Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
~Bill Gates
As an educator, it is essential to have resources that help connect rather than disconnect students from authentic, holistic learning. Like any other tool, some ways of using it are better than others! Please find below a suggestion of books, websites, articles and apps that will allow tehnology to be a positive force in your classroom when used properly and mindfully.
Books
- One World School House, by Salman Khan
- Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom, by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Marcia B. Imbeau
- Teaching Online: Tools and Techniques, Options and Opportunities, by Hockly, Nicky and Lindsay Clandfield
- Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator, by Dave Burgess
- Make It Stick, by Peter C. Brown
- Visible Learning for Teachers, by John Haitte
- The New Art and Science of Teaching: More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success: by Robert Marzano
- The ZEN Teacher, by Dan Tricarico
- What Teacher's Make, by Taylor Mali
- The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-being in Teachers and Students, by Daniel Rechtschaffen
- What Great Teacher's Do Differently: 17 things that matter the most, by Todd Whitaker
- Design for How People Learn, by Julie Dirksen
Websites
- EdTech Teacher: http://edtechteacher.org/tools/
- Edublogs: https://edublogs.org/
- Blendspace: https://www.tes.com/lessons?redirect-bs=1
- Centre for Teaching and Learning: http://www.washington.edu/teaching/teaching-resources/engaging-students-in-learning/teaching-with-technology-2/
- Net Smartz: http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety
- Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org
- Stay Safe Online: https://staysafeonline.org/teach-online-safety/
- Mindup: https://mindup.org/
- Smithsonian Education: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
- Scholastic Teachers: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/home/
- Adventures of CyberBee: http://www.cyberbee.com/
- TEAMS Educational Resources: http://www.educationworld.com/
- Discovery Education: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Useful Articles
- The Smith Files: https://smithsystem.com/smithfiles/2014/10/20/classroom-technology-much-enough/
- eLearning Industry.com: 6 eLearning Best Practices
- Renton School District: Digital Learning Best Practices
- TeachOnline.com: Teaching in a Digital Age
- Teaching in a Digital Age: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/misha-abarbanel/holistic-education-in-2016_b_8912518.html
Apps for Teachers
- Forest
- Productivity Challenge Timer
- A Soft Murmur
- Be Limitless
- Tinkercad
- Instructables
- Duolingo
- Animoto
- Hopscotch
- Educreations
- Explain Everything