Saturday, August 31, 2013

Data Visualization

I think that this is a new way of communicating, and it is becoming very popular on blogs and digital media. It could easily be tied to a research project, and it is a skill that could be very beneficial in the future. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/08/ten-places-to-find-and-create-data.html#.UiHyKhs3tqU http://flowingdata.com/2013/08/30/wtf-visualizations/ http://flowingdata.com/ http://flowingdata.com/2013/08/16/extensive-timelines-of-slang-for-genitalia/

Video Search

Here is a way to search for videos that are not on Youtube. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/alternatives-to-youtube.html#.UiH3JBs3tqV

Thursday, August 8, 2013

PD Classes

http://www.enetcolorado.org/online-course-catalog/project-based-approaches/

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Google Moderator

This is super cool, and I see it being very useful for tracking conversations in the book clubs.

http://www.teachinglikeits2999.com/2013/08/todays-meet-is-yesterdays-backchannel.html

Here is one I set up for book clubs: https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=20f783

Monday, August 5, 2013

Socrative Service

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/08/why-i-care-that-socrative-just-got-750k.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29#.UgBZUpI3tqU