12 Trends in Educational Technology

MOOCS?

This class has been about using instructional technology in the classroom.  I am all for that.  I believe that technology is a tool and, like any tool, can be used effectively or it can be used by someone trying to eat pudding by using a hammer.

Recently, there has been lots of talk about MOOCs, or, Massive Open Online Courses.  In some sense, they are supposed to be the saviors of higher education, allowing students to gain degrees without the high overhead of brick-and-mortar universities.

But, is this really the case?

For History Teachers

Good material for History teachers:

http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/ask-a-master-teacher/23634

A Wiki for Technological Teaching

http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/iwb

This site provides a bunch of examples in teachers using technology effectively.  A free wiki, so most of the material is without cost to the user!

A good resource for teachers with smartboards:

http://www.scholastic.com/smarttech/index.htm#teachers

The Blog of Instructional Technology

This is a blog that I have created for an assignment on instructional technology.  Here I will post a few things as well as my opinions.

Have fun!