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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
Curated by
Beth Dichter
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“My students regularly ask, "What’s the Cloud?" And I never have a really good answer for them. "It’s saving and doing stuff online," seems completely inadequate… I generally end up describing a few resources that I think would be useful to that particular student…The Cloud is actually an umbrella concept covering any service or tool that is housed on the Internet…here are some of the things that you can find in the Cloud that will help you in your quest for success in higher education.” Many of these resources are also good for primary and secondary education. 
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Are you loooking to create a social media policy for your school or district? Or to update your current policy? Or perhaps consider guidelines for best practices? Check out this presentation from the ASCD annual conference in March 2012. You can access the presentation (with lots of resources), a resource document and a video created to help educators understand the importance of the use of social media in education.
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iBioSeminars: Free biology videos online
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"Most high school and college students have one. Why are we still generally ignoring them as a valid educational tool? In Sunday’s article “Embracing the Cell Phone in the Classroom With Text Messaging Assignments”, we read about one instructor’s perspective on the importance of embracing the cell phone as a communications tool to engage and connect with today’s students. Wanting to learn a little more about the cell/smart phone phenomenon as it relates to education, I hit the ‘net again and examined dozens of websites and articles to find more worthwhile resources to share. Here’s 10 good ones I found..."
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"Just 44 percent of American teachers say they're satisfied with their jobs, the lowest number in two decades and an 18-point drop since 2008. A growing number of teachers are deciding to leave the profession altogether in favor of a new career path. What's behind the unhappiness?"
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Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide...each masterpiece has an "inspiration" that discusses the picture as well as an artist bio and resources to use in the classroom.
Lauren's curator insight,
August 1, 2013 7:57 PM
Picturing America focuses on American Art in relation to American history. This site is a project by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Images can browsed by theme or time period, and each image provides a backstory that explains its significance. This is a great resource for any student focusing on American Art.
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Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
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If you are looking for great toolkits that "provide digital learning resources and ideas for teachers in specific subject areas" look no further than the Digital Learning Day website. These toolkits are "designed to provide guidance on how technology and digital learning can enhance the educational experience and outcomes for all students." Currently they have toolkits in nine areas:
* Bring Your Own Device
* Civics
* English Language Arts
* Expanded Learning
* Mathematics
* Project Based Learning
* Science
* Social Studies
Great resources are provided and additional toolkits may be added in the future!