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Archive for February, 2013

Go with Gooru: Mobile Science & Math Resources

February28

One of my very first Edutech for Teachers posts focused on the use of Gooru, a service whose mission is to provide teachers and students with a variety of multimedia resources—videos, diagrams, interactive displays, documents and quizzes—related to middle and high school science and math topics. Yep, by creating a Gooru account, one has access to over 50,000 resources […]

The Geeky Girl’s PETE&C Picks: Volume I

February26

An online voice recorder with sharing capabilities? Check! Augmented reality? You bet! A visual ranking tool to promote higher order thinking skills? Got that too! In fact, those are just three of nearly twenty “cool tools” I discovered (or rediscovered for a new and improved purpose) while attending the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) earlier this month in Hershey, […]

Diigo Weekly Update

February25

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » StudyBlue Create online flashcards and notes with text, images and audio. Then study anywhere, anytime! » Wonderopolis An informational site that asks and […]

Link this Thing!

February23

A few weeks ago the second semester of the school year began—which also meant the beginning of a brand-new course for me: Multimedia II. The best part about being given the opportunity to both teach and design a class is not only having the autonomy of writing the curriculum but being able to select the […]

Diigo Weekly Update

February18

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » Myscriptfont.com Add the ultimate personal touch to any document: Turn your handwriting into a font! » Phrase.it Add cartoon style speech […]

Making It Real with iFakeText

February16

Yeah, we all know how much students like to text, right? So, why not take advantage of a “cool tool” like iFakeText, a nifty online generator that looks like the real thing. It’s super simple to use as well as a visually engaging way to allow students to demonstrate what they know in a unique […]

Write Fun Photo Captions with Phrase.it

February12

Wishing you had a fun, fast and creative writing activity for your students? Then Phrase.it just might be it! This “cool tool” is a free online image editor which allows users to add cartoon style speech and/or thought bubbles to images. Seriously, just upload an image to the site, import one from Facebook or use a […]

PETE&C 2013: Innovate… Collaborate… Educate!

February11

It’s that time again—my most favorite professional development opportunity of the year: The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) in Hershey, PA—the chocolate lover’s capital of the world. And just as anticipated, this year’s sessions have been fabulous—web tools, apps, tech-based projects, integration strategies and lots of great stuff about some of the most […]

Diigo Weekly Update

February11

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » YUDU An online resource that allows users to self publish digital publications and/or convert educational content to create their very own online […]

Hashtag Humor

February10

So, I saw this cartoon on the Teaching Ideas Facebook page this morning and I cracked up. For one, it’s just funny—and of course, oh, so true. I mean, let’s face it: Many of the digital natives (students) in our classrooms are just about as clueless about the parts of speech as most of the […]

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