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Into the Driver's Seat
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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Jim Lerman
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"It has therefore become imperative for teachers to be conversant with EdTech tools and websites in order to be truly effective in passing down knowledge ..."
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If you haven’t heard, universities around the world are offering their courses online for free (or at least partially free). These courses are collectively called MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses. In the past six years or so, close to 800 universities have created more than 8,000 of these MOOCs. And I’ve been keepin Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Free images for blogs and marketers. I have collected a bunch of sites that give you free images for commercial use. Check it out regularly as we add sites Via TechinBiz
Everett Bowes's curator insight,
July 10, 2017 4:15 AM
Great resources, especially Pixabay which I use daily.
Everett Bowes's curator insight,
July 10, 2017 4:15 AM
Great resources, especially Pixabay which I use daily. 
Oskar Almazan's curator insight,
November 1, 2017 8:13 AM
En marketing, a great image is often a key component of the message. Constant need for pictures can dig deep into your pocket when using stock photography. If you want a particular image, then it makes sense to pay for the stock images as it will be a lot cheaper than to hire a photographer. What to do when you need images all the time, but their marketing lifespan can be measured only in days, maybe hours? Images for Facebook posts, email newsletters, individual slides in presentations that you use only once… Paying 10 or 20 dollars per image for these adds up. So where do you get free images? I have collected a bunch of sites that give you exactly that… free images for commercial use.
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"The best apps made by Apple for iPhone and iPad are finally available for free to all users. Via John Evans
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This post introduces you a simple and easy way to convert your PDF to Word documents. Via THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY
Stephania Savva, Ph.D's curator insight,
December 21, 2015 3:00 AM
Seek no further for a great tool to convert your PDF files to Word docs.
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"This tool allows you to edit, crop any YouTube, Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, Vimeo or other video, insert your own audio notes and create amazing video collection ..." Via Leona Ungerer
Stephania Savva, Ph.D's curator insight,
January 27, 2015 2:18 AM
Great tool for several online activities. 
Joann Velazquez's curator insight,
January 29, 7:31 PM
Edpuzzle proves highly advantageous for teachers, providing a user-friendly platform that facilitates easy video editing. With Edpuzzle, teachers can make real-time adjustments whenever they open a video, allowing dynamic customization. This includes the ability to crop, add insightful notes, and even record personalized audio or commentary directly onto the video content. Such features empower educators to tailor instructional materials better to suit their students' specific needs and preferences, enhancing the overall teaching and learning experience.
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Robin Good's insight: MoveNote is an excellent free web and mobile app that allows you to create embeddable video presentations that include your video alongside a set of slides or pictures that you have pre-selected. MoveNote is very easy to use. You first upload your PowerPoint slides or individual images and then you start recording your live video by explaining while you highlight and move through the slides. Once completed you can save the composite recording and share it or embed on any website or blog. MoveNote connects directly to your Dropbox, Google Drive or BOX account as well as with Gmail and Microsoft email clients. Free to use. Try it out now: http://www.movenote.com/ iOS version: https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/movenote/id535115011?mt=8 Check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgqdAUYMaA Android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.movenote&hl=en Video tutorials: http://www.youtube.com/user/Movenote/videos Covered before: https://www.scoop.it/t/presentation-tools/p/637597708/2011/11/07/bring-together-video-and-image-presentations-for-your-online-show-movenote Via Robin Good, Jim Lerman
Becky Roehrs's curator insight,
August 1, 2014 8:50 AM
You can create videos with your presentations: just add your explanations and/or notes to your slides, generate the video-then share via gmail, drive, dropbox, box, or via your chromebook, or use their iOS or Android app, or share via their Google Chrome app.
Check them out at: http://www.movenote.com/
Tutorials (Movenote lite is free for teachers/classrooms): http://edumovenote.tumblr.com/tutorials
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Françoise Grave's curator insight,
October 16, 2013 2:04 PM
Des ressources en anglais mais un impressionnant catalogue. 
Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight,
October 25, 2013 10:25 AM
I love browsing museum collections online, and this site has links to some amazing ones I hadn't seen before.
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Jim Lerman's insight:
Robin Good's insight: Zeef is a new web service which allows you to create top link lists on any topic and to group them into useful resources pages. Each Zeef page contains multiple link blocks, which you can edit and customize to cover different set of resources for your selected topic. Not only you can simply add a URL and have it instantly added to a link block, but you can also search Google inline, see all the relevant results, and flag all the relevant ones for instant import into any link block. Link items can be easily dragged and dropped in different positions, and link blogs can be also be easily repositioned on the page in your preferred order. Text blocks can also be created, to create information modules in which you provide textual information only. These link lists can then be shared and embedded on other sites, and have been designed to behave in a fashion similar to Google AdSense ad blocks. More specifically: link block content would be triggered by the page context and link blocks can carry affiliate or commercial links. Finally, a supercool feature allows you to import any web site site structure into Zeef, and to have it auto-organized into link blocks, which you can further edit and arrange as you wish. Powerful. My comment: Useful tools need not be very complicated. Zeef is a very simple but extremely useful tool as it leverages true experts in competition among themselves (there can be more than one page and more than expert for any topic) and crowdsourced metrics (what people click on) to provide highly curated selections of the best resources on any possible topic. Zeef is excellent for: a) experts wanting to share and showcase their competence in specific sectors while providing a useful service b) bloggers wanting to enrich the value of their content by providing contextually relevant top-ten link lists c) companies / advertisers desiring to leverage this tool to provide a highly effective access map to their best content, offers, info and services. See: http://apple.zeef.com d) affiliate marketers and affiliate networks desiring to select categories / lists of links rated by experts and wanting to place them on their pages I highly recommend using Zeef to rapidly organize the best resources on any topic in an effective, useful fashion. The only addition I'd make to Zeef, would be an optional description-opinion one-liner that an expert can associate to each link he provides. This short info, even within 144 characters, could provide a lot of additional value to the already useful link blocks. I sincerely hope that the commercial / revenue-making component of Zeef doesn't corrupt on otherwise very promising tool. Free to use. Find out more / try it out now: http://zeef.org/ FAQ: http://zeef.org/faq/ Benefits: http://zeef.org/benefits/ Vision: http://zeef.org/vision/ Review: http://startupbeat.com/2013/09/19/featured-startup-pitch-zeef-id3454/ My first Zeef page on Content Curation Tools (in progress): https://contentcuration.zeef.com/robin.good
Klaas Joosten's comment,
September 22, 2013 4:33 PM
Hi, indeed this is a risk, we will offer this download this is very good feedback. But there are not many curated directories with a real business model. Because we are going to use the links blocks on external websites (blogs) like widgets and fill them with affiliate links we give people the opportunity to make money. Most curation websites don't have any way of monetizing their traffic. Our business model is based on a dutch competitor how does 20 million of revenue only in the dutch (Netherlands) market. So if people use your subject page to make their purchasing decision you have helped them and earn some money to keep the platform alive.
Rick Boerebach's comment,
September 22, 2013 4:54 PM
Brian, white labeling is on our roadmap, but not yet implemented, what type of features would you like to see?
Gianfranco Marini's curator insight,
November 4, 2013 1:06 PM
Zeef è una applicazione web che genera categorie e sarebbe piaciuta molto ad Aristotele e a Kant.
Il suo utilizzo è semplicissimo, basta indicare il nome della nostra collezione di Link, dedicata a uno specifico tema, e quindi procedere a creare, all'interno di quel tema e argomento delle categorie, che sono rese graficamente come blocchi di liste di indirizzi. Aggiungere ai blocchi nuovi indirizzi è altrettanto semplice, basta copiare e incollare l'URL del sito o della risorsa che ci interessa.
I blocchi possono essere collocati nell'ordine che preferiamo semplicemente trascinandoli con il mouse nella posizione che più ci piace ed è sempre possibile aggiungere nuovi blocchi.
Le liste di Link possono essere condivise e incorporate in altri siti. L'utilizo di questo servizio web è gratuito previa registrazione.
Si tratta di unos trumento utilissimo per organizzare i propri indirizzi in relazione a un tema/argomento specifico in modo da disporre di un archivio specifico, disponibile online, cui poter sempre fare riferimento.
Le applicazioni didattiche sono numerose: 1. creare archivi ordinati di risorse web su arogmenti disciplinari o transdisciplinari 2. far realizzare tali archivi dagli studenti in modo da abituarli alla ricerca delle fonti sul web 3. realizzare raccolte di risorse per l'apprendimento di una disciplina o di argomenti di una disciplina da utilizzare in ambito blended learning o flipped learning 4. Si possono creare raccolte, stile top ten, di risorse rilevanti su un dato argomento per arricchire il processo di insegnamento/apprendimento
LINK UTILI INDIRIZZO: http://zeef.org FAQ. http://zeef.org/faq/ ESEMPIO: la pagina Zeef realizzata da Robin Good relativamente alle risorse per la content curation https://contentcuration.zeef.com/robin.good
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FREE WEBINAR - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 5:00-6:00 PM (Eastern Time) Presented by Shannon Holden, Assistant Principal, Republic Middle School, MO "One of the simplest and most powerful TechTools teachers can use to engage students online is the Wikispace. This gives teachers and students the ability to work on projects together online with varying levels of security and communication. Join Shannon Holden as he gives teachers a thorough tour of Wikispaces, and shares many ideas to utilize this platform in an educational setting." Registration form at:
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Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
September 22, 2013 2:42 PM
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:
Found A Cool Use for Scoop.it's new Newsletter feature. It is easy to create a content landing page and host it free with Google Drive.
2. Download as a Zip file. Open the Zip file.
3. Upload the HTML file to your Google drive into a public folder.
4. Click on the HTML file. A window pops up, click on OPEN in lower right corner.
5. Click on preview. Copy the URL that appears in the browser window: https://googledrive.com/host/0B0eG3a8zValDQjl6aldwQlJMNDg/email%203.html ;
Also works on DropBox.
Between Storify, Volusion and Magento you can create a store for sweat equity + $500 (give or take). My little store has already made $130 inside of its first month so well on its way to paying for its serving costs.
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MathCast is an equation editor, an application that allows you to input mathematical equations. These equations can be used in written documents and webpages. The equations can be rendered graphically to the screen, to picture files, or to MathML - today's leading standard language for describing mathematics.
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"Technology is empowering. You can take a peek at the whole world sitting in the corner of a room, using that small mobile in your hand. With such immense power, technology is undoubtedly aiding instructors and students to achieve all that they can through education..."
Via Leona Ungerer, Juergen Wagner, Yashy Tohsaku
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Around this time five years ago I discovered that the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts free online art history texts. A recent Tweet from Open Culture reminded me of that collection. Today, I revisited that collection and discovered that it has expanded to 569 volumes. All of the books can be read online or downloaded as PDFs (warning, some of them are massive files). You can search through the catalog of books by thematic category, format, and publication type. And, of course, you can search through the books by title, author, and keyword. Via John Evans
Mayra Singleterry's curator insight,
June 12, 2022 6:18 PM
Helpful Resources for Art Education Teachers.
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Free images for blogs and marketers. I have collected a bunch of sites that give you free images for commercial use. Check it out regularly as we add sites Via TechinBiz, Sharon Murdoch
Everett Bowes's curator insight,
July 10, 2017 4:15 AM
Great resources, especially Pixabay which I use daily.
Everett Bowes's curator insight,
July 10, 2017 4:15 AM
Great resources, especially Pixabay which I use daily.
Oskar Almazan's curator insight,
November 1, 2017 8:13 AM
En marketing, a great image is often a key component of the message. Constant need for pictures can dig deep into your pocket when using stock photography. If you want a particular image, then it makes sense to pay for the stock images as it will be a lot cheaper than to hire a photographer. What to do when you need images all the time, but their marketing lifespan can be measured only in days, maybe hours? Images for Facebook posts, email newsletters, individual slides in presentations that you use only once… Paying 10 or 20 dollars per image for these adds up. So where do you get free images? I have collected a bunch of sites that give you exactly that… free images for commercial use.
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"Free online bibliography and citation tools have become an integral part of every eLearning project, especially if you are on a tight eLearning budget. eLearning content developers make extensive use of these platforms to avoid being accused of stealing somebody else’s ideas ..." © Via Leona Ungerer, Dean J. Fusto, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
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The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, everything from epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s. Over 180,000 manuscripts, maps, photographs, sheet music, lithographs, postcards, and other images were released online Wednesday in incredibly high resolution, and are available to download using the library's user-friendly visualization tool. It's a nostalgist's dream come true.
Via Stan Smith
Margarita Saucedo's curator insight,
February 6, 2017 11:39 AM
Cuando se anda en búsqueda de buenas imágenes
Mike McCallister's curator insight,
February 6, 2017 4:20 PM
Blogs and social media posts are always enhanced by graphics. More people look at and interact with posts with photos. Here's another place to find compelling graphics. 
ROCAFORT's curator insight,
February 7, 2017 2:48 PM
The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free
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"Here are some great tools that teachers across the globe are incorporating into classroom practice for the formative assessment process ..." Via Leona Ungerer
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Robin Good calls this "The best, easiest and most convenient tool to co-browse and collaborate over any web page at a distance. It works instantly. Nothing to do to make it work. Simplicity and immediacy win over features." Via Robin Good
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
June 3, 2014 8:13 PM
A new app that lets you surf the net collaboratively. 
Sue Alexander's curator insight,
June 6, 2014 9:21 PM
This looks like another great collaboration tool for my students; certainly deserves a closer look. 
alexislucas's curator insight,
June 9, 2014 5:56 AM
de mémoire ça ne marche pas bien car cela souffre de lags et se révèle contre-intuitif
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Robin Good's insight: Live Pics.io is a free new web which allows you to showcase in real-time your favorite images, photos or illustrations while talking and listening with the other parties connecting in. No registration or login required. You just upload your selected images and share the link to the meeting room that you are given and you are ready to go. Supersimple. Free to use. Try it out now here: http://live.pics.io Via Robin Good
Robin Good's curator insight,
December 30, 2013 2:59 PM
Live Pics.io is a free new web which allows you to showcase in real-time your favorite images, photos or illustrations while talking and listening with the other parties connecting in. No registration or login required. You just upload your selected images and share the link to the meeting room that you are given and you are ready to go. Supersimple. Free to use. Try it out now here: http://live.pics.io
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Jim Lerman's insight:
If you need a handy reference for your web publishing needs I have spent a few days pulling together the best tools I use and know-of that I would recommend to use, in an organized and curated link directory of over 70 different categories.
From "landing page builders" to "survey tools" and "domain name finders" I have you covered.
In general, I have limited the amount of tools and services listed per category to the top 5 I know as to serve also as a curated filter for the vast number of choices available out there.
This is definitely a work in progress as you need to continuously edit, refine and improve a directory like this to make it really useful. You are welcome to suggest tools and services that I have not included and I'll make sure that if they are valid ones they get their space too.
Free to access.
Full directory: https://web-publishing.zeef.com/
Ricardo Serrano's curator insight,
March 30, 2016 9:34 PM
If you need a handy reference for your web publishing needs I have spent a few days pulling together the best tools I use and know-of that I would recommend to use, in an organized and curated link directory of over 70 different categories. From "landing page builders" to "survey tools" and "domain name finders" I have you covered. In general, I have limited the amount of tools and services listed per category to the top 5 I know as to serve also as a curated filter for the vast number of choices available out there. This is definitely a work in progress as you need to continuously edit, refine and improve a directory like this to make it really useful. You are welcome to suggest tools and services that I have not included and I'll make sure that if they are valid ones they get their space too. Free to access. Full directory: https://web-publishing.zeef.com/ ; 
Nurkhamimi Zainuddin's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 3:07 AM
If you need a handy reference for your web publishing needs Robin Good has pulled together the best tools in an organized and curated link directory of over 70 different categories. Free to access. Full directory: https://web-publishing.zeef.com/
Nurkhamimi Zainuddin's curator insight,
April 3, 2016 3:08 AM
If you need a handy reference for your web publishing needs Robin Good has pulled together the best tools in an organized and curated link directory of over 70 different categories. Free to access. Full directory: https://web-publishing.zeef.com/
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Kahoot! is a blended learning platform which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy. Kahoot! Via Melissa Vee Rentchler
Jim Lerman's insight:
This looks like a potentially quite powerful tool, enabling students to use any internet device as a response system and instructors to easily and quickly set up quizzes, polls, and feedback scenarios -- all for FREE. A smartboard is not needed, instructor can use a computer connected to a simple projector or a large-screen TV. Game-like competitive elements add motivation to participate. Perhaps not a killer app, but certainly one that many classrooms can put to effective use...and the price is right. Some interesting demo videos and user interviews are located here:
Jamie Brooker's comment,
September 23, 2013 1:25 PM
Thanks Jim! It's very early days for us at Kahoot! but what we can promise is there's a lot more to come. Quizzing is just the very beginning - so please join us on our journey :)
The future of Kahoot! lies in the power of 100s of students and their smart devices connected in one space, simulating the real world with social exchanges, discussions, challenges, collaborations, democratic processes, computing real life problems and ethical dilemmas - simultaneously with millions of other students and classes across the globe.
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Saberes Sin Fronteras OVS's curator insight,
November 30, 2014 5:33 PM
Acceso gratuito a documentos de las mejores universidades del mundo 
♥ princess leia ♥'s curator insight,
December 28, 2014 11:58 AM
WoW .. Expand your mind!! It has room to grow!!! |
