TED-Ed

http://ed.ted.com/



Many times I don't post something I know I will hear about again and again ( avoiding the echo chamber).  However, I have been  looking at TED Ed and think I should  acknowledge it . It is really flexible, and the ability to create lessons from any You tube. is pretty amazing..  This can really be a great supplement to teaching.

Thinglink

http://www.thinglink.com/
I have looked for an easy way to link portions of an image and this tool is the easiest I have found .  It lets you upload or choose an image from Flickr,Facebook or  the web.  You then can select portions of that image and  add description and links. You can also record and  add video. 






Classroom Idea:
 Health and PE. Students take pictures of athletes and link body positions to appropriate stretches and strengthening exercises.

Art: Students studying an specific artist could choice her most repernattive work and tell her story interactively.

Thanks to http://www.freetech4teachers.com

Whiteboard Apps for iPad

Using the ipad as a whiteboard to explain  a concept to  your students  and making a video that can then be embedded on your Moodle  or site is a simple but I think effective idea.
Here is a quickly created example of such a use:


http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/np/522346/?s=AWrK9h&ref=appemail

Three apps I have used are

 Educreations iPad app:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?ls=1&mt=8

Explain Everything
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8&affId=2101540&ign-mpt=uo%3D4




  

and Show Me http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8&affId=2101540&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Slide Rocket

Slide Rocket http://www.sliderocket.com/ is another tool to quickly share and collaborate on  presentations.  Works with Google Apps

Classroom idea:
 Group project presentations made easier

Visualizing Cultures

Visualizing Cultures
Free Technology for Teachers  led me to this site, which  presents the culture of Japan via images.

Classroom idea : Image presentaions of history or nonfiction.

Explania

Explania http://www.explania.com/en

Nice collection of animated videos.

Burlington High School Principal's Blog

http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/

Lots of information on 1:1 and iPads