eSchool News: Ten educational technologies you should try this year

Ten educational technologies you should try this year

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/03/14/ten-educational-technologies-you-should-try-this-year/?ps=302862-0013000000sQwxx-00330000010NevY

By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, @eSN_Meris
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From code that lets any educator create a MOOC, to online flash cards that help students earn money, these educational technologies could gain steam this year.

It’s always hard to predict what technology will be a game-changer, but here are 10 educational technologies that have sparked our interest in recent months.
From code that lets any educator create a MOOC, to online flash cards that help students earn money, the following educational technologies could gain steam in classrooms this year.
Be sure to leave your suggestions for what we might have missed, or if you’ve tried some of these educational technologies before, let us know in the comments section—we’d love to hear your thoughts!
(Listed in alphabetical order)
1. Banzai
Between calculating the cost of college and the state of our economy, more and more teachers are incorporating financial literacy curriculum into the classroom. Banzai provides content using real-life scenarios—including taxes and auto insurance—for free! Lessons are online and interactive, or they can be printed; lesson preparation and grading are included with the program. http://teachbanzai.com/
2. Course Builder
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have really taken off in the last year. Now, Google is helping teachers complete their MOOC dreams with this new open-source platform that gives individual educators and universities the ability to create MOOCs of their own. Already, colleges like Indiana University and UC San Diego are using Course Builder. http://code.google.com/p/course-builder/