ifttt – if this then that

To use ifttt’s own description you can use ifttt to create tasks with the following structure: when something happens (this) then do something else (that).

I think this is best illustrated with some of the recipes that I use.

I really like my Kindle and using an ifttt task I now get an automatic email when a new book is added to the top 100 free ebooks.

I have various Gmail tasks, for example if I star an email it is automatically sent to Evernote.

Always liking the idea of a backup plan – all my Diigo bookmarks are sent automatically to Evernote (I also have Diigo set up to send the bookmarks to Delicious!)

There are numerous channels to use as building blocks for tasks.

You can use the numerous supplied recipes as a basis for your own tasks or create tasks from scratch. Ifttt has worked flawlessly since I started using it  - I am very impressed!

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

The finalised list of the 2011 Top 100 Tools for learning from C4LPT (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies).

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

Have a look at C4LPT’s (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies) list of results so far for the 2011 Top 100 Tools for learning. C4LPT will be finalising this list on 13 November 2011.

2010 List

Twitter Report

The Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning have released a report on how social media can play an important part in teachers’ professional development.

The full report can be downloaded from this article, ‘Tweeting for Teachers‘.

Evernote

Evernote is an outstanding application for capturing just about anything you want from wherever you want and finding it again! I would recommend it for both teachers and students and have included it on the organisation page of the student version of this site.

Create a note using a phone or any web browser or use a desktop application. See this link for a short introductory video and a video library with many helpful tutorials.

As a teacher I use Evernote all the time and have a notebook for each class I teach as well as numerous other notebooks. The search function is truly astonishing for its speed (here’s why)!

Recently I have been using Evernote shared notebooks as a way of sharing information, for example see Mathematics videos, QR codes and very appropriately some Evernote links!

Having used a shared notebook recently to share some useful resources with students at school, some students then created their own accounts.

The free version of Evernote is excellent and more than adequate for millions of users!

AASL – Top 25 Sites for Teaching and Learning

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced the 2011 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. The websites are presented in various categories each with the associated standards for the 21st century learner. The sites are are free and have been judged by the association as sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.

Tutorials

A new tutorials page has links to some excellent resources for learning how to use many of the Web 2.0 tools described here.

Bloomin’ Google – Kathy Schrock

Added to the Google and Bloom’s pages:

Kathy Schrock has created ‘Bloomin’ Google‘ where she has categorised Google tools according to Bloom’s revised taxonomy.

Her blog post explains its origins.

Wikis – best practices

Added to the Wikis page, from PBworks: Best Practices for your classroom wiki.

Online Whiteboards & Feedback

One of the most popular posts on my Mathematics, Learning and Web 2.0 blog is the one on online whiteboards.

This seems worthy of a mention here. I embedded a screenr recording via YouTube on a class wikipage as part of some homework feedback.
Some of the other tools mentioned in that post may well be of interest. Scribblar for example offers a chat function as well as the whiteboard so is very good for online collaboration.