Monday, November 21, 2011

Diigo ed picks - Nov 21, 2011

https://edutechdebate.org/ict-in-schools/there-are-no-technology-shortcuts-to-good-education/ - more discussion about not relying on technology as a cure
http://www.chromeexperiments.com/globe - Cool! Globe and stick visualization of various kinds of data - Chrome only... :-(
http://www.meeting-ofthe-minds.com/home - an "unconference" on tech and pedagogy
http://animoto.com/education - animoto's education link - we've used it a little here
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/appy-kids-making-big-bucks-20111116-1nj3u.html - kids making and selling iPhone apps - future Steve Jobs's - of course, they'll probably drop out of school now...
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/instantwild/ - decidedly cool - remote webcams of live images of wild animals in various locations
http://www.freestockmusic.com/ - free stock music for your production
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html - excellent cr20 session on Moodle, including Google Docs - Beth Sill was Featured Teacher

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