Recently, the AASL came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
Duolingo is one such app. The app encourages students to learn another language by rewarding points for correct translations. The app starts off easy and is simple to use. AASL provides a tip: use the app along with geography lessons to get students interested in learning another language!
The app is free and is available on iOS and Google Play. It is recommended for 3rd through 12th graders. Check out the promotional video:
Have you been orchestrating a book in your head? Don’t write it down – type it up! Liberio is a new eBook publishing platform launched on July 22nd. Mike Butcher of TechCrunch writes, “Liberio could be used to create anything from an eBook, magazine, school project, you name it,” and also helps publish and distribute the finished work. The program works with Google Drive and is designed with ease of use in mind. Liberio has a great, simple site that explains the process of publishing your work with their program. Check it out and see how simply you can get published!
Google’s been at it again! They’ve recently released Google Classroom, a program designed to conserve time and paper, and to help keep you organized. Like the rest of Google’s Apps for Education services, Google Classroom has no advertisements and is free for schools. Google provided two case studies that give examples of the program’s functionality. The Clarkstown Central School District Case Study illustrates the ways the program has increased student engagement and classroom organization in a suburban public school. The second case study, done at Fontbonne Hall Academy, shows how positively it was received by students, faculty and staff at a small private school. All these possibilities really get the mind going!
A Pew Report from September 10th, 2014 brings more insight into how young adults are using (or not using) their local libraries. The report is based on several years’ research and divides Americans under 30 and those 30 and over. Within the report you’ll find many graphs and charts, but below you’ll find one that illustrates how often Americans read books:
Everyone loves Legos! A trend among some internet users is to combine their love of books with their Lego skills. I did some digging and found five I think you’ll enjoy:
Recently, the AASL came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
