5 Trends That Will Change How You Use Social Media in 2015

Here’s a look into the crystal ball at five ways social media will (likely) evolve in 2015.

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I am always looking to the future!

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Inspiring Writing using Adventure Game Creation with Book Creator App – Sept 2014 Blog Post

This term I have been working with upper Key Stage 2 pupils to develop interactive adventure style games in Book Creator. One of the features of the app is it allows you to link objects such as images and text to other pages within the book. For images, tap on the image to select it, then tap on the Info icon and use the hyperlink box to type in the page number. For text, highlight the text withIn the text box and you will see a hyperlink option.

This has enabled us to create games where choices, questions and decisions are asked of the user/player throughout. We have then used this as a stimulus for writing, not only creatively but also instruction and advertising. Above are a few screen shots of an example book I made but I didn’t want to show the pupils too much as I wanted them to come up with their own ideas.

Digital Story creation challenge! Enjoy! 🙂

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The Distracted Generation Infographic – e-Learning Infographics

The Distracted Generation Infographic: Tools and Tips to Get Children Refocused!

Source: elearninginfographics.com

Thanks to Susan Bainbridge for this timely and informative infographic!

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40 Maps That Explain The Internet

The internet increasingly pervades our lives, delivering information to us no matter where we are. It takes a complex system of cables, servers, towers, and other infrastructure, developed over decades, to allow us to stay in touch with our friends and family so effortlessly. Here are 40 maps that will help you better understand the internet — where it came from, how it works, and how it’s used by people around the world.

Source: www.vox.com

This informative site sheds light on the pervasive workings of the Internet.

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4 Innovative New Tools to Try Next Year

Last week, at the annual ISTE conference in Atlanta, Georgia, hundreds of developers and thousands of tech-forward educators converged for the year’s biggest edtech show-and-tell.

Source: www.graphite.org

Even if you couldn`t attend ISTE 2014 in Atlanta, last week, here are some tidbits to help you in the up-coming school year!

 

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Prezi – How to rock a presentation when you can’t see your audience

 

Giving a webinar or remote presentation? These tips will help you engage your audience even w…

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This is a solution to a common presentation problem.

 

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The Epic BYOD Toolchest (51 Tools You Can Use Now) | Edutopia – Linkis.com

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Edutopia blogger Vicki Davis shares a wealth of apps and platforms that can facilitate teaching and maximize learning within a BYOD classroom and school environment. She counts 51, and these are just her favorites!

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Thanks to Vicki Davis for this great blog post!

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Great Free Educational Mac Apps for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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Great Free Educational Mac Apps for Teachers via @medkh9 http://t.co/Wjllq7ChUa #edtech

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Thanks to Jeff Dunn for this list of free educational Mac apps!

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How to Protect Students While Integrating Social Media in …

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Additional Internet Safety Resources for the Classroom. Keeping students safe from the risks associated with social media use while helping them work through assignments and develop essential 21st century skills is a …

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An excellent, detailed article from emerging technology. Many of these ideas apply to high school students, as well as higher education students.

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Learning in 21st Century

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Learning in 21st Century, by lingsc: updated automatically with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos. (RT @siengchong: Learning in 21st Century is out!

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Excellent resources!

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