July 20th, 2009
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Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver.
So what is it?
Want to listen to internet audio programs but can’t when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really.
Tags: podcast, software, audio, podcasting, opensource, podcasts, aggregator, tools
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ALA | AASL Best Web sites for Teaching and Learning Award
The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning honors websites, tools, and resources of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning as embodied in the American Association of School Librarians’ Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.
Tags: education, resources, teaching and learning
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Computer_hardware_poster
An illustrated guide to what all of those little things are inside your computer. Great for do-it-yourselfers.
Tags: computer, hardware, guide, illustration, poster, doityourself, build
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HistoryAnimated.com
Great collection of animated representations of battles, events, etc. New ones promised.
Tags: history, socialstudies, animation, iwb, battles, war, for:cffcoach
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July 20th, 2009
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July 19th, 2009
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Fraction Monkeys
Practice fractions with a little monkey that you hang on the number line. Works great with your interactive whiteboard in math.
Tags: fractions, Math, numeracy, numberline, monkey, for:cffcoach, iwb, number, practice
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SUMS ONLINE
Free samples of math games that work great on an interactive whiteboard.
Tags: math, smartboard, mathematics, iwb, for:cffcoach, numbers, fractions, bracket, orderofoperations, degrees, rotation, coordinates, division, wordproblems, units, subtraction, elementary, primary
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MacTubes
* MacTubes is YouTube video player and downloader.
* You can create playlists and download video files.
* It is a free ware
Tags: download, software, youtube, mactubes
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Screen Capture Tools: 40+ Free Tools and Techniques | Tools
Screen capturing tools do what the basic tool don’t. What these tools could do varies, including the ability to include sketches and text, instantly upload image online, audio capturing, dimension-specific capturing and more. Make your screen capture and sharing experience more interesting, here’s a showcase of 40+ Free Screen Capturing Tools and Related Techniques.
Tags: screencapture, screenshot, screencast, hotlist
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WatchKnow.org
thousands of educational videos.
Tags: learning, video, teaching, tube, watchknow, watch, for:cffcoach
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Slatebox :: Visualize Everything – Welcome!
It’s simple: Markup ideas on embeddable “slates” and collaborate in real-time. Signup absolutely FREE and build yours today.
Tags: collaboration, mindmapping, mindmap, slatebox
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Top News – ISTE urges tech training for future teachers
Lawmakers created the Preparing Teachers for Digital Age Learners (PTDAL) program last year when they reauthorized the Higher Education Act. The program awards three-year grants to colleges of education to make sure they are equipping pre-service teachers with the skills they’ll need to integrate technology effectively into K-12 classrooms
Tags: eschool, article, preservice, highered
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BrainHoney
BrainHoney is the only product that truly spans classroom, blended, and online instruction at any level. You need just one system, not three, to manage classroom learning, supplement with online instruction, experiment with online courses, or run a virtual program.
Tags: cms, lms, elearning, virtualclassroom
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July 19th, 2009
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July 18th, 2009
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July 17th, 2009
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July 16th, 2009
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Icebreakers, Warmups, Energerizers, & Deinhibitizers
Activities for getting groups going.
Tags: icebreakers, workshop, warmups, activatingstrategy, lfs
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How Teenagers Consume Media: the report that shook the City
Tags: shift, teenagers
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Bloom’s Activity Analysis
Analyze learning activities against Bloom’s in a spreadsheet setup.
Tags: blooms, bloomstaxonomy, lessonplans
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Wages: Commission : Promethean Planet
This flipchart helps students explore working on commission. Using 5 case studies they can explore straight commission, salary plus commission and draw against commission. They will also learn about vocabulary that includes: salary, commission, net pay, gross pay, bonus, draw, base and wages. This flipchart allows student to interactively explore types of jobs that are commission-based as well as the the pros and cons of commission-based employment. Student will need to understand simple mathematics including addition, subtraction, multiplying, and percentages. Some actions are embedded in the flipchart like hide/show, page notes, show calculator and others.
Tags: promethean, flipchart, economics, math, wages, commission
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Google in Education F.A.Q.
Tags: googleapps, faq, google, coppa
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July 16th, 2009
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July 15th, 2009
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July 14th, 2009
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Skitch.com + Skitch = fast and fun screen capture and image sharing.
Tags: screencapture, web2.0, screenshot, software, skitch, mac, tool, tools
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the Awesome Highlighter >> Highlight text on web pages
Tags: no_tag
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Forest Life
An immersive interactive trek through a forest to explore concepts of sustainability.
Tags: science, forest, biology, forestry, environment, sustainability, iwb
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Sporcle.com: mentally stimulating diversions
An online quiz site with a multitude of topics.
Tags: trivia, quiz, game, education, sporcle.com
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Infinite Thinking Machine
how do you use the Google search box to get just the right amount of information, analyze it for authenticity, and get it quickly? The new Google Search Lessons are aimed at helping teachers and students learn the inside scoop about skillful searching. Check out nine compelling and practical lessons for students to understand and be successful with the Google search process. The lessons are divided into three modules; Understanding Search Engines, Search Techniques and Strategies, and Search Features. Each topic contains three lessons that build on the skills taught in the previous lesson. Teachers can mix and match lessons depending on the skills they want to emphasize. The lessons provide a guide for teachers, inquiry questions, a slide presentation, and search challenges for students.
Tags: search, google, infinite, searchengine, education, tech_integration
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Weblogg-ed » Digital Inclusion
So, it is not a question of whether these technologies add value somehow to education, but the reverse, can education add value to the communications and information technologies of our present day world, and its future?
Tags: weblogg, technology, education, willrichardson, 21stcenturyskills, 19thcenturyskills, tech_integration
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Common Core » Blog Archive » The Partnership for 19th Century Skills
Tags: learning, skills, 21stcenturyskills, 19thcenturyskills, education, tech_integration
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Weblogg-ed » The Larger Lessons
In light of the interesting back and forth that occurred on my last post, I’ve been thinking about what the fundamental lessons of schooling ought to be and the role of technology in helping us teach them.
Tags: weblogg, willrichardson, 21stcenturyskills, 19thcenturyskills, education, tech_integration, technology
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How to Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint for Web Publishing
Normally, sites like Slideshare don’t play flash movies embedded into powerpoint slideshows. But AuthorStream has a plugin…
Tags: powerpoint, embed, youtube, for:cffcoach, publish, upload, authorstream
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U.S. Capitol Historical Society | ONLINE EXHIBITS
Slavery links and documents from US Captial Historical Society
Tags: socialstudies
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