Checking out new sites to better education

Twitter When I first heard of Twitter I really did not see any positive educational value to it whatsoever. I thought it was a great way for people who have opinions to say what they want to people who may or may not care what they said. I think it is very interesting that with more time and patience the educational experience is far more intricate than I ever expected. The thing that I never accounted for is that Twitter provides a great way to connect with others through other people or from searching them out. I was able to find other educators through the search and use their following lists to see others of interest. The best thing that Twitter does is allow the user to provide links to pictures, articles and videos. This is where my attention was placed for the secure and positive educational value. The ability for my students to be able to follow me for my classroom and be provided with the articles or links to videos I use in class invaluable. The mess of having to print out all the things I want the kids to read and then they lose them anyway. It is just frustrating. I think it is far more valuable for my time and resources that I can provide a link that is not encumbered by the school webpage and get right to the point. See what I want them to see and nothing else. And, if they follow me they can get it right away. The transition of language is becoming more concise and specific. Twitter is moving the trend down to the least about of language possible. I think my students will love it. Prezi I grew up with taking notes from Power Point on a classroom TV. I thought that it was way too slow and cumbersome to take notes. Most of the PowerPoints had words and that was it. The newest version of the power point style media presentation software is web based Prezi. This online tool allows the user to create movable and much more intricate presentations that keep my attention far better than the old PowerPoint. The best advantage of using the new Prezi rather or over the linear PowerPoint is that if you want to review a specific part of the presentation you can view the whole thing in one screen. The software has the ability to zoom and focus your data into or on top of each other. This excellent program will allow students to create presentations for class where their ability to present is hindered by time, creativity and their grasp of the material. This easy to use program will enable students to include any and all resources in their presentation to make sure they can demonstrate their knowledge in the best way they know how. The fact the software is usable across all platforms makes it the best way for my students to be permitted to use it and demonstrate their knowledge. Educlipper One of the most difficult things when you begin teaching is finding resources for you as a teacher and to provide your students. Being able to find comfort in a curation website for education that you can trust moves teachers beyond the surviving mode and into thriving mode. What better educational resource could you ask for than one that connects great people with their great easy to use resources? Educlipper enables individuals to create profiles and add resources to permit others to connect with them and use their materials. I know the challenge of googling a topic for your classroom instruction and getting the mounds of data back that may or mostly may not be used by an effective teacher for their students. Educlipper gives a new teacher and student the ability to find documents and presentations that will enhance the ability to learn. This is also available across all platforms to enable all students regardless of technology access to this great resource. Twitter.com Prezi.com EduClipper.com