miércoles, 2 de enero de 2013

16 websites for education


Check out the list below and let us know what you think.


1- Teachers Network



Teachers Network provides lesson plans, classroom specials, teacher designed activities for different subjects and many other resources.



2- Smithsonian Education





Smithsonian Education offers a wide variety of free resources for teachers, students and parents.





3- Education World




This is another great website for teachers. It provides teaching tips, lesson plans, activities, academic articles, web resources and many more.



4- Discovery Education




Discovery Education offers a broad range of free classroom resources that complement and extend learning beyond the bell




5- The Gateway




This is one of the oldest publically accessible U.S repositories of education resources on the web. It contains a variety of educational resource types from activities and lesson plans to online projects to assessment items.



6- EdHelper




EdHelper  provides teachers with free printables, graphic organizers, worksheets, lesson plans, games and many other activities.



7- Thinkfinity





Thinkfinity is a free online professional learning community that provides access to over 50.000 educators and experts in curriculum enhancement, along with thousands of award-winning digital resources for k-12



8- PBS Teachers




This is a great website that can help teachers grow professionally. It offers free teaching resources relevant to different grade category.




9- Teachers.net




Teachers.net is a platform where teachers can get to discover new teaching ideas and tips, lesson plans, classroom projects and many more




10- 42explore




42explore is a web project that provides resources and teaching materials on different subject areas and disciplines.



11- A to Z Teacher Stuff



This is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. It provides lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials, printable worksheets and many more.



12- Teachers First





This is a rich collection of lessons, untis, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format.




13- About Education




This is another awesome website for teachers. It includes free resources on different sujbect matters as well as articles and tips on teaching and learning.



14- Scholastic




Scholastic is a great website that provides a lot of different resources for teachers, parents, kids, administrators, and librarians.



15- Teach Hub





Teach Hub provides k-12 news, lessons and share resources created by teachers and shared with teachers.




16- Edutopia



This is an excelent website that empowers and connects teachers, administrators, and parents with innovative solutions and resources to better education.

33 digital skills 4 21st century teaching


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digital skills for 21st century teachers




The 21st century teacher should be able to :


1- Create and edit  digital audio


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Free Audio Tools for Teachers



2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers



3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class



4- Exploit digital images for classroom use


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




5- Use video content to engage students


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




6- Use infographics to visually stimulate students


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :



7- Use Social networking sites to connect with colleagues and grow professionally

Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




8- Create and deliver asynchronous presentations and training sessions


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of The Best Presentation Tools for Teachers



9- Compile a digital e-portfolio for their own development


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Free Tools to Create Digital Portfolios 



10- Have a knowledge about online security


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




11- be able to detect plagiarized works in students assignments


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Free Plagiarism Detector Tools fr Teachers and Educators



12- Create screen capture videos and tutorials


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Five Great Screen Capture Tools for Teachers



13- Curate web content for classroom learning


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
10 Must have Bookmarklets for Teachers



14- Use and provide students with task management tools to organize their work and plan their learning

Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of Great Task Management Tools for Educators



15- Use polling software to create a real-time survey in class


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
15 Free and Easy Poll/ Survey Tools for Teachers



16- Understand issues related to copyright and fair use of online materials

Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




17- Exploit  computer games for pedagogical purposes

Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




18- Use digital assessment tools to create quizzes


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Free Tools to Create and Administer Quizzes



19- Use of collaborative tools for text construction and editing


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of Great Free Collaborative Tools for Educators



20- Find and evaluate authentic web based content


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
The Three Effective Ways Teachers Should Know about



21- Use of mobile devices like tablets


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :



22- Identify online resources that are safe for students browsing


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of Awesome Kids-safe Websites



23- Use digital tools for time management purposes


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :



24- Learn about the different ways to use YouTube in your classroom


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :



25- Use note taking tools to share interesting content with your students


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :




26- Annotate web pages and highlight parts of text to share with your class


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
13 Free Web Annotation Tools for Teachers to Draw, Add notes, and highlight interesting parts in webpages



27- Use of online graphic organizers and printables


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of Free Graphic Organizers for Educators



28- Use of online sticky notes to capture interesting ideas


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
13 Free Sticky Notes Tools for Teachers and Students



29- Use of screen casting tools to create and share tutorials


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
A List of The Best Free Screen Casting Tools for Teachers to Record and Share Tutorials



30- Exploit group text messaging tools for collaborative project work


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
9 Free Group Text Messaging for Educators



31- Conduct an effective search query with the minimum time possible


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
The Entire Google Search Guide for Teachers



32- Conduct A Research Paper Using Digital Tools


Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :


33- Use file sharing tools to share docs and files with students online


A List of The Best File Sharing Tools for Teachers