Edublog Awards 2013

It's that time of year again for us educators w/ a blog or public forum to nominate our favorite blogs, educators, web tools, etc in a wide variety of categories for the coveted Edublog Awards.  Below you'll find my list and of course I wish everyone the best of luck!!! :-)

• Best Individual Blog - Shelly Terrell (Teacher Reboot Camp)
• Best New Blog - Karen Wright-Balbier (Karen's Korner: Using Tech to Teach and Learn)
• Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog - Erin Klein (Kleinspiration)
• Best Teacher Blog - Stacey Roshan - (techieMusings)
• Best Administrator Blog - Kelly Tenkley - (iLearn Technology)
• Best Twitter Hashtag - #edchat
• Best Free Webtool - Buncee
• Best Educational Use of audio/video/visual podcast - Ladygeeks 
• Best Open PD/Unconference/Webinar Series - Reform Symposium (RSCON)
• Best Educational use of a Social Network - TechinEDU
• Best Mobile App - FluencyFinder 
• Lifetime Achievement - Naomi Harm 

To nominate your own candidates or for more info on the Edublog awards click here.

Geddit

Geddit is a new educational tool that I just found out about from Edshelf.  This is a wonderful site that allows students to use any mobile device to gauge their understanding of any given topic/lesson.  The way this works as a lesson is being given they click/tap a on bar (think bar graph increasing vertically) to show their understanding (i.e., 1 bar - not very - 4 bars - very).  On the the teacher's device they will receive instant real-time feedback and be able to see which students are doing good and which ones are struggling.  This is a great way for teachers to differentiate instruction and adjust their lessons to meet individual needs.

I highly recommend checking out Geddit by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

eLearning Infographics

eLearning Infographics is an excellent site for finding educational infographics.  Not only can a user search for infographics in a wide range of topics a person can submit their infographics as well.  Once a user finds their infographic, they can print it out, share it w/ others, or even embed it into their site/blog.

I highly recommend checking out eLearning Infographics by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

Chegg

Chegg is fantastic sites for students as it has a ton of useful resources for college aged students.  This is a great place for students to explore courses, find homework help, and buy/sell/rent textbooks.  All a student has to do is get a quote, ship the books for free, and then await payment when the book is received.

I highly recommend checking out Chegg to sell textbooks.

Hakitzu Elite: Robot Hackers

Hakitzu Elite: Roboto Hackers is a fun iOS game that I just found out about from Edshelf.  In this game players battle robots against others while learning how to program them w/ JavaScript.  As a player gets better in coding they are able to unlock extra items such as levels and more.

I recommend checking out Hakitzu Elite by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Learning how to Program/Code click here.

Math vs Undead

Math vs Undead is a fun educational iOS app that combines what kids love zombie, w/ Math.  This is a great game for practicing basic Math skills such as: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and more. Ideally this game is for 3rd - 8th graders and has students trying to stop zombies by solving Math equations.

I highly recommend checking out Math vs Undead by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational iOS Apps click here.

My Geometric Universe

My Geometric Universe is a cool iOS app for helping students draw geometric shapes.  This works by supplying a bunch of drawing tools such as: pencil, ruler, compass, etc etc.  Once a shape is created it can then integrated into one of three digital environments: kids room, Middle Ages, or Ancient Egypt.

I highly recommend checking out My Geometric Universe by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.