Discovery Education has a lot of great resources for educators, many free (over 30). They also have fee-based services such as DE Streaming with thousands of videos, audio files, images, lesson plans, and much more. One of their other resources that I have been using lately is the Discovery Education Science Techbook. The Discovery Education Science [...]
DonorsChoose is an awesome site, created by former educators, that allows educators to create a project idea, select the materials and equipment needed, and get funding for those supplies. The teacher fills out the project format and selects materials and then DonorsChoose does the rest. Donors go to the site (and the site is advertised) [...]
Vonage announces iPhone and Android apps that allow you to call and text message other Vonage Mobile app users for free, worldwide, on iPhone and Android. You can also call any phone number in over 200 different countries at discounted rates. You can even purchase calling credits through iTunes or Android market accounts. Calls will work over WiFi, [...]
Last month, I wrote “10 Important Skills Students Need for the Future.” After reading a few articles about specific tech skills, I thought I write what I think are the 10 Important Tech Skills Students Need. 1. Internet Search - students need to know how to do a proper internet search, using search terms and modifiers. This [...]
NASA Educational Standards Quilts are a quick and easy way to find free NASA educational resources that align to National Math and Science Standards. The materials are available online for download and print, or you can order copies. The site starts with a menu of 5 quilts: Space Science, Mathematics, California Science, Girl Scouts, and More [...]
Top 3 This week I’ve had two colleagues and three or 4 students ask me what technology apps and services I use the most or can’t live without. The reason was that they were looking to get started using some new things and wanted to pick a couple that they could learn and [...]
Edudemic has a great article entitled “The Must-Have Guide To Helping Technophobic Teachers”. It explores ways to help non-tech savvy teachers get started using educational technology to improve teaching and learning. It has some great tips and points. Over 2 years ago, I wrote an article entitled “Getting Started with Educational Technology” that also offered tips and [...]
Both Jane and David have done a great job of highlighting features of the wonderful gathering of educators at the Mark Twain House Visitor Center this past Saturday. I am so grateful for them sharing their notes, summary comments, and links to the archived presentations. One of the highlights for me was being privileged to [...]
The 3rd Annual DEN SCIcon was held this past Saturday, January 28th. The DEN SCIcon provides participants with effective strategies for transforming science classes through effective integration of digital media content. The conference was broadcast live and online so many people joined in from home. There were also in-person events around the country, hosted by [...]
I’ve been sitting in the Mark Twain House Museum classroom for the day soaking up the DEN SCIcon virtual conference events. I’m sharing the room with about 35 educators from around Connecticut as well as Patti Duncan, STAR Discovery Educator and member of the DEN Team. It’s been a productive and worthwhile day with all [...]
by David Andrade Top 3 This week I’ve had two colleagues and three or 4 students ask me what technology apps and services I use the most or can’t live without. The reason was that they were looking to get started using some new things and wanted to pick a couple that they [...]
by David Andrade What I think students should have in their school bag (high school and college) as essential materials. 1. Laptop or Tablet and charger – depends on student needs, school policies, etc. 2. Notetaking app - Evernote, Simplenote, etc. 3. Cloud file service - ok, not in bag, but a must have to backup [...]
By David Andrade I’m a physics teacher, so I don’t need to carry much to and from school (I have everything in the cloud). I only carry my smart phone (Droid Incredible 2) with me. Everything else is synced through Dropbox between my home and school computers. At school, if I am going [...]
By David Andrade Apple made a big announcement last week about iBooks2 and digital textbooks. You can read my thoughts on it here. Some other teachers asked me what I use with my classes, since I don’t use a textbook. The textbooks we have are 20+ years old, hard to understand and not very [...]
I first tried making stop motion at ISTE this past summer and have been eager to try it with my students. I knew that purchasing software to make these videos would be impossible so I was thrilled when I found a free Adobe Air app – JellyCam ! For a free app this is fantastic. [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy Evernote is a way to get organized. It is a great, free resource that allows you to easily capture information using whatever device or operating system you use. It then makes this information accessible and searchable from anywhere. Their tagline: “Remember Everything.” It is a digital notebook that allows you to take [...]
By David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy Being an educator is a great, responsible job. When we go out and educate, we need to make sure we are prepared and have back up plans. Here are some tips to make sure your presentation and training goes well. As educators and presenters, we can find ourselves at [...]
Tech&Learning is a great resource for educators. It is a print/online magazine, along with a great website. They also produce TechForum educational conferences and Virtual TechForum. The Tech&Learning magazine, available free to qualified educators, is released monthly and contains articles, tips, resources, product reviews, and much more. The website has a link to [...]
By David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy The second annual Google Science Fair is open. Google started the science fair last year and it was a huge success. Students enter their projects and can win some really great prizes. The projects from last year were pretty impressive too. Students simply register online, get parental consent, do their project site online [...]
By David Andrade I created a permanent page at the top of my blog for STEM Resources. The page has resources for students and educators for science, technology, engineering and math organized by sub-topic. It obviously includes a lot of Discovery Resources. I decided to do this to collect these great resources in one [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy The future. What do our students really need to know and be able to do to succeed in future education and careers? Content is a part of what they need to know. Standardized tests test content knowledge and some skills. There are huge debates raging over standardized testing, curriculum, and the [...]
David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy (photo from victorisawesome.wordpress.com) Today I overheard this comment by a student in one of my physics classes: “I like this class because I actually learn something real that I can use.” I was very happy to hear this. I try to relate what I’m teaching and what students are doing to something [...]
In a previous post I raved about the Splashtop app I’d purchased for my iPad. However, I was only able to connect to a computer that was on the same wireless network. After going to the help site, and following the directions for “internet discovery,” it’s working! I made sure that I had my gmail [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy I’ve recently posted lists of the most popular posts for past weeks and for the life of my blog, but I thought I’d post a list of my favorite resources too. Click the links for more detailed information and discussion about each resource. 1. EVERNOTE – Evernote is my favorite, and most used resource. [...]
It’s winter break, and I’m so happy to finally have time to play a bit with my iPad. I was scanning through some tweets from the top educators that I follow on Twitter, and I came across a recommendation from Vicki Davis for the Splashtop app that allows you to connect remotely to your computer or laptop [...]
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