Learning is Change

Well Kevin Croghan,

Hello there.

Interesting to see how teachers are using flipboard in the classroom.

I love that this graphing calculator works on touch devices. I’m not entirely sure why students would need a to-83 if they have a phone.

Originally shared by Derrick mcneill

Found Desmos in the chrome store it works in drive thinking of the possibilities

 https://www.desmos.com/calculator

https://www.desmos.com/calculator//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

Some really interesting ideas on how design thinking can influence schools.

Can students be agents of change in the way they describe?

“The capacity for students to recognize and appreciate the design dimensions of objects, ideas and systems.

The capacity for students to be agents of change with regard to design in the world.

The capacity for students to think and learn through tinkering.”

Jeremy Inscho Christina Jean Mia Peterson Jacob Benezra John Protsman

A new whiteboard/screencasting iPad app came out last month that I hadn’t heard of, but that I am intrigued by.

The difference between this one and the others I have seen (explain everything), is that you can record from the camera while you are recording the screen as well. This would allow you to put more of “yourself” as the teacher into the videos you create, or more of the “students as teachers” into their own creations. 

Also, the app is free, which is nice for trying it out.

Christina Jean Have you seen this one yet?

So, the online version of iWork is now available. This gives the ability to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations from the web with a really high fidelity for formatting and syncing with devices like the iPad.

I encourage you to check it out, especially if you have iPads in your classroom.

https://www.icloud.com///cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

I am looking to try out No Red Ink, a tool for creating grammar geeks and writing nerds (or just good student writers and thinkers). Anyone have experience with the tool and using it for authentic writing tasks?