Education 2.0 & 3.0

Way back in the mid-aughts there was a wave of what were called Web 2.0 tools that got me excited about using new tech tools in my classroom. Those tools gave students the ability to create cool things that were previously limited to the domain of specialists.

Today, I still get excited about tools that enable students to create cool things. The feeling of starting with an idea then turning it into something others can see and use is an empowering feeling. That’s what we can give to students when we introduce them to digital creation tools.

This week you can give your students that empowering feeling by helping them use one of the following tools to create cool things in your classroom.

Looking for an excellent MP3 merger online tool? Here list 5 best online MP3 mergers to help you merge multiple MP3 files into one in just a few clicks.

Bookmarking tools are key to the effective management of digital resources. They allow you to capture  and save important information to read later. Most of these tools provide organizational features enabling users to organize their bookmarked content into boards and collections that can be shared with others. Other tools  even go a step further to provide collaborative features that allow a group of people to collectively bookmark and share online resources. Based on our long experience with reviewing educational web tools, we went ahead and curated for you what we believe are some of the best bookmarking tools for teachers. These are tools you can use to bookmark, annotate and share resources you come across online. We invite you to check out our updated below and share with us your feedback in our Facebook page. Links are provided under the visual.

Vibby is a new video platform that allows users to create interactive video learning experiences. The purpose of Vibby is to enable you to design interactive video content geared towards engaging learners and enhancing communication.

VLC was already pretty great, but the newest version brings a lot of new features to the table. In this article we'll detail everything you need to know about VLC 3.0.

Having a free browser based tool like this can help you to create interesting and engaging materials for students, but it can also allow students to get some hands on experience of editing video and so help to build their digital literacies.

"Confused about password managers? They're simpler than you might think.
By Andrew Chaikivsky
February 07, 2017


"If you haven’t gotten around to using a password manager yet—one of the top safety practices recommended by security experts—you’re not alone. Even Lorrie Cranor, the just-departed chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission, who helped protect consumers from online crimes, only started using one in late 2016. “I’ve been advocating password managers for years but I’d never actually tried one,” Cranor says.

"These services can help defend against criminals by generating and storing a different password—one that's long and complicated—for each of your online accounts. But deciding which password manager to trust with the keys to your online life may seem daunting."

"There are many tools for creating video-based lessons and quizzes in which students answer the questions that you create for them ..."

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Here’s a round-up of full-featured and reasonably priced eLearning tools that will kick start your creativity and help you design compelling course content.

In a world of rapidly advancing technology it’s crucial to ensure companies and organizations are doing their best to make digital developments accessible to everyone.

While browsing the internet, catching up on social media, or texting on mobile devices might seem like second nature to some, accessibility-related barriers prevent millions of people with disabilities from easily using basic forms of technology and, in some cases, even discourage them from going online. 

Creating a mobile app can be a great way to get students interested in learning programming concepts and to get them to dive into researching a topic so that they can build the best apps they can. For example, if a student wanted to create an app that serves as a fun review game, he or she would need to have a solid knowledge of the topic in order to create a meaningful app. To that end, here are four free tools that students can use to develop their own mobile apps.

Below is a compilation of some of the best task management Chrome apps for teachers. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: creating and arranging your to-do lists and tasks, attach notes and photos to your lists, set reminders for important deadlines, organize your tasks into different folders and subfolders or boards, and easily share and collaborate with colleagues.

Inquiry Based Instruction has been an area of study for me for the last couple of years. In my opinion, teaching through inquiry is not only engaging for our students, but develops an essential skill that our kids need to be successful in the 21st century. In this post, I want to share a few of the resources I have been using for the last few years, as well as a few resources that I just learned about. 

Learn with Lynda is back for the new academic year and today we’re putting the spotlight on Learning Audacity. This course is presented by Garrick Chow and lasts 1h 53m.

Audacity is a free, open-source, audio-editing application that can be used to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch Audacity softwareof a recording, and more. The course starts off by getting you up and running, setting out the basics of the program. It will show you how to download and install Audacity; if you are using the software on campus you can skip this section, however if you want to use it on your own computer or laptop then this will help you get set up. As well as import and play existing audio files, and record original audio, including multitrack audio projects. Finally you can see how to perform basic editing tasks like copying and pasting audio and splitting clips, as well as some more advanced features such as automating volume changes across a project.

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