My storybook is an online publisher of e-books. It can be very useful for elementary school students, and also for preschool students, to develop their own e-books. My Storybook allows students to engage in literacy in a creative and fun way and provides educators with the ability to tie multiple subjects together through...
Kahoot!
06/11/2016
Kahoot! It is a tool to create multiple response quickly and easily for both teachers and students. This tool is designed to develop activities in class playing from mobile devices each participant. Kahoot! also offers the posibility to add diagrams, images and videos to expand knowledge. More information
Animoto
21/10/2016
Animoto is a website that allows to create videos and presentations online through images, photos and music. It can be used as an educational resource for students to express their ideas and experiences about their language, culture, family, traditions… The trial version is available for 14 days. More information
Changing educational paradigms – Sir Ken Robinson
20/10/2016
Sir Ken Robinson explains in this video the importance of changing the vision of the education system. He explains in his talk the changes of educational, business and organizations system in the new global economy.
Big Think
Big Think is a repository of videos, articles, resources, expert advice and podcasts on several educational topics that come around the world. Like TED Ed, Big Think lets you create groups of people, educators and institutions to discuss issues or common interests. More information
TES
11/10/2016
TES is dedicated to supporting the world’s teachers. Their mission is to enable great teaching by helping educators to find the tools and technology they need to excel and by supporting them throughout their career and professional development. Through a free platform, educators can create content mixing the use of digital...
IV Jornadas Valores en una Sociedad Cambiante – Lleida
La sección de sociología y educación del Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs, Fundación pública de la Diputació de Lleida, invita a las IV Jornadas Valores en una Sociedad Cambiante. En esta edición, las jornadas enfatizarán en las “Prácticas de trabajo en red para una educación personalizada“, con el objetivo de que los...
Las extraescolares a debate: ¿qué y cómo generan oportunidades educativas?
07/10/2016
La Fundación Jaume Bofill, en el marco del proyecto ¿Qué funciona en educación?, invita a participar en un espacio de debate sobre el impacto de las extraescolares en los aprendizajes de los niños y jóvenes. En el debate se presentará una compilación de evidencias internacionales elaborado por la investigadora Sheila González...
Popplet
05/10/2016
Popplet is an intuitive tool for the iPad and web to capture and organize your ideas as a mind-map. With Popplet you can also add pictures, videos to your maps. In the classroom and at home, students use Popplet for learning. Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can...
EDUforics: anticipando la educación del futuro
22/09/2016
Tal como define su equipo directivo “EDUforics es una comunidad web creada para docentes y estudiantes, pero también para familias y personas alejadas de la educación que de una u otra forma participan del presente de la educación y tienen interés en colaborar en la orientación de su futuro”. El propósito...
Educaplay
Educaplay is a digital repository where you can find educational activities for all ages and a large number of curricular materials. It allows sharing resources with other people and create groups. There are resources in different languages, including Catalan, Spanish and English. Learn more
Symposium “Focusing on the learner” Research group Esbrina UB
19/09/2016
The consolidated research group Esbrina — Subjectivities, Visualities and Contemporary Learning Environments, University of Barcelona, invites the symposium “Focusing on the learner” as part of the europeu project DIYLab – Do It Yourself in Education: Expanding Digital Competence to Foster Student Agency and Collaborative Learning. Under the slogan: “The Diylab Philosophy at School and...
Tinkercad: an application to learn 3D design
16/09/2016
Tinkercad is a simple, intuitive and free tool to design and model 3D objects. It works directly in a web browser, so there is no need to download any software. Tinkercad basic elements are shapes that can be adjusted, moved and united in the workspace to create simple or quite complex...
Educación 3.0
14/09/2016
Educación 3.0 es un medio de comunicación global que cuenta con una revista en papel de cuatro números anuales, una página web, un newsletter semanal y un perfil propio en las principales redes sociales (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest y YouTube). Este proyecto tiene como finalidad contribuir al cambio metodológico en las...
Entrevista Cristóbal Cobo
Álvaro Marchesi entrevista a Cristóbal Cobo acerca de su papel en el Plan Ceibal y su visión sobre cómo influyen las nuevas tecnologías en la educación.
Prepara tu Escuela para la Sociedad Digital: Claves para sumarse al cambio
12/07/2016
Prepara tu Escuela para la Sociedad Digital: Claves para sumarse al cambio es un informe elaborado por la Fundación Telefónica en 2016 en el que se presenta el trabajo de investigación realizado con diversos centros educativos de España en torno al tema de innovación educativa en la Sociedad Digital. Fundamentalmente,...
Paper: “Examining Learning Experiences in and out of School: The Bridging Learning Experiences Project”
19/06/2016
On 18th and 19th June 2016 took place in the city of Rethymno, Crete, the International Conference “Cultural Historical, Activity and Sociocultural Research at Times of Contemporary Crisis” organized by the section of South and Central Europe and Middle East of the International Society for Cultural-Historical and Activity Research -ISCAR-...
The use of ICT in the out-of-school activities of children and teenagers
16/06/2016
The VIII International Congress of Psychology and Education -CIPE 2016 took place in Alicante the last 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2016, hosted by the Scientific Association of Psychology and Education –ACIPE- and the University of Alicante. The Bridging Learning Experiences research team participated with the paper “The use of...
Children and youth’s interests towards science and technology
The VIII International Congress of Psychology and Education -CIPE 2016 took place in Alicante the last 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2016, hosted by the Scientific Association of Psychology and Education –ACIPE- and the University of Alicante. The Bridging Learning Experiences research team participated with the paper “Children and youth’s...
Gender as a key element for choosing learning activities outside the school
The VIII International Congress of Psychology and Education -CIPE 2016 took place in Alicante the last 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2016, hosted by the Scientific Association of Psychology and Education –ACIPE- and the University of Alicante. The Bridging Learning Experiences research team participated with the paper “Gender as a...
The perceptions of families from different socioeconomic contexts about learning
The VIII International Congress of Psychology and Education -CIPE 2016 took place in Alicante the last 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2016, hosted by the Scientific Association of Psychology and Education –ACIPE- and the University of Alicante. The Bridging Learning Experiences research team participated with the paper “The perceptions of...
Students’ participation in related science and technology activities
The VIII International Congress of Psychology and Education -CIPE 2016 took place in Alicante the last 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2016, hosted by the Scientific Association of Psychology and Education –ACIPE- and the University of Alicante. The Bridging Learning Experiences research team participated with the paper “Students’ participation in...
Youth’s learning trajectories in the information society: a challenge for school
31/05/2016
On May 30th, 1st and 2nd June 2016 took place in the city of Eskisehir, Turkey, the XVIII International Congress of AMSE-AMCE-WAER organized by the World Association of Educational Research (AMSE-AMCE-WAER ) and Anadolu University. The research team Bridging Learning Experiences participated in the congress with the presentation “Las trayectorias de aprendizaje de...
Ideas TED
04/04/2016
TED.com TED.com is a platform for watching, sharing, discussing and translating TED Talks — as well as learning more about TED’s many projects and initiatives. In addition, in TED you can find a set of playlists to let you watch curated collections of TED Talks, offering two uninterrupted hours of...
UB Science Festival
23/03/2016
On 22 May 2015, the University of Barcelona opens its door to citizens to celebrate the UB Science Festival. The main objective of the activity is to bring people closer to the research activity developed at the University in an amusing and innovative way. Throughout the day, UB campuses organise...
World Water Day 2016: Water and Jobs
03/03/2016
Why a World Water Day? World Water Day is an international observance and an opportunity to learn more about water related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to make a difference. World Water Day dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development where an international...
Tabletop Whale
18/01/2016
Tabletop Whale is a science illustration blog created by Eleanor Lutz, designer in Seattle and a Bachelor in molecular biology from the University of Washington., USA. Tabletop Whale published, every two to three weeks, charts, infographics and illustrations on science and technology based on reputable scientific sources like textbooks and peer-reviewed...
FameLab 2016
01/12/2015
Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology and the British Council España are launching a new edition of Famelab España 2016, with the collaboration of “la Caixa” Foundation. In Spain, three editions have already been held and have proved to be a complete success. They have promoted a new scientific diffusion format that has made major inroads:...
100 años de la Teoría de la Relatividad General
25/11/2015
El 25 de noviembre de 1915, Albert Einstein presentó ante la Academia Prusiana de Ciencias, en Berlín, la formulación de una nueva teoría de la gravitación en un artículo de cuatro páginas titulado “Las ecuaciones del campo gravitacional” en el que modificaba la hasta entonces aceptada teoría gravitatoria de Isaac Newton. La teoría de Einstein...
Jamtoday Fair: el videojuego como metodología educativa para el aprendizaje de hábitos saludables
13/11/2015
JamToday es la primera red paneuropea dedicada al diseño de juegos aplicados. El proyecto reúne a diferentes tipos de actores -como clusters creativos, empresas de juegos, educación, institutos de investigación, instituciones del sector público, etc.- para ejecutar las Game Jam por toda Europa. La JamToday Fair es un encuentro sobre...
20ª Semana de la Ciencia en la Universidad de Barcelona
Del 13 al 22 de noviembre la Universidad de Barcelona organiza diversas actividades alrededor de la Semana de la Ciencia que este año llega a su vigésima edición bajo la coordinación de la Fundación Catalana para la Investigación y la Innovación (FCRi). Algunas de las actividades programadas son: 4º Torneo Interuniversitario del juego...
Expanding Opportunity in a World of Innovation
28/10/2015
How can cities, schools, tech leaders, and policy makers drive innovation that is robust, open, and inclusive? In the fourth and final webinar of the October series, Doing Innovation: Empowering Young People for Tomorrow’s World, host S. Craig Watkins talks with experts from academia, business, education, and entrepreneurship about the new...
La educación científica del siglo XXI: Retos y propuestas
04/10/2015
por Neus Sanmartí e Iván Marchán Carvajal Los cambios sociales y tecnológicos que hemos vivido en los últimos decenios están obligando a replantear numerosos aspectos de la enseñanza de las ciencias. Se están desarrollando diversos proyectos innovadores que pretenden adaptar la escuela al mundo de hoy. La comunidad educativa defiende...
Open Badges
16/09/2015
Open Badges is a project of the Mozilla Foundation that provides free software to facilitate the recognition of lifelong learning through a system of digital badges. A digital badge is an online registration of certain qualities, skills or achievements that people acquire in various contexts both online and offline. Badges are a...
A visual history of human knowledge
08/09/2015
How does knowledge grow? Sometimes it begins with one insight and grows into many branches; other times it grows as a complex and interconnected network. Infographics expert Manuel Lima explores the thousand-year history of mapping data — from languages to dynasties — using trees and networks of information. It’s a...
EscoLab 2016
07/09/2015
EscoLab is a set of free scientific activities, aimed at students of secondary school (ESO), Spanish baccalaureate and vocational training. These activities open the door to different laboratories and research centers and offer the opportunity to dialogue with researchers working in the advancement of society. It is an initiative of...
Cities of learning
Cities of learning is a project that presents a new concept of city where the training of young people is in accordance with the requirements of the XXI century. It is organized a network of activities in different places of the city that allow users learn and develop skills and...
Edutopia
21/07/2015
Edutopia is the website of a virtual community created and managed by George Lucas Educational Foundation. The aim is offer information, strategies, practices and resources in order to improve learning practices at nursery and primary education. In addition, and thanks to the community members contributions –with their knowledge, strategies and...
LIFE CENTER: Learning in Informal and Formal Environments
17/07/2015
LIFE Center –Learning in Informal and Formal Environments– represents a collaboration between the University of Washington in Seattle (lead institution), Stanford University, and SRI International, Inc., in the San Francisco area. The LIFE Center is a multi-institution group of scientists whose purpose is to develop and test principles regarding the social foundations of...
CocoCiència: joves que divulguen ciència
14/07/2015
CocoCiència és una associació formada per un grup d’universitaris catalans que té per objectiu apropar la ciència a tothom i impulsar la divulgació científica en català. Al seu lloc web es podem trobar continguts agrupats en diferents disciplines, també disposa de seccions específiques com ara «El científic del mes», «Enigmes»,...
John Dewey (1859-1952) and the permanent reinvention of the school
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the book Schools of To-morrow (1915) written by John Dewey and Evelyn Dewey. In this book the authors point out the necessity to reinvent the school under the challenges of society at the moment (early twentieth century). Probably the school is, has been...
100th birthday of Jerome Bruner
06/07/2015
We are currently celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of the most prominent scholars who has always shown a deep concern on education and its topics. Leader of the cognitive revolution and, recently, the cultural revolution, Jerome Bruner (1915 – ) is a necessary voice who always we should take...
ChangSchoolTalks 2015: Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes, Senior Researcher at the National Research Council of Canada and co-creator of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), speaks about personal learning in a networked world at the “ChangSchoolTalks 2015: Digital Learning Reimagined” event hosted at Ryerson University on February 19, 2015. More information: http://changschooltalks.ryerson.ca/2015/
Team meeting at Girona
01/07/2015
In the team meeting on June 29th, 2015 we had an interesting and very intense agenda. We started discussing the focus of the papers that we will write to present the results of the first phase. The results are grounded in the information provided by the students, their families and...
Educating Modern Learners -EML
15/06/2015
Recognizing that we are in the midst of huge, rapid changes in the worlds of learning, education and schooling, in Educating Modern Learners -EML believe that these changes are not yet well understood by school leaders, education decision and policy makers. Therefore, EML seeks to contribute to this understanding by pointing...
KnowledgeWorks
KnowledgeWorks is an Ohio-based non-profit social enterprise that works to foster meaningful personalized learning that enables every student to thrive in college, career and civic life. KnowledgeWorks works on the ground with schools and communities through a portfolio of innovative education approaches, helps state and federal leaders establish policy conditions...
Investigate with RecerCaixa! 2nd Scientific Congress for Young Researchers
02/06/2015
In the 2nd Scientific Congress for Young Researchers. Investigate with RecerCaixa! on June 2nd 2015, Carme Auguet school from Girona presented the project “What Young People do outside of School Related to Science and Technology” carried out by students. This project is based on our project “The Experiences of Young People outside of School Related to Science...
El juego “ciènciaXciència” de la UdG, nombrada una de las mejores actividades de divulgación científica del 2015
27/05/2015
Con la finalidad de crear actividades de divulgación científica y de innovación, el juego ciènciaXciència ha sido elegido para aparecer en el catálogo de prácticas innovadoras en cultura científica del 2015 que edita la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT). El juego “ciènciaXciència” ha sido ideado y desarrollado...
UB Science Festival
15/05/2015
The University of Barcelona opens its door to citizens to celebrate the UB Science Festival. The main objective of the activity is to bring people closer to the research activity developed at the University in an amusing and innovative way. Throughout the day, UB campuses organise different science dissemination activities...
Jorge Wagensberg “Algunos años después”
08/05/2015
Jorge Wagensberg es un profesor, investigador y escritor español nacido en Barcelona. Creador y ex director del Museo de la Ciencia CosmoCaixa de la Fundación “La Caixa”. En su más reciente libro Algunos Años Después, basado en recuerdos de infancia, el autor explica cómo terminó en el mundo de la ciencia. La librería No LLegiu invita a...
Talk “Culture and Science in the Digital Era”
30/04/2015
Undoubtedly, technological advances have expanded the possibilities of access to culture and science, but also changed the social perception of the rigor of knowledge. How are we related to culture and science in the digital era? This will be the focus of the talk Culture and Science in the Digital Era....
Exploratorium
29/04/2015
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. They believe that following the curiosity and asking questions can lead to amazing moments of discovery, learning, and awareness and can increase the confidence in the ability to understand how the world works. They...
Citilab – Center for social and digital innovation
21/04/2015
Citilab is an experimental centre for the active dissemination of technological culture and also is a citizens’ laboratory in which researchers, entrepreneurs, students and companies interact, experiment and collaborate on common projects. In other words, Citilab is a mix between a training center, a research center and an incubator for business and...
“La Festa” in the NOVUM Festival
On 25 and 26 April Plaza de las Glòries will be transformed into a laboratory for young and old, to experience science, technology and innovation in person. Participants will work with researchers, see science closely, participate in workshops, unique spaces, talks, discover La Gimcana as the party continues in museums and...
Wikimaratón de Ciencia Ciudadana
20/04/2015
Una wikimaratón es una actividad donde un grupo de wikipedistas se encuentran físicamente en un lugar para ampliar lo máximo posible un artículo y/o una temática determinada de la enciclopedia. Esta actividad, organizada en el marco del Festival NOVUM, está dirigida a todas las personas que quieran aportar a la...
“The Empty Classroom” Film
17/04/2015
Under the creative direction of Gael Garcia Bernal, eleven award-winning directors tell the story of the high school dropout crisis in Latin America in an anthology of narrative and documentary film as beautifully diverse and complex as the region. The Empty Classroom is a feature film by GRADUATE XXI, an initiative to end...
NOVUM 2015 Festival de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
10/04/2015
La Dirección de Creatividad e Innovación del Instituto de Cultura de Barcelona organiza del 14 al 30 de abril de 2015 la novena edición de NOVUM, el Festival de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Barcelona, con el propósito de promover la Creatividad y la Innovación en la ciudad. Este festival pretende ser...
Inspiraciencia Concurso de relatos de inspiración científica
26/03/2015
Inspiraciencia es un concurso de relatos de inspiración científica que busca relacionar ciencia y escritura de una manera lúdica y participativa. Existe una modalidad única que consiste en la presentación de relatos cortos de una extensión máxima de 800 palabras. Las dos categorías de participación son: público general (a partir de...
Meeting of the research team
23/03/2015
Among the topics discussed at the meeting were the data already collected and the analysis of the interviews conducted during the first phase. We also presented a summary of the schools that were collaborating in the project and of the groups which had been interviewed (children / adolescents and families)....
XVI Exporecerca Jove
Exporecerca Jove es una muestra de trabajos de investigación que acoge la participación de jóvenes de 12 a 30 años. Los objetivos principales son: favorecer la investigación entre los jóvenes, potenciar el intercambio de experiencias y el conocimiento, y potenciar la participación en ferias y congresos de ámbito nacional e internacional. La...
Semifinal FameLab 2015
19/03/2015
El British Council y la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT), con la colaboración de la Obra Social ”la Caixa”, han seleccionado ya a los doce semifinalistas de la edición española de Famelab, el concurso internacional de monólogos científicos que competirán en la semifinal en Barcelona. Los...
20 Minutes of Science in Òmnium – Girona
16/03/2015
The University of Girona (UdG) and Omnium Cultural Gironès have organized the conference series “20 minutes of science” aimed to disseminate scientific knowledge. With a brief presentation and subsequent discussion, the conferences are an introduction to current news, innovative study or theme. The conferences will take place the second Thursday of...
Google Science Fair
09/03/2015
The Google Science Fair is a free and online science competition open to students ages 13 to 18 from around the globe. There are two age groups, 13-15 and 16-18. Students sign up for the Science Fair with a free Google account at the website. They’ll then carry out a test or...
1th STEAM Barcelona International Conference
03/03/2015
With the slogan “Learn today to solve tomorrow” the Council of Education and Universities of Barcelona City Hall and Fundació Bancaria “la Caixa” in the framework of the Science, Technology and Innovation Festival have organized STEAMBarcelona. The conference aims to bring together some of the most successful and evaluated projects in the field...
Design for life. 99 projects for the real world
24/02/2015
The Museu del Disseny de Barcelona presents its first temporary exhibition dedicated to objects designed to make our lives better. The purpose of the exhibition is to show the key role that design can play in providing solutions to social and everyday problems of different types, improving the welfare of citizens both...
MIRACLE Project
20/02/2015
MIRACLE: Mixed Reality Interactions across Contexts of Learning is a project linked to the Faculty of Educational Sciences and maintained by the University of Oslo and Research Council of Norway as part of the InterMedia project. The study is directed by Dra. Ingeborg Krange and a transdisciplinary team of researchers. The purpose of MIRACLE...
Knowledge in motion across contexts of learning -KnowMo Project
18/02/2015
KnowMo is a project developed by TransAction research group and directed by Dr. Ola Erstad -University of Oslo. The aim of KnowMo is to study the conditions under which learning experiences out-of-school settings can be made relevant for young people learning into the school. The study is based on the recognition that currently many students experience schooling...
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
17/02/2015
The International Year of Light is a global initiative which will highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, for their futures, and for the development of society. In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and...
Scientific Perspectives: 2015 the International Year of Light
The United Nations and Unesco have declared 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies. In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions...
Proyecto #Guappis
10/02/2015
#Guappis es un proyecto colaborativo dirigido a compartir experiencias didácticas utilizando aplicaciones (Apps) para dispositivos móviles y tabletas. Es un proyecto abierto a la participación de docentes y de todas aquellas personas interesadas en la utilización de dispositivos móviles y sus aplicaciones (estudiantes, familias, etc.). El objetivo principal del proyecto es...
Animated Science. Episode 1. The Scientific Method
06/02/2015
The first episode of Animated Science project describes the scientific method and each of the phases that compose it. The main character observes the phenomenon that is going to be analysed, in this case the growth of a plant and factors affecting it. First, he makes a hypothesis. Then, together...
Audiovisual Project “Animated Science” by University of Barcelona
The UB divulga releases the project Animated Science which aims at creating a collection of audiovisual resources to bring children closer to scientific concepts in an amusing way. The site Animated Science will collect the episodes, as well as related clips and teaching materials. The project has been developed by the Scientific Culture...
Christmas in Museums 2014 – Barcelona
15/12/2014
This Christmas be amazed by artworks and unique inventions, travel through history and dive into fascinating worlds, such as science, architecture or archeology. The museums invite you to enjoy a wide range of proposals designed for all ages. See the schedule here
6 Museus x Nadal 2014 – Girona
Vine al Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya-Girona, Museu del Cinema, Museu d’Art, Museu d’Història de Girona, Casa Masó i Museu d’Història dels Jueus i participa de les activitats que t’hem preparat per al Nadal. Dies: 24, 27, 29 i 30 de desembre, 2 i 3 de gener Horari: de 10:30 a...
Comunidad de Educadores para la Cultura Científica – CECC
27/11/2014
La Comunidad de Educadores para la Cultura Científica (CECC) es un espacio virtual creado en julio de 2009 desde la Red Iberoamericana de Divulgación y Cultura Científica y reforzado desde 2014 por medio del Insituto Iberoamericano de Enseñanza de la Ciencia y la Matemática IBERCIENCIA. La comunidad está constituida por...
@tic Revista d’Innovació Educativa
20/11/2014
@tic. Revista d’Innovació Educativa es una publicación electrónica del Servei de Formació Permanent i Innovació Educativa de la Universitat de Valencia- España. Esta revista electrónica, de acceso abierto, se publica desde 2008 dos veces al año (en diciembre y en junio). Los artículos que se publican se relacionan con innovación...
Journal of Learning analytics
Journal of Learning Analytics is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, disseminating the highest quality research in the field. The journal is the official publication of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) and it has periodical publications since 2014. Journal of Learning Analytics includes original and in-progress research reports, reviews of the state of the...
Wikispaces Classroom
13/11/2014
Wikispaces Classroom is a social writing platform for education. It offers teachers the possibility to create workspaces with students, propose projects writing in any field of knowledge -both individual or group-. The teachers can monitor their students’ work as it happens so they can give feedback, assistance, and encouragement as needed, while all...
Los caminos de la ciencia son infinitos
Un proyecto organizado conjuntamente por la Unidad de Cultura Científica e Innovación (UCC+i) y la Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Barcelona pone en contacto a estudiantes de doctorado con escuelas de primaria y secundaria que quieran conocer de primera mano el día a día de un investigador. Con el nombre de Caminos Infinitos, porque...
MIT Open Course Ware
12/11/2014
MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all Massachusetts Institute of Technology course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. Through OCW, educators can improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; students find additional resources to help them...
Centro Nacional de la Ciencia y la Tecnología -CIENTEC-
11/11/2014
La página web ha sido creada por el Centro Nacional de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIENTEC), declarada de interés nacional por el gobierno de Costa Rica por su contribución para el desarrollo de una cultura científica y tecnológica para la promoción de equidad. Ofrece diversos contenidos sobre ciencias y...
19ª Semana de la Ciencia en Cataluña
Del 14 al 23 de noviembre se celebrará en Cataluña la 19ª Semana de la Ciencia. En esta semana se llevarán a cabo una serie de actividades de divulgación científica, tales como: jornadas de puertas abiertas, exposiciones, charlas, juegos, talleres científicos, entre otras actividades. Los temas centrales de la edición de...
ExperCiencia. Experimentando Ciencia
Experciencia es un blog creado por una licenciada en ciencias físicas con la colaboración de padres y educadores especialistas en ciencia para niños. En este blog se proponen y organizan actividades científicas que permiten desarrollar la creatividad, la imaginación, la curiosidad y el espíritu crítico de los niños, introduciéndolos en el...
News in El Punt Avui
03/11/2014
El pasado 2 de noviembre el diario El Punt Avui publicó la noticia de nuestras actividades con la escuela Carme Auguet de Girona en torno al programa ‘Investiga amb RecerCaixa!’. “La curiositat. Aquesta és la base que ha mogut el progrés científic i tecnològic de la humanitat. Ho va explicar dimarts el...
La escuela Carme Auguet investiga con nosotros
29/10/2014
El 28 de octubre de 2014 se celebró en el Caixaforum de Girona un encuentro entre los niños, niñas y maestras de la escuela Carme Auguet y nuestros investigadores del proyecto “Las experiencias de los jóvenes fuera de la escuela relacionadas con la ciencia y la tecnología y su impacto...
Pasado, presente y futuro de las ciencias y artes en los Centros Cívicos de Barcelona
24/10/2014
La Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona (RACAB) presenta un ciclo de conferencias en los Centros Cívicos para dar a conocer el conocimiento científico y las innovaciones tecnológicas que hacen mejorar nuestra vida. La propuesta, formada por seis charlas y dos visitas (en el Observatorio Fabra y la...
XVI Simposio Internacional de Informática Educativa, SIIE 2014
22/10/2014
El Simposio Internacional de Informática Educativa (SIIE) ofrece un foro internacional para la presentación y debate de los últimos avances en investigación sobre las tecnologías para el aprendizaje y su aplicación práctica en los procesos educativos. También pretende poner en contacto a investigadores, desarrolladores, representantes institucionales y profesores para compartir...
Revista Iberoamericana de Educación -RIE
20/10/2014
La Revista Iberoamericana de Educación- RIE es una publicación científica del Centro de Altos Estudios Universitarios de la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (CAEU/OEI) creada en el año 1993. Desde el año 2012 se publica sólo en formato digital y es de acceso abierto. La RIE es una revista que recoge...
Investiga amb RecerCaixa!
18/10/2014
La iniciativa “Investiga amb RecerCaixa!” que es durà a terme al curs escolar 2014-2015, té per objectiu fomentar vocacions científiques entre els joves, el treball en equip i l’interès per a la investigació a l’escola, així com donar-los a conèixer alguns dels projectes de recerca en curs a Catalunya, i...
World Wide Science
15/10/2014
World Wide Science is a federation of scientific portals developed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) of the Department of Energy of the United States. It encompasses 95 databases, approximately, which have open access and open domain belonged to more than 70 countries. From these databases it is...
Science Kids. Fun science & technology for kids!
01/10/2014
Science for Kids és una pàgina que ofereix recursos educatius per a mestres i pares de família amb l’objectiu de fer la ciència divertida i atractiva per als nens, presentant els conceptes de manera que aquests els puguin entendre i gaudir. La pàgina conté molta informació sobre diferents temes i...
Biblioteca Electrónica de Ciencia y Tecnología
La Biblioteca Electrónica de Ciencia y Tecnología de la República Argentina funciona en el marco de la Subsecretaría de Coordinación Institucional, dependiente de la Secretaría de Articulación Científico Tecnológica del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. Fue creada en diciembre de 2002, como resultado del Acuerdo Bilateral con Brasil....
Revista Actualidades Investigativas en Educación
20/09/2014
La Revista Electrónica Actualidades Investigativas en Educación es una publicación cuatrimestral, de carácter académico, editada por el Instituto de Investigación en Educación (INIE) de la Universidad de Costa Rica. El propósito general de la revista es crear un espacio de análisis, discusión y reflexión sobre diferentes temáticas del ámbito educativo. Entre las temáticas...
Open Education Consortium
12/09/2014
The Open Education Consortium is a worldwide community of hundreds of higher education institutions and associated organizations committed to advancing open education and its impact on global education. They seek to instill openness as a feature of education around the world, allowing greatly expanded access to education while providing a...
National Geographic Magazines
National Geographic, formerly The National Geographic Magazine, is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. In addition to being well known for articles about the most distant corners...
Brújula Educativa
11/08/2014
Brújula Educativa publica información sobre los proyectos de formación liderados por el Centro Internacional de Tecnologías Avanzadas -CITA- de la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. Los proyectos giran en torno a las tecnologías educativas, están destinados a profesores de cualquier nivel educativo, y tienen por finalidad ayudar a los docentes a...
Edudemic
The goal of Edudemic is to connect teachers, administrators, students, and just about everyone else with the best technology on the planet. A modest goal, to be sure. Started in April 2010 by Jeff Dunn, Edudemic has grown to become one of the leading education technology sites on the web....
Te@chThought
The mission of this blog is to create a modern enlightenment that results in healthy communities and truly interdependent citizens. It´s position is that all learning should result in substantive personal and social change. This concept includes, among other ideas, the relationship between culture, communities, and the institutions and curriculum...
SciStarter. Science we can do together
28/07/2014
SciStarter is a place to find, join, and contribute to science through recreational activities and citizen science research projects. Citizen science is the public involvement in inquiry and discovery of new scientific knowledge. The SciStarter database of citizen science projects enable discovery, organization, and greater participation in citizen science. SciStarter...
Free technology for teachers
21/07/2014
The purpose of this site is to share information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms. Intended to help teachers of all grade levels and content areas (including math) gain ideas, tips, and locate other free resources to improve their students’ academic success. This blog has been...
Contenedores
07/07/2014
Contenedores es un proyecto que pretende superar la tradicional organización de los contenidos educativos por disciplinas escolares. Por eso se ha elegido ese término, habitual en otros ámbitos de la cultura, para describir la manera deliberadamente abierta de organizar los centenares de materiales didácticos que contienen. Contenedores es un gran...
Edutec-e, Revista Electrónica de Tecnología Educativa
Edutec-e Revista Electrónica de Tecnología Educativa es una publicación que desde 1995 recoge artículos de reflexión generados en el ámbito de la tecnología educativa. Edutec-e tiene como principales objetivos difundir trabajos de investigación y experiencias del uso de las TIC en el campo educativo y servir de plataforma para el...
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad
La Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad -CTS- es una publicación académica, editada desde el año 2003, cuyo núcleo temático aborda la relación entre ciencia, tecnología y sociedad desde una perspectiva plural e interdisciplinaria. En sus páginas se promueven análisis y debates relativos a la problemática de la ciencia...
Virtualidad, Educación y Ciencia – Virtuality, Education and Science (VEsC)
La revista Virtualidad, Educación y Ciencia-Virtuality, Education and Science (VEsC) es una publicación académica, editada por la Maestría en Procesos Educativos Mediados por Tecnologías del Centro de Estudios Avanzados de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina), centrada en trabajos sobre las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación integradas en...
Aprender para Educar con Tecnología
La revista Aprender para Educar con Tecnología es una iniciativa del Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado Técnico de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN) de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Trata sobre educación y tecnología y está dirigida a educadores y futuros docentes de habla hispana de todo el mundo....
Biblioteca Escolar Digital (BED)
La Biblioteca Escolar Digital -BED- es una herramienta didáctica para profesores, alumnos, padres, pedagogos e investigadores del mundo de la educación creada por el Centro Internacional de Tecnologías Avanzadas -CITA- de la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez (Salamanca- España). El propósito de BED es ser una herramienta útil y eficaz para...
Eureka: divulgación científica en las aulas
La Revista Eureka es una publicación mantenida por Omnis Cellula, entidad sin ánimo de lucro vinculada a la Universidad de Barcelona. La publicación está dirigida especialmente a jóvenes estudiantes de educación secundaria y bachillerato y tiene por objetivo fomentar el interés por la investigación y la vocación científica. Eureka combina...
Deveras
Deveras es una revista infantil de divulgación científica editada por el Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología (COMECYT). Es una publicación que desde el 2012 está incluida en el prestigioso Índice de Revistas Mexicanas de Divulgación Científica y Tecnológica que promueve el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT. La...
Muy Interesante
Muy Interesante es una revista mensual de divulgación y ciencia popular, creada en España. Sus contenidos abarcan desde las ciencias biomédicas, la tecnología y la astrofísica hasta la psicología y la historia. La publicación se caracteriza por la riqueza visual, fotográfica e infográfica, así como por un estilo periodístico y...
Reportero Doc
Reportero Doc es una revista educativa para niños y niñas a partir de 9 años, que les ayuda a descubrir el mundo. La revista cuenta con cuatro secciones (“Maxi Doc”, “Súper Cómic”, “El animal” y “La sorpresa”) que tratan el tema central de cada número desde diferentes puntos de vista:...
Informe “Top 100 Innovaciones Educativas”
28/06/2014
UpSocial (2014). Informe Top-100 Innovaciones Educativas. 100 proyectos eficaces para fomentar las vocaciones científico-tecnológicas. Madrid: Fundación Telefónica. El informe Top-100 Innovaciones Educativas recoge los resultados del proyecto Desafío Educación. Se trata de una amplia investigación a nivel mundial que Fundación Telefónica ha llevado a cabo a lo largo del 2014 para identificar propuestas...
Science Books for Students
24/06/2014
Reading science trade books is the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content. The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children’s science trade books. They were chosen by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and...
Tiching
Tiching is a school educational network that aims to be a benchmark in which the education community can find and share resources to learn and teach better. Its objective is to make accessible to teachers, students and families all educational digital contents available on the Internet and to disseminate them...
Learner at the Center of a Networked World
22/06/2014
The ASPEN Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet (2014). Learner at the Center of a Networked World. Washington, DC: the ASPEN Institute. Retrieved: http://aspeninstitute.fsmdev.com/documents/AspenReportFinalPagesRev.pdf This report sets forth a vision that stems from the premise that the learner needs to be at the center of novel approaches and...
TED Ideas worth spreading
15/06/2014
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED covers almost all topics — from science to to global issues — in more than 100 languages. It also organizes events like TEDx known in order to share ideas on...
SIMO Educación 2014. Salón de tecnología para la enseñanza
SIMO Educación 2014 mostrará, a través de la oferta de sus empresas participantes, los avances disponibles en las herramientas tecnológicas para la educación, y una completa agenda de debates, conferencias, seminarios y talleres prácticos, con ponencias de personalidades destacadas y expertos. SIMO Educación 2014 anima a la comunidad docente a compartir sus...
Khan Academy
09/06/2014
Khan Academy is a non-profiteducational website created in 2006 by educator Salman Khan to provide “a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.” Students can make use of our extensive library of content, including interactive challenges, assessments, and videos from any computer with access to the web. The website features thousands...
TeacherTube: videos, audios, photos and educational documents
TeacherTube is a video sharing website similar to, and based on, YouTube. It is designed to allow those in the educational industry, particularly teachers, to share educational resources such as video, audio, documents, photos, groups and blogs. The site contains a mixture of classroom teaching resources and others designed to...
CmapTools, concept maps
The CmapTools program, developed by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), University of West Florida (USA), empowers users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps. It allows users to, among many other features, construct their Cmaps in their personal computer, share them on...
FreeMind, mind-mapping
FreeMind is a free mind-mapping software written in Java. Using keywords, symbols and colors assists in brainstorming new outlines and projects as ideas are added around the mind map or semantic networks that provide a declarative representation of objects, properties and relationships. FreeMind is licensed under the GNU General Public...
Dipity, interactive timelines
Dipity allows users to create free timelines online. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps. In addition to the free version, there are several modes of subscription for those who need access to...
Canva, to create presentations, posters, invitations…
Canva gives you everything you need to easily turn ideas into stunning designs. Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations and so much more. With one million images and thousands of fonts, there are endless combinations to choose from for your next project....
Visme, to create interactive presentations, infographics, banners…
08/06/2014
Visme allows users to create interactive presentations, infographics and other engaging content. Transform otherwise boring data into engaging visuals that will turn heads and get the point across. Visme is based on HTML5, which means all content works well on mobile devices too. The developers say it is “so easy...
Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias, REEC
06/06/2014
Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias (REEC) is a four-monthly, scientific journal published through the Net, which is devoted to innovation and research on science teaching and learning in the various educational levels (Kindergarden, primary and secondary school and University). The whole process of revision, edition and publication is...
Fundación Española para la Ciencia y Tecnología, FECYT
La Fundación Española para la Ciencia y Tecnología, FECYT, es una fundación pública dependiente del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España, cuya misión es impulsar la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación, promoviendo su integración y acercamiento a la sociedad. En su web se pueden encontrar noticias, convocatorias de...
SINC, la ciencia es noticia
El Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas (SINC) es la primera agencia pública de ámbito estatal especializada en información sobre ciencia, tecnología e innovación en español. El equipo de SINC produce noticias, reportajes, entrevistas y materiales audiovisuales (vídeos, fotografías, ilustraciones e infografías). Todos los contenidos producidos por SINC tienen una...
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)
The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) is an organism dedicated to the promotion of international education and university cooperation in the field of Technology and Science. It attempts to connect institutions, bodies and organizations from different countries of the world to discuss and cooperate on the area....
iTEC – Designing the future classroom
05/06/2014
ITEC: designing the future classroom has been an example of a very successful project of integration of ICT in education and training, with the support and funding from the European Commission. iTEC’s aim is to bring about systemic change, not through radical technological advances, but through progressive adoption of innovative...
EXPLORA
EXPLORA es un Programa Nacional de Educación No Formal en Ciencia y Tecnología, creado en 1995 por la Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, CONICYT, Chile. La misión del programa EXPLORA es contribuir a la creación de una cultura científica y tecnológica en la comunidad, y, en particular, en niñas,...
Science
25/05/2014
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is one of the world’s top scientific journals. The major focus of the journal is publishing important original scientific research and research reviews, but Science also publishes science-related news, opinions on science policy and other matters of interest to scientists...
Espacio Procomún Educativo
24/05/2014
Este espacio es un repositorio de recursos y experiencias educativas abiertas de todos los niveles educativos no universitarios preparados para ser utilizados directamente en el aula o bien para ser modificados y adaptados a diferentes contextos o necesidades. Como elemento destacado, Procomún incorpora un potente buscador con características de la...
Blog del INTEF
El blog promocionado por el Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías educativas y formación del profesorado español publica periódicamente noticias sobre novedades en el ámbito de la tecnología de interés para la educación, seminarios y cursos de formación presenciales o en línea para docentes, proyectos educativos, eventos y recursos.
EducaLAB
Conoce, conecta, crea, comparte, colabora Es una iniciativa del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte español que agrupa el Blog del INTEF (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y de Formación del Profesorado), el Blog del Cniie (Centro Nacional de Innovación e Investigación Educativa) y el Blog del Inee (Instituto Nacional...
Alambique. Didáctica de las ciencias experimentales
20/05/2014
Alambique es una revista trimestral dirigida al profesorado que aspira a crear redes de intercambio de ideas, iniciativas y experiencias entre el profesorado y favorecer la renovación del discurso pedagógico dominante, abriendo vías para su superación crítica. Se publica desde 1994 en español.
Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias (REurEDC)
La revista tiene una doble finalidad: i) contribuir al desarrollo del conocimiento en el ámbito de la didáctica de las ciencias experimentales, tanto en un plano teórico como aplicado, y ii) aportar referentes para la práctica de la educación científica tanto de profesores como de formadores provenientes del ámbito de...
Scientix: the Community for science education in Europe
19/05/2014
Scientix promotes and supports a Europe-wide collaboration among STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) teachers, education researchers, policymakers and other STEM education professionals. In its first stage (2009-2012), the project built an online portal to collect and present European STEM education projects and their results, and organised several teacher workshops....