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Learning Technology & Tech Observations by Dr. Helen Teague

Nov
25

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Tech BFFs — Parlay Ideas

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Tech BFFs — Parlay Ideas

BFF is an acronym for “Best Friend Forever.” These websites and tips are so good that they will become your technology BFFs!

Texas Computer Educators’ Association remains the most trusted legacy resource for teaching and learning. From TCEA’s resource recommendations is an established AI tool called Parlay Ideas that will be helpful for your professional teaching endeavors.

Classroom discussion is the consistent instructional strategy. In STEAM learning, classroom discussion is a critical method for fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills through open-ended questions and collaborative dialogue. Teachers guide these discussions, which can involve strategies like Socratic dialogue, Round Table Circles, and using real-world problems, to encourage students to explore ideas from multiple perspectives and build a deeper understanding of concepts.

Parlay Ideas is a legacy online AI application with free account options, that provides a brainstorming opportunity to facilitate higher-order thinking classroom discussion prompts and other learning opportunities. There are several tutorials embedded on the Parlay Ideas website.

Here is a short navigation video shared in my graduate courses:

Video and embedded Transcript at this link: https://www.loom.com/share/0bcf17d66b2844e5899beb1176552ed5

 

Thank you, TCEA!

Aug
14

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Back-to-School Learning Apps

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App recommendations from TCEA

As you prepare for back-to school investigate these learning apps from TCEA’s blog post by Dr. Bruce Ellis at this link

Apr
28

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Is Snapchat Linked to Learning Opportunities?

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Recent headlines reference Snapchat, a 2011 multimedia messaging app created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown:

Snapchat Wednesday introduced a new type of augmented-reality-enhanced interactive lens, Snappables, calling them the first shared AR experiences on the messaging application. (Adweek)

Also Wednesday, Snap’s stock tanked a day after the company acknowledged it’s testing a redesign of the Snapchat redesign. (Deadline)

Is there a way(s) to include Snapchat as a Mobile tech affordance in classroom, online, hybrid instruction? 

Mar
27

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New Favorite App – Clio Shows History Where You Are

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Nov
16

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New York Times Affordable Student Rates

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The New York Times is cheaper than ever for college students. The Times is now offering new student subscribers a $1 a week digital package, which grants full access to NYTimes.com and its apps.

Any student who is interested needs to sign up using a valid school email address and their  graduation year.

 

 

Information Source: Fishbowl

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Aug
1

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Evernote Now Lets Users Create eBooks

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News From GalleyCat: Evernote Now Lets Users Create eBooks
The popular note taking app Evernote has a new feature that lets users produce an eBook or PDF directly from the app. The new tool comes as part of an integration with self-publishing platform FastPencil. Users can publish a group of notes from Evernote or their entire notebook by importing the pages into FastPencil’s self-publishing platform from within the Evernote app.

Apr
21

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New App Combines Two Images Adds Shaping

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Union ($1.99) by Pixite LLC is the latest photography app from the makers of Tangent and Fragment. If you’re a fan of superimposing images on top of other images, then Union was made for you. Learn more at this post

http://appadvice.com/review/quickadvice-union/

Oct
18

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Invite Calvin and Hobbes for the weekend

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Go Comics has the complete Calvin and Hobbes archive. Read the comic strip online this weekend (and for everyday thereafter) Read the strip online or download the mobile app. There’s a C&H documentary premiering on November 15.

On New Year’s Eve, 1995 artist Bill Watterson decided to end the beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip he created. He avoided licensing his creations to toy makers or movie makers.

Go

Jul
10

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Virtual Summer Vacay with Google Field Trip

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Summer is all about fun, food, and fabulous vacations. Googlewants to contribute to your vacay fun this summer.

Virtually, that is...

Google’s Field Trip free app, when installed on your Android phone, garners a free admission at 23 U.S. museums and zoos until the end of July. Travel destinations include The Museum of Arts and Design, Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco (a personal favorite), Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, Exploratorium, San Francisco, the Bronx Zoo in New York City and much more!

Google Field TripWhen you visit a location, Field Trip supplies information from publications such as Zagat. There is a read-aloud option for a great modification or auditory learner option. If your museum experience is limited to The Museum Gift Shop,  a map view within the app also helps you find fun places nearby, with category searching.

Google originally launched Field Trip last September. The app runs in the background on your phone, and when it intuits that you’re around something noteworthy, it makes suggestions for places to visit.

To take advantage of the free ticket, download Google Field Trip from the App Store [App Store link] or Google Play [Google Play link], and head out on the town. When you’re near one of the attractions included in the offer, a free pass will automatically appear within the Nearby tab, granting you free admission from ticket-takers.

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Source: Emily Price @ http://mashable.com/2013/07/05/google-field-trip-july-free/
SEE ALSO: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time

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Jun
27

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Google Play for Education–The List

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Sometimes it is advantageous to have your name on the list: the list for pre-sale announcements, the list for early bird registration, the list for first-class upgrades…

and The List for Google Play for Education. Google Play for Education will soon allow web developers to offer Apps to their schools. When this online portal premieres later this year, Google Play for Education will allow schools to discover, purchase, and distribute Apps and content in bulk to their students with ease. Three cheers for ghosted App delivery! Visit the edu developer microsite to learn more.

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Google will soon expand its education offering to schools, districts, and/or school systems to include Nexus tablets and Google Play for Education. Advantages for schools include ease and portability of tablets together with up-to-date educational resources. Schools can easily manage tablets, and discover, purchase, and distribute content and apps seamlessly.

To get on The List for notification and  information when the program launches later this year, complete the form at this link

Source: Rusty Meyners

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