31 October 2015

NASCAR App

NASCAR App


 

Wow this is so cool!!

Follow the excitement of the 2015 Chase for the 
NASCAR Sprint Cup with the Windows 10 NASCAR app.
It.provides a comprehensive user experience in a customizable format. 
Follow your favorite driver with targeted news, video and social content. 
Get access to the live leaderboard, in-car cameras and driver audio during live races. 
Follow the Chase with up-to-date standings and an interactive Chase Grid. 
And one-touch navigation allows you purchase tickets or check 


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The world of online learning

The world of online learning 


Check out this infographic about how the world of online learning has 
changed and grown over the years.

Very interesting, especially the comparison between the 
traditional vs the individual comparison!

30 October 2015

eLearning 101 Infographic

eLearning 101 Infographic


The eLearning 101 Infographic presents seven things to get you started 
on your way to becoming an eLearning course developer:

1. Set Up Learning Objectives
2. Prepare Well
3. Use Multimedia in Your Slides
4. Keep it Simple
5. Practice Activities
6. Prepare Knowledge Checks
7. Tie It Into Real World Experiences

Excellent!

GeoGebra

GeoGebra


GeoGebra is free dynamic mathematics software for all 
levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, 
spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one 
easy-to-use package. Interactive teaching and learning
resources created with GeoGebra can be shared and used 
by everyone at tube.geogebra.org

Perfect for Grade 7 - 12


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Afrikaans Voegwoorde

Afrikaans Voegwoorde



This is a 10 page document that covers voegwoorde for Grade 5.

29 October 2015

Then vs Now: Technology in Schools

Then vs Now: Technology in Schools

thenvsnowtechinschools

Wow this is really amazing how much things have changed over the years!

The Distracted Child Infographic

The Distracted Child Infographic


This infographic gives more tips on how to encourage reading in the 21st century.
Some great ideas here.

How to Safely Adopt Office 365 into Your School

How to Safely Adopt Office 365 into Your School


Use the ideas in this ebook to increase adoption of Office 365 
in your school or district and to help ensure that Microsoft's
 productivity tools will be safe for teachers and students. 


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Math Invaders

Math Invaders

 
 

This is great!
This is a free game that you can play.  You can choose the 
operation and difficulty.
Be warned it is not as easy as you think on the higher levels!!

28 October 2015

10 Ways to Win with Windows 10 in the Classroom

10 Ways to Win with Windows 10 in the Classroom


1. Annotate in Microsoft Edge to easily plan and teach lessons
2. Read without distraction with the Reading View in Edge
3. Get things done faster with Cortana*, your clever new personal assistant
4. Snap windows to corners for easy multitasking (Windows key Windows key + arrow key)
5. Set up spoken reminders to keep track of tasks and events
6. Keep track of your day, and network, from the Action Center
7. Organize different workspaces with multiple desktops
8. Leverage new features in the exclusive universal Twitter app to stay connected
9. Transition between PC and Tablet mode seamlessly with Continuum
10. Upgrade your productivity with Office Mobile apps for Windows 10

This is so cool!


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Blended Flipped learning

Blended Flipped learning



This is a great infographic that shows the difference between 
blended and Flipped classrooms.
To sum up a blended learning classroom is where a portion of the class 
is replaced by online activities.
The flipped classroom is where the traditional class activity is
delivered outside of class hours.  During class time the students concentrate
on smaller group problem - solving and other activities.  

Excellent

#blendedlearning #flippedlearning

Learning Materials for Mobile Devices

Learning Materials for Mobile Devices



This is a great FREE book on learning materials.
It covers all different topics, like audio, video, books,
documents, apps, images, storage, widgets, and other resources.
There is also a great topic on lessons and samples of workflows.
PS make sure that you download the kindle cloud add-on to read the book.

Excellent

Free registration is requited.

The Teacher's Guide To Choosing The Best Digital Content

The Teacher's Guide To Choosing The Best Digital Content


This is really a great how to guide infographic
that goes from defining,  researching, exploring and finally selecting
digital content.

27 October 2015

Intel® Learn Easy Steps infographic

Intel® Learn Easy Steps infographic


This is the infographic which gives more information about the previous post.
Excellent

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Intel® Learn Easy Steps

Intel® Learn Easy Steps


Intel Easy Steps Intel Learn Easy Steps gives your students foundational 
digital learning that’s accessible online or offline.
 Choose from over 40 topics grouped by category. 
Tap an activity card to get a self-guided step-by-step mastery of the topic. 

Check out the video below to learn more.


(more information here)

Excellent!!

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Flashcards Pro App

Flashcards Pro App

 
 

This is a great Windows app to make your own flashcards for your
tablet or Windows device.
It is really easy to use and another great thing is that you can download
flashcard sets from quizlet.com and cram.com as well

Excellent!!


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26 October 2015

Grade 4 Mental Maths Test

Grade 4 Mental Maths Test


This is a mental maths test for the Grade 4 learners.
It covers a little bit of everything


Map of Africa

Map of Africa


How many of the countries can you label as part of the African continent?
Perfect for Senior Primary.


#geography

New Way of Learning infographic

New Way of Learning infographic


The New Way of Learning infographic gives us hints about 
why and how we should transform learning:

#learning #education

25 October 2015

24 Ed-Tech Terms You Should Know

24 Ed-Tech Terms You Should Know


So how many do you already know?

Time Management book

Time Management book


This is really a great FREE 17 page book for everyone by biz library

Effective Time Saving Tips and Strategies for Every Employee.
This is really great!
Some of the topics that it discusses are:
Choice Management, Decision Making and
Common Time Drains and Challenges 
(There really is a great deal of things under this!)
and 7 Keys to Winning the Time Management Battle,
Making Better Choices with Our Time


Windows App NovaMind MindMapping

Windows App NovaMind MindMapping


This is a great app that you can use to create mind-maps.

There is a free 'Lite' subscription which does not have everything, 
but most of the features that you would use are included.

There are some great video tutorials on how to use the features.
I have included the first one below.


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Memory and Unforgettable eLearning Infographic

Memory and Unforgettable eLearning Infographic


The ability for our minds to enhance or impair the memories we experience 
is mind-blowing. The Memory and Unforgettable eLearning Infographic 
shows how cognitive biases can be used when creating eLearning.

In summary the four are:
The Bizarreness Effect, the Humour Effect, the Generation Effect and the Picture Superiority Effect

PicTriev

PicTriev


I am going through family history and a thought occurred to me.
If I have different pictures, how can I make sure that they are the same person?

After looking at a great deal of pages, software, etc I found PicTriev.
It gives you percentages of how similar two pictures are and if it
thinks it is the same person.


 Measure similarity (how much they look alike) or identity 
(whether they are from the same person) between two faces.

Very cool!

I think that this might be very useful as a history and research project ...


#PicTriev

24 October 2015

Microsoft Educator Network

Microsoft Educator Network


Have you seen the new site?

Microsoft announces new Educator Community! 
The Microsoft Educator Network will retire shortly, 
so they have encouraged you to explore the new community site.



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A Guide to Formative Assessment Infographic

A Guide to Formative Assessment Infographic



10 Ways to Know When Your Students Aren’t “Getting” It: 

Building in ways to check for understanding during your daily lessons 
helps you quickly and easily gather enough information to determine whether 
or not your students “get it” and then make educated decisions about changes 
you need to make to your planning and instruction as a result. 


Very Good!!

Teacher’s Appreciation Day Around The World

Teacher’s Appreciation Day Around The World


I did not realise that different countries have different days
for Teacher Appreciation Day.
In South Africa, we celebrate this on the 5 October each year.
According to the infographic this looks like the day that most 
countries celebrate this day.


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Learn about how plants grow Interactive

Learn about how plants grow Interactive


Learn about how plants grow by experimenting with different conditions. 
Using heat & water, see if you can make the plant grow to a healthy size.
Perfect for Foundation Phase

How to keep healthy interactive

How to keep healthy interactive


Learn how to keep yourself healthy by discovering how 
different exercises such as walking and running can affect your heart rate.
Great for Foundation Phase!

How Tablets & Mobile Devices Have Changed the College Experience Infographic

How Tablets & Mobile Devices Have Changed the 
College Experience


WOW, some really interesting facts here!
"College students own 7 tech devices on average.".
I wonder how this changes from country to country.
I would imagine that in South Africa this would be much less!

#education

22 October 2015

The Science of Classroom Design

The Science of Classroom Design 


This infographic has a look at the various things that you can do in your classroom.
Some of the things that are discussed are:
classroom space, use of colour, light and digital spaces.

Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe Photoshop Express


This is a great app for editing web and mobile application.  
It is used to directly edit photos on blogs and social networking sites, 
so that users do not have to download or upload images

Cool!


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Windows Solar System Simulation App

Windows Solar System Simulation App


This is a really a great app for the solar system and beyond.


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English Grammar Pro

English Grammar Pro

 
 

Here is a great Windows FREE App that does various English
components, like parts of speech, Grammar and spoken language.

Very cool!


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21 October 2015

Windows MathQuiz App

Windows MathQuiz App


MathQuiz is an application that you can test your math skills in a fun way. 
You can both improve your calculation skills and have fun. 
You need to answer the questions in given time. 
You can choose easy, medium and hard levels. 
And you can also choose the question types you want to answer.

Very cool!!


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