Links for Creating Sustainable Learning in the Cloud

Go to education technology conferences, see what others are doing in their classrooms, and do your lesson planning with digital tools in mind. 

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Events to Attend

CUE Conference -- "CUE produces two conferences focused on the innovative use of technology in education each year and collaborates with other organizations to produce symposia and other large events that target all levels of educators, policymakers and administrators."

ISTE Conference -- "the world's leading education technology conference and exposition. Connect with colleagues from around the globe to help shape the future of learning with technology."

Leaders to Follow

Blended and Flipped Learning: 
Aaron Sams's video -- Flipped Classroom Explained  
Jon Bergmann's website -- http://flipped-learning.com

Global Collaborative Learning:
Vicki Davis -- Cool Cat Teacher Blog, Flat Classroom Book

Cloudware to Use

Cloudware provides various ways to communicate: 

Curation Tools
Diigo for saving, organizing and sharing sources.
Symbaloo for bookmarking web resources in a cloud-based visual display. 

Brainstorming, Mindmapping & Note-taking Tools
Bubbl.us to create mind-maps with flowchart boxes.
Mind42 to create mind-maps with flowchart boxes and images.
GoogleDrawing for creating graphics, text and image study cards, etc. 

Data Collection Tools
GoogleForms to create easy digital assessments and feedback forms.
Flubaroo (Google App) to instantly grade GoogleForm assessments.
Poll Everywhere to get student feedback instantly.

Collaboration Tools
Edmodo for group and class discussions, sharing content, and submitting work. 
GoogleDrive for managing, sharing, collaborating and presenting.
GoogleApps for creating assessments, analyzing data, and displaying information.

Presentation Tools
Animoto for musical montages of images, videos, and simple text.
Glogster for digital (with audio and video) posters.
GoAnimate! for adding narration to stock animated characters. 
Google Drawing & Presentation for creating images and slideshows. 
Knovio for slideshows with video of presenter.
PowToons for animated videos and slideshow presentations. 
Prezi for artistic themes to present text and images. 
YouTube Editor for creating video presentations with simple editing features.