GoClass

GoClass is a fantastic all-in-one mobile learning solution for iOS/Android devices.  This is a great place for educators to create a lesson (via the web) and then push them out to their student devices.  Students can then take then join a "class" session and take the lesson.  All results are done in real-time and this is ideal for Guided Learning, Differentiated Instruction, and as well as "flipping" a classroom.  Finally, GoClass now supports Google's ID system which allows users w/ a Google ID to login to their account.

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

*GoClass is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle

Edpuzzle is one of my favorite sites for "flipping" a classroom.  This educational tool allows educators to edit/crop a video and record their own audio to guide a lesson.  This is a ideal for wanting to point out specific points a video, ask a question, etc.  Best of all, a teacher can embed quizzes into their video which makes it perfect for the Flipped Classroom.

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

Below is a brief demo...



For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

9Slides

9Slides one of the best sites/apps around for "flipping a classroom" is now available for the Windows App store!!!  This is a excellent educational tool for adding audio/video narration to a presentation (PDF, Keynote, PPT)  Some of the ways educators are using this in the classroom is for: guided learning, Pecha Kucha style presentations, and even flipping a classroom.

I highly recommend checking out 9Slides by clicking here!!!

Also, 9Slides is nominated for "Best new Startup of 2013" for the annual Crunchies Awards.  Click here to show your support!!!

For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click here.

*9Slides is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

GoClass

GoClass is a fantastic educational tool (site/app) that allows educators to share their lessons in mobile environment.  Teachers can use the GoClass web interface (site) to manage and create interactive lessons for students and then share them to their mobile devices.  Also, they can create courses, track students, assess, and more.  GoClass uses the formula of Show, Explain, and Ask to teach and reinforce learning.  This is a fantastic way for not only Mobile Learning but for "flipping a classroom" and Differentiated Instruction as well.

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

Below is a brief demo...



*GoClass is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle App

EDpuzzle the premiere site for flipping a lesson through video has just released a free iOS app.  As w/ the site this app allows users to take a video and easily "make it their own" by editing, cropping, adding narration and questions to flip a lesson or classroom.  Students can then view the video on their mobile device, answer the questions, and gauge their learning.  This is also a great way for educators to assess student's learning and differentiate instruction.

I highly recommend checking out the free EDpuzzle iOS app by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.
For more info check out Edshelf.

Below is a brief demo video...

Comment Bubble

Comment Bubble is a neat little site that I just found out about from Ozge Karaoglu on Technology & Learning.  The way this works is a user uploads a video and then selects what kind of feedback/comments they want to allow.  Once this is done a person can then leave text, audio, or even video comments to any video.  This is a great way to carry on a discussion about a video, as well as generate interactive graphs.  Finally, a teacher can use this to flip their classroom/lesson to assess how well a student understands their topic.

I highly recommend checking out Comment Bubble by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.

Conojo Whiteboard

Conojo Whiteboard is a fascinating iPad app for drawing lessons or for brainstorming/mind-mapping ideas.  Conojo Whiteboard allows users to draw their lessons w/ an abundance of tools w/ the ability to invite others via bluetooth to collaborate in real-time.  Best of all, an educator can record their voice to create a flipped lesson, guide instruction, or more.  Also, there are a wide variety of templates which helps a user create the exact kind of presentation they are looking for and the ability to export their finished product via a link, Evernote, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Conojo Whiteboard by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Brainstorming/Mind-Mapping click here.

Zaption

Zaption is a excellent learning tool that can be used by educators for Blended or Flipped Learning, as well as for Project Based Learning.  It allows a user to take a video and edit it by cropping and adding learning elements such as questions to create a "learning tour".  Best of all, educators can then track and assess student learning by tracking how they are doing.  Also, a "learning tour" can be shared via email or embedded into a site or blog.  Finally, a user can browse through any public Zaption and customize it to meet their own needs.

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

For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.

EDpuzzle Folders

EDpuzzle the fantastically simple tool to turn any video into a lesson has just launched a new "folder" feature that makes it easy for educators/students to organize and curate their videos/lessons.  All a user has to do is login, create a folder, and then select the videos they want to add.  Also, a user can move a folder into a folder to make things even easier (I wish the iPad would let u do that).

For those not familiar w/ EDpuzzle it is a great learning tool that educators around the world are using to edit, crop, and add narration to a video to create flipped lessons or flip a classroom.  Also, they are using it to track/manage student progress, assess in real-time, and much much more.

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

Below is a brief demo of EDpuzzle Folders...



For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle New Look

EDpuzzle the amazingly simple site for Flipping a Classroom/Lesson just released a sleeker new design w/ new tools to make it even easier to create an engaging interactive video.

What is EDpuzzle?  EDpuzzle is a free learning tool for educators being used in classrooms around the world to take a video and "make it their own" by editing a video, adding narration, and even adding questions/poll/quiz.  W/ the educational portals students can join a class via a unique code (i.e. ClassDojo).  This portal allows educators to create a video, assign them to students/classes, and even assess them.  This is great for Differentiating Instruction, Project Based Learning, and Flipping a Classroom.  Not only that, but teachers can see the progress of each video assignment and set permissions (Block Seeking Ahead) on wether the video can be skipped through or not.

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

Below is a brief demo...

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For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Otus

Otus is a fantastic new free learning tool for the mobile classroom.  This is a innovative mobile learning environment that lets educators and students interact in a safe and easy way.  There is a free iPad app for educators and one for students that lets teachers: assess, track students, poll, grade, browse the web and more.  While students can do their assignments, take notes in real-time in split screen mode, and view instruction at home for Flipped Learning.  Otus is a all-in-one Mobile Learning solution for the 1:1 to classroom.

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

Below is a brief demo video...



*Otus is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle

EDpuzzle is vastly becoming one of the premiere web tools around for learning in the classroom.  This is fantastic free tool for editing a video, cropping, adding quizzes/polls, narration, etc. then embedding into site/blog.  It is being used to flip a classroom or lesson, Project Based Learning, and even for differentiating instruction.  The educational portal allows students to sign-up w/out needing an email account and lets educators track student progress in real-time.

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

For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

GoClass

GoClass is a excellent free all-in-one solution for Mobile Learning or the mobile (1:1) classroom.  This is an innovative way to integrate technology into the classroom by using their free app on their mobile devices.  The way this works is the educator creates their class/students through the web interface and then creates the lesson.  The students then use their mobile devices to complete the assignment and interact w/ the teacher/lesson.  Best of all the teacher can view and assess in real-time what each student is doing on their mobile device.  This is a great way to flip a class and differentiate instruction.

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

Below is a brief demo video...



If you're attending ISTE be sure to check out GoClass here.

*GoClass is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Penzu Classroom

Penzu Classroom is wonderful new web 2.0 site that allows educators/students to create online journals and more.  This is done in a safe environment where educators create a journal/class and then students join via unique code (similar to ClassDojo).  Once a student has joined a class a educator can send assignments, instructions, comment on student's work, etc.  This is a great way for educators to organize and track their students all in one place via the cloud.
 Educators can use it for any type of writing assignments, rough drafts, and even use it to "flip" a lesson.

I highly recommend checking out Penzu Classroom by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review check out Graphite.

For my Pinterest board on Web 2.0 in the Classroom click here.


Below is a brief demo...

FlipSnack Edu

FlipSnack Edu is a new Web 2.0 site w/ educational portal that allows educators and students to create/deliver online content in a safe way.  This is done by either uploading a PDF or creating it from their site.  Once content or book is created a user can then add other multimedia such as: images, text, audio, etc.  Another nice feature are the rubrics which allow educators to evaluate and assess assignments, making this a nice tool for Blended & Flipped Learning.

I highly recommend checking out FlipSnack Edu by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review check out Graphite.

For my Pinterest board on Web 2.0 click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Web 2.0 click here.

Otus

Otus is a innovative new mobile learning system for the iPad.  This is an excellent free easy to use tool that educators around the world are using to seamlessly integrate technology into their classroom.  W/ the free iPad app educators can track assignments, assess students, poll, browse the web, take attendance, and more.  It is a complete all-in-one solution for the mobile learning environment.  Educators can even "flip" a lesson for at home instructions.  Also, the simple to use split-screen allows students to take notes while working on assignments.

Below is a brief demo video...



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

*Otus is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Been for Education

Been for Education is one of my favorite new Web 2.0 sites/companies that is perfect for Social Learning.  This is all done through a safe educational portal that allows educators to manage/create student accounts.  Been is a great way to collaborative browse the web, curate, and collaborate in a safe environment.  It kind of reminds of a cross between Symbaloo and Diigo w/ a more visual and interactive style.

Been is a great tool for Project Based or Guide Learning, and even for Flipping a classroom.  The protective "bubble" that Been wraps each web page in is a great way to make browsing the web safe (as well as a district's filter) and interactive for students.

I highly recommend checking out Been for Education by clicking here!!!

For Technology & Learning's review of Been click here.

*Been is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle Grading

EDpuzzle the fantastically simple tool to flip a lesson or classroom has just released an update that now allows educators to grade a students "video" grade them and then export them into a CSV file.  This makes a super easy to use tool for education even better as users can not only take a video and "make it their own" by editing/cropping a video, adding narration, and adding poll/quiz, a teacher can export grades w/ the click of the button.

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

For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

EDpuzzle

EDpuzzle is a fantastic free tool for educators or students to take a video and "make it their own".  The way this they do this is by uploading a video (i.e. YouTube, Vimeo, TeachersTube, etc) and then edit it by: cropping, adding their own, narration, and even embed a quiz.  This is ideal for educators looking to Flip a Lesson/Classroom and differentiate instructions.  Finally, a finished video/presentation can then be embedded into a site.

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

Below is a brief demo...



For my Pinterest board on a Flipped Classroom click here.

*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Swivl

Swivl is an innovative robotic device (accompanied w/ mobile app) that holds a mobile device (i.e tablet, iPad, iPhone etc.) and records while following along what the user holding the Swivl remote is doing.  For example, if a teacher is giving a lecture or wants to record themselves or students then would use the Swivl to record the event w/out the limits of having to stand in one spot in front of a camera.  The Swivl will will turn/rote or raise up/down to record what the teacher is doing.

Also, Swivl has a secure cloud environment for sharing video and a user can use the mobile app to edit their video as well as add other content to their video (i.e. images, slides, etc.)  This is great for educators who want to Flip their classroom, assess themselves or students, and even for giving professional development.

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