Richard Byrne, an award-wining Google Certified teacher, created this resource, which provides a selection of free technology tools that can be used in any K-12 classroom. It is intended to assist teachers who are fairly new to the practice of integrating technology into their curriculum.

Discover the impact that Student Directed Learning can have on both students and educators.

Bloom’s Taxonomy refers to a classification of learning objectives set by educators, and divided into three domains (cognitive, affective and psychomotor), each comprised of different levels. In other words, it is a multi-tiered model of classifying thinking, which educators use to encourage their students to develop a higher level of thinking.

When implementing iOS devices in the classroom, educators can utilize various apps to assist their students in creating, evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding and remembering information. The following Wiki provides a useful table of apps designed according to the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy:

teachwithyouripad

A recent article by Liz Dwyer has identified the possibility of a mobile education revolution.

The article states that “75% of students have a cell phone.” That fact is not going to change anytime soon. So instead of banning the use of cell phones in school buildings, why can’t students be permitted to use their mobile devices to enhance the learning process? Instead of assuming that all teenagers will at some point use their phones inappropriately to play games or bully their peers, shouldn’t we create environments of reciprocal trust in our classrooms so that our students know that type of behavior will not be tolerated?

The following link provides a list of 50 worthwhile technology tools for educators to explore and use to make connecting with their students a little bit easier. The tools have been divided into 4 categories: Social Learning, Learning, Lesson Planning and Tools, and Useful Tools. They provide resources to make lesson plans more engaging and interesting, to help teachers stay connected and organized, and to develop effective learning tools for the classroom.

Learn how to implement Student Directed Learning in your classroom or school district.