Tag Archives: Android

Free Tools, the Distorted Web, Privacy, and Your Students' Critical Thinking Skills

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Ted Curran

Until I saw this TED talk, I didn’t care much that free Web 2.0 tools like Google and Facebook were collecting massive dossiers of information about my online habits. I thought they were just using it to serve me more … Continue reading →

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Doit.im > Project-Based ToDo List App for Project-Based Learning #PBL

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ted Curran

One of the great strengths of Project-Based Learning (PBL) is that students learn the skills they need to successfully see a job through all the way to completion. They learn to break large tasks into smaller ones, prioritize and sequence … Continue reading →

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The ‘Angry Birds’ Guide to Online Lesson Design

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ted Curran

(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). A popular reason for exploring gamification in online learning is because we want to increase student engagement with the content. Games are nothing if not engaging, and the … Continue reading →

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Did you know? Your Smartphone is a Powerful Medical Reference Tool!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ted Curran

The adoption of Android and iOS smartphones “skyrocketed” in 2010, which means ever more health sciences students, faculty, and staff have access to powerful mini-computers in their pockets. With this rise came a new crop of excellent free medical apps that … Continue reading →

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Evernote– Remember everything!

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Ted Curran

Evernote is a great note-taking application for Mac/PC and iPhone, as well as a powerful webapp. It gives you tons of ways to keep track of all the little bits of information in your life— that cool website you want … Continue reading →

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