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01	An Introduction to Information Systems	Read	Download
02	Information Systems in Organizations	Read	Downloadx
03	Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices	Read	Download
04	Software: Systems and Application Software	Read	Download
05	Database Systems, Data Centers, and Business Intelligence	Read	Download
06	Telecommunications and Networks	Read	Download
07	The Internet, Web, Intranets, and Extranets	Read	Download
08	Electronic and Mobile Commerce	Read	Download
09	Enterprise Systems	Read	Download
10	Information and Decision Support Systems	Read	Download
11	Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems	Read	Download
12	Systems Development: Investigation and Analysis	Read	Download
13	Systems Development: Design, Implementation, Maintenance, and Review	Read	Download
14	The Personal and Social Impact of Computers	Read	Download

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This very talented toddler has been the talk of the internet this week - wow!

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The 21st century teacher should have these ICT skills

The 21st century teacher should be able to :

1- Create and edit  digital audio
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :
Free Audio Tools for Teachers

2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers

3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class

4- Exploit digital images for classroom use
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• A List of Some of The Best Photo Editing Tools for Teachers
• A List of Great Tools for Teachers to Create Animated Pictures and Images
• A list of Some Awesome Photo and Image Resources for Teachers

5- Use video content to engage students
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :

• 80 Educational Alternatives to YouTube 
• A List of some of The Best Video Tools for Educators

6- Use infographics to visually stimulate students
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• 8 Free Tools to Create Awesome Infographics
• Educational Infographics to Share with your Students
• A List of Top Educational Infographics
• A Set of Awesome Infographics on Language Learning
• This is how Teachers Can Embed Infographics in Their Blogs and Websites

7- Use Social networking sites to connect with colleagues and grow professionally
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• Teachers Comprehensive Guide to The Use of Social Networking in Education
• Top 25 Social Media Websites for Teachers
• Google Plus Use in Education
• Facebook Use in Education

8- Create and deliver asynchronous presentations and training sessions
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of The Best Presentation Tools for Teachers

9- Compile a digital e-portfolio for their own development
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
Free Tools to Create Digital Portfolios 

10- Have a knowledge about online security
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• Teachers Free Tools and Resources on Internet Safety 
• Online Safety Tips and Tools to Protect Kids online and Inform Parents about Internet Dangers
• Free Resources to Teach about Bullying

11- be able to detect plagiarized works in students assignments
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
Free Plagiarism Detector Tools fr Teachers and Educators

12- Create screen capture videos and tutorials
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
Five Great Screen Capture Tools for Teachers

13- Curate web content for classroom learning
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
10 Must have Bookmarklets for Teachers 

14- Use and provide students with task management tools to organize their work and plan their learning
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of Great Task Management Tools for Educators

15- Use polling software to create a real-time survey in class
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
15 Free and Easy Poll/ Survey Tools for Teachers

16- Understand issues related to copyright and fair use of online materials
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• Teach your Students Copyright Issues
• The Full History of Copyright from Its Origins to What it is Now

17- Exploit  computer games for pedagogical purposes
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• The Gaming Revolution in Education
• Video Games Improve The Brain's Performance

18- Use digital assessment tools to create quizzes
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
Free Tools to Create and Administer Quizzes

19- Use of collaborative tools for text construction and editing
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of Great Free Collaborative Tools for Educators

20- Find and evaluate authentic web based content
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
The Three Effective Ways Teachers Should Know about

21- Use of mobile devices like tablets
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• 8 Free Resources on The Use of iPad in Education
• A Free Comprehensive Guide to The Use of iPad Apps in Education
• A List of Excellent iPad  Apps for Educators

22- Identify online resources that are safe for students browsing
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of Awesome Kids-safe Websites

23- Use digital tools for time management purposes
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• 8 Free Tools for Better Time Management
• Five Free Tools to Organize and Schedule Meetings

24- Learn about the different ways to use YouTube in your classroom
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• 17 Free YouTube Tools Every Educator should Know about
• A List of YouTube Tools to Crop, subtitle, convert and Save Videos

25- Use note taking tools to share interesting content with your students
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• 9 Great Note Taking Tools for Teachers
• Free Android Note Taking Apps for Educators

26- Annotate web pages and highlight parts of text to share with your class
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
13 Free Web Annotation Tools for Teachers to Draw, Add notes, and highlight interesting parts in webpages

27- Use of online graphic organizers and printables
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of Free Graphic Organizers for Educators

28- Use of online sticky notes to capture interesting ideas
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
13 Free Sticky Notes Tools for Teachers and Students 

29- Use of screen casting tools to create and share tutorials
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
A List of The Best Free Screen Casting Tools for Teachers to Record and Share Tutorials

30- Exploit group text messaging tools for collaborative project work
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
9 Free Group Text Messaging for Educators

31- Conduct an effective search query with the minimum time possible
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 
The Entire Google Search Guide for Teachers

32- Conduct A Research Paper Using Digital Tools
Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : 

• Free Research Tools Every Educator Needs to Know about
• 6 Free Tools to Easily Cite Resources for students and teachers

33- Use file sharing tools to share docs and files with students online
A List of The Best File Sharing Tools for Teachers

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6 Great IPAD Software to Organize Your Class!

If you are using or planning to use iPad in your instruction the apps below are definitely a must have. These are apps that will help you organize your class and enhance students learning. Some of the things you can do with these applications include: create virtual spaces for your classes, share materials with your students such as files and documents, get students to pass in their assignments, post reminders, share quizzes and homework assignments with students, send reports to parents and school administrators  and many more.

1- Schoology

Manage your classroom, create and submit assignments, participate in interactive discussions, perform assessments, collaborate with your peers, and much more! With Schoology’s iOS mobile app, you can have rich and engaging academic experiences anytime, anywhere. 
2- Classroom Organizer

The Classroom Organizer iPhone app works in conjunction with Booksource's Classroom Organizer web application to allow educators to organize and track books in their classroom library. The app features barcode scanning functionality to eliminate the need to manually enter ISBN numbers for books.
3- Complete Class Organizer

The one app to organize all your classes! Take notes while recording lectures and the audio syncs to the text, manage homework & exam dates, store & calculate grades, and organize info for every class. This app differs from other note-taking apps in that it's designed specifically for students to help them manage all classes throughout their school career.
4- Edmodo

Edmodo makes a teacher’s daily life easier by providing a safe and easy way for teachers and students to engage and collaborate for free, anytime, anywhere. Some of the features that Edmodo provides include:

• Secure classroom discussions
• Posting assignments
• Gradebook tracking
• File sharing and uploading

5- Socrative

Educators can initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races all with their Socrative app. Socrative will instantly grade, aggregate and provide graphs of results to help you identify opportunities for further instruction. Save time and visualize student understanding when it matters, now!

6- Nearpod

Nearpod is a must have application for teachers and schools that have access to a set of iPads, iPods, iPhones or Macs for their classes. The Nearpod platform enables teachers to use their iPads to manage content on students' iPads, iPhones, iPods or Macs. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution. 

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3 great tools to records screencasts on chrome book

September 26, 2014
When it comes to creating screencasts on Chromebook, several of the popular screencasting web tools (e.g Screencastomatic and Screenr) are out of the list because they require Java and  Chromebook does not run Java. That being said, there are , however, several alternative ways to for Chromebook users to create screencasts. Here are 3 of the best of them:

1- Google hangout
This is one the my favourite ways to record a screencast on a Chromebook. Using Google Hangout Air will allow you to share your screen with others and and everything you do on your screen will be automatically recorded and saved to your YouTube channel. Watch this excellent video tutorial from Brian Bennette to learn more about how to record a screencast using Google hangout.

2- SnagIt
The Snagit for Google Chrome Extension makes it possible for you to capture screenshots and screen video recordings within your Chrome browser. Using TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome, you can quickly capture and save whatever you see on your computer screen.

To use Snagit extension you will need to install with it Snagit for Chrome app. Watch this video to learn more about how to use Snagit for screencasting. Jonathan has also a very good article with more illustrations on how to use Snagit.

3- Screencastify

Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software (aka. screencast recorder) for Chrome. It is able to record all screen activity inside a tab, including audio. Just press record and the content of your tab is recorded. So you can easily create a screencast for video tutorials, record presentations etc. It has experimental desktop capturing support. So it can record anything on your screen (not just tabs). Keyboard shortcuts can be configured.

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4 of the best Android apps for flipped classrooms

September 25, 2014
I have been receiving several requests to feature a list of the best Android apps for  flipped classrooms. I know I have repeatedly featured here different iPad apps for creating flipped lesson videos but the thing with Android is that I am not really a huge fan of it for the simple reason that its app store is lacking several powerful apps that are indispensable to us in education. Even when I was working on today's list I was really disappointed that apps such as Educreations, ShowMe, Knowmia  are not available for Android users. However, I did manage to cobble up 5 of the best apps that teachers can use on Android to create flipped lessons. Check them out below

1- Explain Everything

Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere. Using Explain Everything, you will be able to create slides, draw in any color, add shapes, add text, and use a laser pointer. Rotate, move, scale, copy, paste, clone, and lock any object added to the stage.
Add existing photos, objects, import PDF documents from local storage, Google Drive, Dropbox or insert a fully functioning web browser window. Export MP4 movies, YouTube videos or save Explain Everything XPLX projects locally, to Google Drive and to Dropbox. No account is necessary to use Explain Everything and share creations.

2- Lensoo Create

" Lensoo Create turns your Android tablet into a virtual whiteboard with voice recording, video and smooth digital writing. Using Lensoo Create you can quickly share your ideas through email, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn from virtually anywhere. You can also download recordings on the website. Whether you are a teacher looking to instill knowledge, a student wishing to present your ideas or simply a person with an impressive skill to share, Lensoo Create is for you."

3- WeVideo

WeVideo is an awesome video editor that allows you to both capture and edit videos on the go. Using weVideo will also enable you to create amazing photo-stories and slideshows using the images you have in your gallery or the ones you have captured by the app. WeVideo provides a slew of interesting tools to edit your creations including : adding effects to movies, a set of pre-made themes, add titles and captions, add music and audio. The finished product can be shared through popular social media websites.

4- UTGreat

UTGreat is similar to Educreations on iPad. It provides you with an interactive whiteboard to created and record videos and illustrations.It supports text, images, and video conferencing. It is ideal for creating annotated narrations to share with students.

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Multimedia Resources

1-Video narrative - digital storytelling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling 
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Good-DocumentaryFilm
http://www.ehow.com/video_4755820_what-film-narrative.html
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=23&cid=23&sublinkid=36 http://freeplaymusic.com (free music that can be used in a video)

2-Video editing software
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net (Win, Mac, Linux - free) 
http://www.lwks.com (Win - free) 
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker (Win) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_editing_software 
http://audacity.sourceforge.net (sound editing)

3-Screen recordings
Screen recorders are great for making tutorials. They can also be used to record other media that then can be insterted into your own video. Screen recorders often include video editimg geatures. Here are some screen recorders: 
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html (licensed software) http://www.telestream.net/screenflow (licensed software, Mac only) http://www.ezvid.com/top_5_free_camtasia_alternatives

4-Animations
Animations could be used as a complement to live scenes and/or as a way to present formal results of the change project, i.e. point 2 above. Here are some web based animation tools:
http://goanimate.com
http://animoto.com 
http://www.xtranormal.com 

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