PETA wants court to grant copyright to ape that snapped famous selfie

Interesting conversation on Copyright Laws for others...  Check out the article here.

How To Use Padlet In Your Classroom

Richard Byrne from "Free Technology For Teachers" blog, posted a video playlist on how he has used Padlet as a task management tool, as a blogging tool, as a multimedia collage platform, and as a tool for collaborative bookmarking of websites.  Be sure to watch all three videos.

An Introduction to OneNote - Your Digital Notebook

Sal Khan on Blended Learning

Visual Notetaking on the iPad

A Comparison of 5 Tools for Building Classroom Websites By Richard Byrne

The Free Technology for Teachers blog, written by Richard Burne, posted By Request - A Comparison of 5 Tools for Building Classroom Websites.  This chart below compares five popular tools for building classroom websites. You can find a Google Docs copy of the chart here or download it through the Box.com widget embedded below.



Byrne, Richard. "Free Technology for Teachers: By Request - A Comparison of 5 Tools for Building Classroom Websites." Free Technology for Teachers: By Request - A Comparison of 5 Tools for Building Classroom Websites. N.p., 28 Dec. 2014. Web. 30 Dec. 2014.

The Educational Technology and Mobile Learning blog posted a great article, "All the Resources Teachers Need To Start Using Edmodo in Class."

As a teacher, Edmodo can help you:

• Provide your students with an enriching writing environment where they can compose, collaborate and share their writing projects with peers, teachers and family.
• Encourage real-time discussion and extend learning beyond the classroom through using Edmodo as a backchannel.
• Create a global classroom where you can invite students from other parts of the world to meet your students and develop language skills, communicational skills, skills of initiative, problem solving, self awareness and working collaboratively in teams.
• Maintain a  communicational channel with parents and keep them updated on the classroom activities throughout the whole year.
• Create book clubs where students can get to develop their reading and writing skills.
• Create a teacher lounge where teachers from your school can discuss ideas and share content.
• Create a group for your class and use it to communicate upcoming assignments, quizzes, tests, due dates, class events, announcements and many more.
• Create alumni groups where students can keep in touch and stay connected with each other.

Edmodo Resources	Links
Guides	Teachers’ Guide to The Use of Edmodo with Students. A Handy Guide to Everything Teachers Need to Know about Edmodo A Comprehensive Guide on How to Use Edmodo in Your Teaching
PDF Resources	Early.Elementary.Quick.Guide.pdf Late.Elementary.Quick.Guide.pdf Middle.School.Quick.Guide.pdf High.School.Quick.Guide.pdf Administrators.Quick.Guide.pdf Edmodo_Best_Practices.pdf
Edmodo Apps for Teachers	3 Useful Apps Teachers should Use with Edmodo Snapshot for Edmodo
Edmodo Tips for Teachers	Two Things Every Teacher Should Be Able to Do on Edmodo 20 Ways to Use Edmodo in Students
Edmodo Student Resources	Sample Code of Conduct Student Guide to Edmodo (for Students)
Edmodo Professional Development Resources	Edmodo Training Resources Video: Professional Development Powered by Edmodo Create or Join a Professional Development Group Administrator Manual
Edmodo Parent Resources	Parent Guide to Edmodo (for Parents) Sample Letter to Parents- Introduction to Edmodo Edmodo Parent Permission Form Example
Edmodo Cheat Sheet	A Great Edmodo Cheat Sheet for Teachers