I had the pleasure to be in Goiânia for a talk sponsored by Richmond to talk to local teachers about the trends in Ed Tech. It was a very pleasant morning with a group of motivated and interested educators.
Here’s the presentation:
As I pointed out to the audience, we could slice reality and Ed Tech Trends in many different ways, but I tried to keep it simple and relevant, always considering our learners, learning and connections the main focus. I could have mentioned many hot topics, but I decided to talk about:
- Mobile Learning
- Hybrid Instructional Models
- Social Media in Education/Social Learning
- Students and Teachers as Creators
- Gamification
- Sustained on-going Professional Development
Some references and resources I promised sharing here:
http://todaysmeet.com (a room that you can create to talk to your students, encourage collaboration and conversations, and get feedback)
http://mthatlearning.com (My co-worker’s blog with some nice simple activities with mobile devices)
Picollage app – nice app to create photo mosaic, text and images
http://padlet.com (online collaborative wall; I used it in the international collaborative project with Rio and Dusseldorf)
https://twitter.com/search (search on Twitter to find resources for the classroom or even to ask students to make a search – We used the example of the superlatives); I’ve written a series of blogposts at http://www.richmondshare.com.br/author/carlaarena/; hashtags on Twitter that you might want to check (#eadsunday ; #eltchat; #breltchat; #eflchat)
Facebook Groups for learning – https://www.facebook.com/groups/edtechhottopics/ (join us there!)
http://thinglink.com (Interactive Image)
http://schoolexchage.wikispaces.com (International Collaborative Project with videos)
http://bitly.com/lovestory1ctj (example of student video created with the app iMovie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wL_CGATRs4 (Brazil in the World Cup Soccer Finals – example of video created by teacher Cleide)
http://classdojo.com (classroom management tool for young learners with a gamification approach)
I think these are a great start for a teacher’s toolbox that is really into making a move into change and more motivating and engaging classroom practices. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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