, including more than 1,100 lessons, videos, and interactives, at no cost to the user.—
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Here’s a quick reminder of some key ideas when it comes to using technology in the classroom. 15 Mistakes You’re Probably Making With Technology In Learning isn’t the definitive list but it’s a good start for a conversation – especially as schools start to implement Bring Your Own Device(s).—
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Wouldn’t it be great to have an automated web assistant? You can now with IFTTT – a site built on the idea that a conditional statement can be applied to any situation with our various web 2.0 accounts. For example, IFTTT offers a ‘recipe’ that uploads any tagged photos of you on Facebook to your Dropbox folder. Another is to send yourself an email if the forecast includes rain/snow/sleet/hurricanes. There are over 3000 pages of shared recipes from IFTTT users and you can make your own as well. Don’t even get me started on all the possibilities with your Google Apps for Education tools!—
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Here’s a new resource that has been evolving over the last few months. The best way to describe EdCanvas.com is a gathering tool. Students and teachers simply drag resources like urls, images, and files to each box. The boxes can then be presented like slides but the cool thing is that the collected resources are live within the box. Users can also share their canvasses with each other. Try having students or session attendees collect resources during a lesson – it’s quite powerful!—
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I’ve really struggled with this recommendation for a long time now. When long-time List member and staunch supporter, Joel Heffner, told me about Raspberry Pi, I was really excited about the concept. And then I saw the $35 price tag. It’s been my habit-turned-solid-policy to never recommend on The Teacher List, a resource that comes with a price tag. Joel and I had some discussion about it and this one time, with a complete heads-up about it costing money, I would like to recommend this device for use in teaching students how to program a computer.
So, what is this Raspberry Pi? The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. It will be better to link to the FAQ page so you can learn more – it’s quite an intriguing little device!
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