Thank you Richard Byrne, for sharing yet another example of a tool that works well for a flipped or blended model. We appreciate the opportunity for engagement this notetaking tool adds to any video we assign to our students.
Common Core Language Standard 7.4.C calls for students to "Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech."
Last week Socrative published a spreadsheet of more than 1,000 quizzes created by teachers. Watch the demonstration on how to add one of those quizzes to your Socrative account.
Microsoft Research and Skype is removing language barriers to make it possible for more people to communicate. Mystery Skype lessons just got better! The first phase of the Skype Translator preview program kicks-off with two spoken languages, Spanish and English, and 40+ instant messaging languages will soon be available to Skype customers who have signed-up via the Skype Translator sign-up page and are using Windows 8.1 on the desktop or device. hear from the team on the Garage Blog .
Learn something new this week: how to build the technology that touches all of our lives! "We don't have enough people who are skilled and trained these days." Learn about the "Humanity of software."