The list of currently free apps is updated each week. Highlights this week include Purple Frog to teach social skills including caring, DoReMi 1-2-3: Music for kids which focuses on music, Mathzilla for elementary Maths. Cookie Next Door which encourages creativity… Read more »
Children are brought into the world of technology even before birth, with ultrasounds posted on Facebook, and baby names crowdsourced online. Is it no doubt then, that the wireless spans… Read more »
This recent article by Mashable is targeted at students but really, it is useful for all users, including adults. Read the article for an explanation of each item on the… Read more »
Cell Phones – Less about Talking It will probably be no news to you that most teens are high volume users of text messaging. In general, teens in the US… Read more »
Show: Discerning Tech Episode 1 Host: Damianne President, president_dr(at)yahoo(dot)ca Summary: This podcast has two segments. The first segment presents five steps that K-12 teachers can use for evaluating web2.0 tools… Read more »
If you have a smart phone, I’m sure that there are some apps that you think are indispensable. My favorite apps are: WhatsApp – Messaging program to send multimedia SMS… Read more »
Six Tools for You to Try 1. http://storybird.com What is it: Collaborative story-telling website Use it: create a story Integration: Any subject but especially language arts Purpose: Students can work… Read more »
BLOSSOMS (http://blossoms.mit.edu/default.htm) stands for Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies. It is a project sponsored by MIT LINC (see http://blossoms.mit.edu/about.html for more info). The project is meant to… Read more »