Educational Technology Trends

 Top 10 Educational Technology Trends

http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/02/03/10-major-technology-trends-in-education.aspx

Online Learning Through the Kahn Academy

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelnoer/2012/11/02/one-man-one-computer-10-million-students-how-khan-academy-is-reinventing-education/

Watch Salman Kahn Explain how the Kahn Academy Works and Its Potential Use in  Education
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html   

Video of Educational Uses of Second Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA

Mobile Devices

20 Awesome BYOD and Mobile Learning Apps

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-awesome-byod-mobile-apps-vicki-davis

6 Free Mobile Learning Apps targeted towards K-5 kids

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/6-of-the-best-free-mobile-learning-apps-of-2012/

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

http://www.onlinecolleges.net/50-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-college-classroom/

Video Clip from CNN of how to integrate Twitter into Classrooms/Interview with a teacher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w9CnaeaiAE

Applications and Issues

The Future of Games in Education

http://www.edudemic.com/games-in-education/

7 Things You Should Know About the Flipped Classroom

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7081.pdf

10 Pros and Cons of a Flipped Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/10-pros-cons-flipped-classroom/

27 Ways to Flip Your Classroom

http://www.edudemic.com/2013/04/27-simple-ways-to-flip-the-classroom/

Video from Daphne Koller explaining what we’re learning from online education

http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education

Web 2.0 Apps

Use this website via laptop, tablet or smartphone to engage your audience or class

http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Get away from status-quo presentations and use Prezi for your presentations

http://prezi.com/

Share free instructional videos, pictures, documents and audio files

http://www.teachertube.com/

Create and share videos

www.animoto.com

Create your own blog, the educational possibilities are endless!

www.blogger.com

For an example of how I use blogger in my own classroom:

www.elsolart.blogspot.com

Administrative Applications

Classroom Management Application for use with computers, smartphones and tablets (I actually use this one and love it)

http://www.classdojo.com/

Save and share your bookmarks on the web instead of on your computer!

www.delicious.com

Share and Discover Common Assessments, no need to reinvent the wheel!

www.masteryconnect.com

Collaborative Learning with Visuals and Voice

http://ed.voicethread.com/