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Recommended Ed Tech Tool: TechTerms.com!

Curious about technology terms you have been hearing around the office, during conferences, or in conversations with co-workers? 

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The simple art of reading use to entail holding a hard-copy of a magazine or book. Today it may also mean downloading an electronic file readable on multiple devices (Ipad, Iphone, Laptop, eReader…) which are offered by various companies (Barnes & Noble, Sony, Amazon…) in numerous models (Kindle, Nook, Pandigital, Kobo…).

Today the technology industry is moving at a phenomenal pace. The options for how we collect, absorb, store, and share information has exponentially increased both personally and professionally. Along with this paradigm shift, there is a myriad of terms used to describe these new ventures such as hashtags, avatars, routers, cloud computing, and so much more!

  • In an effort to fill your tool box, the CMLE “Recommended Ed Tech Tool” is a site called Tech Terms. It is a virtual clearinghouse of technology terms and meanings; searchable alphabetically or by category (internet, hardware, software, acronyms, etc.) providing simple, easy to read explanations.

Recommended Ed Tech Tool: Animoto

animotoIt is quite possible that you could tell us all about your love and use  of Animoto, which I hope you will do in the comments area of this blog post! In a nutshell , Animoto allows you to create video-based lessons and presentations for the classroom.  And, the Animoto site claims it is easy as pie! We know that teachers in some districts regularly use this tool, but we’ve also heard that media specialists and librarians alike are creating cool book trailers using it too! Care to share a link to your book trailers in the comments area?