Great Video on Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom
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Great Video on Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom



I will be soon highlighting some of the sites mentioned in the video above, but it is well worth the six minutes to watch it for the new learning ideas.  It goes through using sites like Instagram, Twitter, PollEverywhere as well as many ones I haven't mentioned before on this blog.  Additionally it discusses how to use the smartphone, tablets and computers in the classroom.  I found it on a site I have marked on my iGoogle page called Mindshift.




- Google Chrome Split Screen Extension
I am slowly gearing up for having Chromebooks in my classroom this fall and will also be testing (since I haven't felt it was good enough until now) Google Classroom.  In that endeavor I found Alice Keeler's Chrome extension (her blog...

- More On Google Classroom: Things You Can Do
If you are interested in Google Classroom and read Ken's post below, you might want to read some of Alice Keeler's blog posts about how to use Google Classroom. Keeler has also written a book called 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom....

- My Book Is Exceeding Expectations
I had a conversation with "my marketing editor" (yes there are seven editors working on this project!) on Wednesday and she told me that my book Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction was already selling beyond...

- How Fast Is Your Cellphone Dataplan Being Used Up?
Since I have written so much about cell phone apps and their usage in the classroom, this site might be useful for you to look at to understand how much a gigabyte (most plans give you two) can give you in terms of video and music.  Additionally...

- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly.  As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device.  My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...



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