Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 22, 2012

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411117,00.asp - PCMag - Basices of Online Security (infographic) - ****

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-list-of-awesome-art-and-drawing-apps.html - ET&M - Art and drawing apps for iPad - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/teaching-tools-for-parents/ - 20 Must-have digital teaching tools for parents - ****
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/ - Google Inside search site - incl voice search, knowledge graph, etc - ****
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation/content/byod-increase-chances-for-success-7160026 - BYOD considerations wiki - ****
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http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/10/augmented-reality-and-applications-for-education-part-2/ - AR applications for education - ***
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/54156/ - Digital tools for kids with special needs - ***
http://goo.gl/0HqiS - Restorative Practices - an alternative approach to discipline - ***
http://lifehacker.com/5700743/how-to-get-student-discounts-forever - Lifehacker - Get student discounts forever - ***
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/new-fractal-tree-life-zooms-earths-entire-evolutionary-history - Popsci - Interactive fractal tree of life - ***
http://www.cs4fn.org/ - Computer science for fun! - ***
http://findpdf.net/ - find free PDF books, articles, tutorials - ***
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/forum/topics/collecting-work?xg_source=activity - iPads in Ed - sharing iPad work with Printopia virtual printer - ***
http://www.webadvantage.net/webadblog/30-really-useful-infographic-tools-resources-4453 - 30+ Really useful infographics tools and resources - ***
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKitGallery - Arduino starter kit gallery - looks like fun! - ***
http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/ - Ithaca College - Media literacy lessons and resources - ***
http://www.trakax.com/support/ - trakaxpc - like Garage Band for PC - ***
http://mozillapopcorn.org/ - Mozilla popcorn video editor - also http://goo.gl/X3NSH (TED talk) - ***
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/bb-bb/brisebuffetbusters/buffetbusters-eng.php - Buffet busters - disease outbreak scenario game and resources - ***
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/ - Endeavor "flies" thru LA - time lapse movie - ***
http://www.Digress.it - WordPress plugin that offers paragraph-level commenting in the margins of a text. - ***
http://mediasmarts.ca/ - Canadian media literacy site - ***
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html - mobygratis - music free for noncommercial film/video uses - ***
http://goo.gl/3sDKO - Bozeman Biology - well made videos on biology - ***
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http://fireftp.mozdev.org/help.html - FireFTP support page - **
http://vbscript-macro-template.blogspot.com/ - VBscript macro template - **
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak - Speakit - Chrome reader - **
http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg - jpg to svg online converter - **
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdf - Understanding by design - PDF - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 15, 2012

http://presentationtube.net/index_record.php - PresentationTube - tool to record PPT presentations - interesting! - ****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDoDk4D2RAw - ASKAP timelapse - radiotelescopes against the milky way - breathtaking - ****
http://acreelman.blogspot.ca/2012/10/publish-your-own-interactive-e-book.html - interactive eBook publishing - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-new-list-of-great-web-tools-for.html - ET&ML - New list of great web tools - like text2mindmap - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/50-search-engines/ - Edudemic - 50 search engines you probably don't use - ****
http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/tech-tools - EdTechTeacher - Techtools - nice list, integrated with goals - ****
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/top-20-data-visualisation-tools - .net - top 20 visualization tools - ****
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http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ - Doublekiller - remove duplicate files - ***
http://www.youtube.com - search for hexaflexagon - lots of interesting math/origami videos - ***
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/how-tos/google_chrome_optimization_guide - MaximumPC - Google chrome optimization - ***
http://goo.gl/jX85H - email security tips - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hide-your-personal-information-on-facebook/ - Hide your Facebook info - ***
http://openlibrary.org/ - OpenLibrary - like the name says... - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/dont-miss-these-awesome-note-taking.html - ET&ML - Note taking apps for iPad - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-list-of-great-google-apps-for-your.html - ET&ML - Google apps for your iPad - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/18-free-mind-mapping-tools-for-teachers.html - ET&ML - Mind mapping apps for iPad - ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-CDkJuo_LYs - 9-layer density tower - different liquids - **
http://www.easybib.com/ - EasyBib - automatic bibliographies - ***
http://playfic.com/ - Playfic - interactive online community for text based games - ***
http://excelforeducators.blogspot.co.uk/ - Excel for Educators - a blog - ***
http://goo.gl/hYVwp - Wired - MakerBot Replicator 3D printer - ***
http://www.techshout.com/features/2012/06/best-science-apps-for-android/ - techshout - best science apps for Android - ***
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/healthy-children_b_1791166.html - Huffington - Kids 3.0: Healthy children in a Tech World - ***
http://www.learnerstv.com/ - LearnersTV - huge collection of video lectures - ***
http://www.free-ocr.com/ - FreeOCR - another free OCR service - ***
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http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=41475 - Livebinder on Comic creator programs - **
http://goo.gl/wVJc1 - FreeTech4Teachers - 11 free tools for creating websites and pages - **
http://goo.gl/zHZR9 - engadget - print your own headphones in 3D - **
http://adafruit.com/ - adafruit - arduino, raspberry pi, other electronic kits - **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMyTR7cO-4 - Formlabs 3D printer - **
http://devhammer.net/blog/exploring-html5-canvas-part-1---introduction - DevhammersDen - exploring HTML5 Canvas - **
http://preview.tryfsharp.org/ - Microsoft - Try F# from Microsoft - **
http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/ - DrTechniko - how to train your robot - programming for kids - **
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1018/ - LearningSolutions - Designing Content for Multiple Mobile Devices - **
http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/ - Getting people to understand programming - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 1, 2012

http://goo.gl/H4mIS - WeekendHacker - Awesome photo tips - ****

http://goo.gl/et3nj - EdTechandMobile - Set up a Wiki for your classroom - ****
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-ultimate-guide-to-flipping-your-classroom/ - TeachThought - Ultimate guide to flipping your classroom - ****
http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=2980 - 21stCenturyFluency - 8 Unique Online Presentation tools for students - gorgeous blog... - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/scaffolding-education-technology/ - Edudemic - Integrate Ed Tech with Scaffolding - ****
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/09/21/the-20-best-blogs-about-mobile-learning/ - OnlineColleges - 20 best blogs about mobile learning - ****
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/09/17-free-tools-for-creating-screen.html#.UGnSHVHIb5l - FreeTech4Teachers - 17 Screen Capture tools for images and videos - ****
http://goo.gl/Q0oko - MrGOnline - What to use iPads for and what not - ****
http://new-to-teaching.blogspot.fr/2012/09/7-web-20-tools-for-students.html - MathTech - 7 Web 2.0 math tools for students - ****
https://sites.google.com/site/team8project9440/project-definition - Social Bookmarking and Diigo - short and informative - ****
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https://bay002.mail.live.com/default.aspx#n=1426992750&fid=1&mid=3fa76d83-08b2-11e2-953f-00215ad7ea6c&fv=1 - Makeuseof - Guide to going paperless - ***
http://goo.gl/zgjFL - EdWeek - Personalizing Algebra - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/scientific-spirit-7-websites-science-questions-answers/ - Makeuseof - 7 websites for science Q&A - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/buying-a-new-computer-our-definitive-guide-on-how-to-pick-the-best-parts/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=2012-09-28 - MakeUseOf - tips for buying computer parts - ***
http://goo.gl/VhdxG - EdTechandMobile - 6 New Web Tools for teachers - beeclip, citelighter, loopster, etc - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/parents-guide-on-use-of-pinterest.html - EdTechandMobile - Parents guide to using Pinterest - ***
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/09/09/20-ways-to-increase-your-facebook-likes-and-engagement/ - Increase Facebook likes and engagement (marketing) - ***
http://goo.gl/Erp1Z - TechRadar - Android apps to run on AMD-powered Windows 8 devices - ***
http://critical-thinking.iste.wikispaces.net/ - ISTE - Critical thinking compendium - ***
http://www.mentormob.com/splash - MentorMob - Create and share playlists of videos and pics - ***
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=100736 - Livebinders - 3rd graders making their own digital textbooks - ***
http://goo.gl/C6njm - Wired - 3D printing and copyright/patent law - interesting - ***
https://tricider.com/en/t/ - Tricider - Social voting tool - collect ideas and vote - brainstorming online - also http://strawpoll.me/ - ***
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how-to-get-your-youtube-videos-back-from-google.php - ReadWriteWeb - Get your YouTube videos back from Google - ***
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/ - BBC - Ancient History in Depth - articles, photos, videos - for older grades - ***
http://goo.gl/Xhvfu - ReadWriteThink - Profile publisher - students can mock up social network profiles - guidelines by grade - ***
http://duolingo.com/ - duolingo - learn a foreign language while helping to translate the web - ***
http://goo.gl/s5hE9 - TheAtlantic - Why American Students Can't write - ***
http://teachinghistory.org/civil-war - TeachingHistory.org - Interactive poster about the Civil War - nicely made - ***
http://www.jasonohler.com/resources/NomeDST.cfm - JasonOhler - Greenscreen story telling - using chromakey - ***
http://mashable.com/2012/08/29/plagiarism-online-services/#841779-CheckForPlagiarismnet - Mashable - 10 sites to detect plagiarism - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/google-forms-for-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - Using Google Forms - video tutorials - ***
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http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/ - Information is Beautiful Awards - **
http://goo.gl/wIO4M - ElearningGuild - Devlearn 11 - Las Vegas symposium Nov 2-4 - program and handouts - **
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp - W3Schools - HTML(5) tutorial - from the best - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 25, 2012

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/21/youtube-interactive-quizzes-to-videos-beta/ - YouTube interactive quizzes beta - *****

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_T9ePzANg&feature=youtube_gdata_player - Future Learning Short Documentary - great video - dare you to watch it! - *****
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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/12-great-educational-videos-you-should.html - TED-Ed videos you should not miss - ****
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/09/20/3593847.htm - ABCScience - Great article on quantum computers - they're coming someday... - ****
http://captiontube.appspot.com/ - CaptionTube - easily add captions to YouTube videos - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-top-educational-ipad-apps-every.html - EdTechandMobile - Top Ed iPad apps (100+) - ****
http://www.vle.monash.edu/supporttraining/learnbytech/moodle/index.html - MonashU - Learning topics for Moodle 2 - ****
http://blog.simplek12.com/education/top-10-ways-to-wake-up-students/ - ILoveEdTech - Top 10 ways to wake up students in class - funny and useful tips - ****
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4692 - Tech&Learning - Using word clouds in the classroom - ****
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4724 - Tech&Learning - 40 Sites for educational games - ****
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4798 - Tech&Learning - Bringing your textbook to life - with a webinar - ****
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http://wrangl.com/ - online debate site - build pro/con arguments - ***
http://techtoolsforschools.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-project-template.html - Facebook template - e.g. do a virtual performance of Shakespeare play - ***
http://www.storybird.com - image based story books to build and publish - pick an artist and use just their images - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/twitter-tools-for-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - Twitter tools for your professional development - ***
http://goo.gl/Ey7VG - NYTimes - Rules for Writing Well - ***
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/amsterdam-school-facebook-timeline-history-classes/ - Edudemic - Use Facebook timeline in history class - ***
http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/07/35-sources-curated-educational-videos/ - GettingSmart - Sources for curated educational videos - ***
http://readlists.com/ - ReadList - bundle web pages into an eBook - export to your device - ***
http://www.procon.org/ - ProCon - Pros and cons of controversial issues - lots to work with these days... - ***
http://wikimindmap.org/ - Wiki Mind Map - pick a wikipedia, create a mind map to share/download - ***
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/kinect-classroom-andrew-miller - Edutopia - Kinect in the classroom - ***
http://blended.online.ucf.edu/ - UCF - Blended Learning Toolkit - resources for blended learning - ***
http://goo.gl/5nQiN - Lifehacker - Create resume templates to look personalized - ***
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http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/09/chockadoc-catalog-of-online.html#.UFzLx1EQfCY - FreeTech4Teachers - Chocadoc - online free documentaries - **
http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education.html - TED - Coursera online learning for 100,000 at a time - **
http://www.sketchometry.com/ - Sketchometry - Intuitive math software for tablets, computers, and whiteboards (not very intuitive to me...) - **
http://tweetingearth.com/ - TweetingEarch - view live tweets by timezone and hashtag - **
https://sites.google.com/a/olds.ac.uk/oldsmooc/start - OLDSMooc - Register interest in MOOC on curriculum design using OER's - **
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx - ArtsEdge - Kennedy Center Art education site - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 21, 2012

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/4-great-guides-for-21st-century-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - 4 Edutopia Guides for 21st century teachers - ****

http://teacherswithapps.com/50-best-ipad-apps-for-reading-disabilities/ - TeachersWithApps - iPad apps for reading disabilities - also http://edudemic.com/2012/09/the-50-best-ipad-apps-for-students-with-reading-disabilities/ - ****
http://www.schoolcio.com/Default.aspx?tabid=136&EntryId=4879 - SchoolCIO - iPad deployment tips from an IT perspective - ****
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/09/18/15-free-learning-sites-you-havent-heard-yet/ - OnlineCollege.org - Free Learning Sites you haven't heard of - ****
http://www.arkive.org/ - ARKive - Discover worlds most endangered species - great photos and info - ****
http://goo.gl/2hQlM - EduBlogs - Fair Use, copyright, using images - an activity - ****
http://presurfer.blogspot.fr/2012/09/banned-books.html - PreSurfer - Video of phrases from banned books - very clever! - ****
http://www.agoogleaday.com/ - Embedded search lessons with Google - rather cool and fun - ****
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/learningstyles/a/leftbrain.htm - About - Study advice for left-brain students (organized, math/science, critical...) - ****
http://donalomahony.edublogs.org/2012/09/17/the-first-ever-byod-not-byot-class-i-taught/ - ElearningIsland - First experience with BYOD in a middleschool class - ****
http://ebookfriendly.com/2012/09/15/writing-tips-by-famous-authors-that-you-can-share-as-images/ - Slideshow of posters of famous writers - very cool! - ****
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html - MakerBot - Replicator 2 desktop 3D printer (I want one!) - ****
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http://www.jotform.com/ - JotForm - easy online form building - responses by email - ***
http://goo.gl/D8Fvg - Password protect your USB drive - ***
http://transcribe.wreally.com/ - transcribe from audio file to text (Chrome) - ***
http://captiontube.appspot.com/help/ - CaptionTube - easily caption YouTube videos (Note: YT has an automatic caption - audio must be clear...) - ***
http://www.myhistro.com/story/olympic-games/4951#!london-summer-olympics-13581 - MyHistro - map-based timelines - ***
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/17/new-e-book-export-feature-enabled-on-wikipedia/ - eBook export from Wikipedia - ***
http://elearnmag.acm.org/best-practices-tips.cfm - ELearn by ACM - best practices and tips for elearning - online articles - ***
http://goo.gl/UBLYv - LearnerWeblog - Creatology - slideshow reflections on the creative process - ***
http://answergarden.ch/ - AnswerGarden - Type an 'answer' and online users contribute questions - e.g. "A creative classroom activity"... - ***
http://www.freewritingprompts.net/ - FreeWritingPrompts - 55 sets of writing prompts for various grades and lessons - PDF and .doc formats - ***
http://goo.gl/9QDzF - FreeTech4Teachers - Skitch - iOS and Android photo/sketch app with blurring, annotation, etc. - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/a-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-find.html - EdTechandMobile - Guide to find licensed images for classroom use - ***
http://www.airpano.com/ - AirPano - 360deg aerial panoramas of world locations - ***
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/collabracam-collaborative/id415466771?mt=8 - CollabraCAM - multi-camera video collaboration app - ***
http://lisahistory.net/wordpress/2012/09/escape-the-complexity-by-looking-backward/ - Lisa's Blog - Simplify by looking backward - reflections on Moodle, Engrade, etc - ***
http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/interactive-pres - Creating Interactive Google Presentations for quizzes and stories (Classroom 2.0 webinar) - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/5-awesome-examples-of-how-students-can.html?m=1 - EdTechandMobile - Students Using iBooks Author for Learning - ***
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/puppet-lab-safety-video/ - Wired - Puppets teaching Lab Safety - ***
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http://jqfundamentals.com/ - fundamentals of JQuery - **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyjKRW1FkM - Video Games for learning - research with handheld game designs - **
http://yttm.tv/ - yttm - pick a year, click and travel back to watch videos from the past - cute - some YouTube links missing - **
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/ - mutopia - free sheet music for everyone - **
http://www.gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/basic/ - Gaming accessibility design document - **
http://www.ibiblio.org/ - Ibiblio - One of the largest free info databases online - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 15, 2012

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/6-great-video-tools-for-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - 6 great video tools for teachers - ****

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/teachers-simple-guide-to-teaching-with.html - EdTechandMobile - Teachers guide to teaching with videos - ****
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Creativity+Tools - CoolTools4Schools - Creativity tools - many unusual ones - ****
http://www.creativebloq.com/iphone/photos-3d-models-iphone-912732 - Autodesk - online photos to 3D model app - send photos, get 3D model back - cool! - also http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/123d-catch/id513913018?mt=8 - ****
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator.html - MakerBot - Replicator - a 3D printer you can buy now - $1-2K - ****
http://musghillss.eq.edu.au/home/jfewt3/ipadproject/ - MusgraveHillSchool - iPad reflections - great web page.. - ****.
http://www.picturetopeople.org/ - PictureToPeople - Online graphic effects for images and text - cool! - ****
http://www.google.com/alerts - Google Alerts - set your own - ****
http://goo.gl/7oAg6 - Lifehacker - You should be using a VPN - ****
http://goo.gl/rWwoY - MicrosoftatHome - Top 14 websites for students - ****
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-youtube-url-tricks-you-should-know-about/ - MakeUseOf - 10 Youtube URL tricks you should know - ****
http://goo.gl/EAIsi - FreeTech4Teachers - ScreenLeap - share your screen - no signup - ****
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http://goo.gl/Tp5Y6 - MakeUseOf - password protect your flash drive - ***
http://www.easel.ly/ - create and share visuals online - infographics... - ***
https://code.google.com/p/course-builder/ - Google Course Builder - online course creater from Google - ***
http://class2go.stanford.edu/ - Class2Go - Stanford online learning software coming soon - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/5-great-infographic-creation-tools-for.html - EdTechandMobile - 5 great infographic creation tools for teachers - ***
http://venturelab.stanford.edu/education - designing a new learning environment - Stanford free online course starting Oct 15 - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/what-teachers-need-to-know-about-byod.html - EdTechandMobile - What to know about BYOD - ***
http://meetings.io/ - effortless video meetings - no signup or software needed - ***
http://www.hamstersoft.com/ - free video and ebook creation software for the Mac - ***
http://www.booktango.com/ - free eBook creation - ***
http://goo.gl/uDyFj - PCAdvisor - Use MS Word to create an eBook - ***
http://www.totalrecorder.com/index.htm - TotalRecorder - record, edit, convert any video, audio - $17 to $99 - ***
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/5-must-have-ios-apps-for-writers/ - Edudemic - iOS apps for writers - ***
http://www.factmonster.com/ - InformationPlease - Fact Moster - facts and lessons in all areas - ***
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy/ - Information literacy modules from U of Idaho - ***
http://www.musictheory.net/ - Music theory site with lessons, tools, apps - ***
http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks - openCulture - 375 free eBooks - ***
http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/index.html - Parade of PowerPoint Games - ***
http://www.oercommons.org/ - OER commons - Open Educational Resources - ***
http://soundgecko.com/ - SoundGecko - text to audio on any device - ***
http://app.groupmap.com.au/ - GroupMap - Group Mind Mapping - Chrome/Safari only - ***
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http://www.iconarchive.com/ - Icon archive 400K icons - **
http://jqfundamentals.com/ - fundamentals of JQuery - **
http://cropper.codeplex.com/ - cropper - screen capture in C# - example of a coding project - **
http://goo.gl/EUeCI - Are QR codes on the way out? - **
http://www.spicynodes.org/index.html - SpicyNodes - build interactive tree web pages to spice up your website - **
http://vihart.com/doodling/ - Doodling in Math class - cute videos - **
http://www.mygalaxies.co.uk/qzr2an/ - Spell words using thumbnails of galaxies - **
http://jimhough.com/cf/ibquestions.html - Icebreaker questions - good for online discussions - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 4, 2012

http://www.triptico.co.uk/ - Triptico - desktop app with over twenty interactive, fully-customizable resources - ****

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/245623 - EverNote for educators (a Livebinder) - ****
http://company.playonsports.com/school - PlayON - online school sports broadcast website - live and on-demand broadcasts (would Skype work...?) - ****
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html - JCSchools - collection of games and resources for language arts - ****
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http://planetary.org/get-involved/contests/osirisrex/ - Planetary Society name that asteroid contest - ***
http://lightningbug.com.au/ - LightningBug - help with writing a story - ***
http://axon.wellcomeapps.com/ - Axon game - teaches about neurons and the brain - a bit noisy, but uses visual skills well - ***
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http://chemreference.com/ - periodic table - somewhat interactive - otherwise pretty boring... - **
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm - ABCya - word clouds for kids - nothing fancy - they could do a lot of fun things with it... - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 3, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-lxoAUP5c - TED - Paul Nicklen - Arctic/Antarctic photographer for National Geographic - awesome talk - ****

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/09/celebrating-the-5th-anniversary-of-classroom-2-0-with-75-articles-from-innovative-educators/ - 5 yr of cr20 webinars - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/the-top-10-educational-livebinders-for.html - Top 10 livebinders for ed - very nice collection - ****
http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2012/08/20-web-20-sites-that-does-not-require.html - Web 2.0 sites not requiring student emails - ****
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http://visuwords.com/ - Reminder: Interactive visual tree or words and meanings - ***.
http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=24592 - Quality and Equity in Finnish Schools - by a ministry member - very different approach from ours... - ****
http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/09/03/edmodo-vs-blogging/ - MrGOnline - Comparing Edmodo and Blogging - ***
http://zhaolearning.com/2012/08/16/doublethink-the-creativity-testing-conflict/ - Yong Zhao - The Creativity-Testing Conflict - thoughtful comments... - ***
http://goo.gl/Dp0QF - SchoolAtoZ - Public speaking in primary school - more is needed... - ***
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/ - NoodleTools - differentiated instruction of literacy to students - ***
http://storify.com/jssalc/thinglink-and-the-classroom - Collection: Thinglink in the classroom (Storify) - ***
http://polkast.com/ - Polkast - Personal cloud - access your files from any device - **
http://clea.nr/ - CleanNr - Browser extensions and websites that declutter the web - trying this in the lab... - ***
http://www.braineos.com/ - Braineos - create flashcards and games - ***
http://goo.gl/sBim9 - 100 video sites educators should bookmark - ***
http://edudemic.com/2012/08/the-25-secrets-to-design-every-teacher-should-know/ - Edudemic - 25 Design Secrets every teacher should know - ***
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http://cisr.nps.edu/cyberciege/index.htm - CyberCiege - video game to teach computer and network security - ***
http://goo.gl/G9Fkf - Make your own smartphone app at Webmonkey - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Sept 1, 2012

http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/08/5-apps-to-efficiently-increase-student-engagement/ - GettingSmart - 5 apps to lower teacher anxiety and raise student voices - ****

http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/08/17/are-kids-really-motivated-technology/ - SmartBlogonEd - Kids are not motivated by technology - ****
http://goo.gl/nvisI - FreeTech4Teachers - best blogs of the month - nice list from this popular site - ****
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/one-to-one-ipad-reflection-andrew-marcinek - Edutopia - What we learned - a 1:1 iPad Reflection - ****
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http://lore.com/about/ - LORE for students - a social network for learners - ***
http://goo.gl/9lXK9 - EdTechandMobile - 25 Tech Tips every teacher should know (slideshare) - also http://goo.gl/fGqmL - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/free-teacher-video-tutorials.html - EdTechandMobile - Websites for Ed Video Tutorials - ***
http://goo.gl/FFSiU - edudemic - 50 ways to use Google+ Hangouts - ***
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html - Review of constructivism - also http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Constructivist%20_Learning.htm - ***
http://www.readthewords.com/TestTeachers.aspx - ReadTheWords - text to speech for educators - ***
http://blog.fetchnotes.com/ - FetchNotes - Cloud-based notepad and file storage - very easy to use - 25Gb of storage - ***
http://www.aplusclick.com/index.html - A+Click - math and logic problems - rather challenging - ***
http://goo.gl/Sf5Gj - ScienceDaily - intentionally unvaccinated students put other children at risk - ***
http://sqworl.com/vec8xd - sqworl - nice collection of math sites/groups - ***
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http://unusedwords.com/ - UnusedWords - learn a new word a day - **
http://presentationtube.net/index_record.php - PresentationTube - add video window to PowerPoint presentation - download - free version avaiable - **
http://www.scanmyessay.com/ - Viper plagiarism checker - **
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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 30, 2012

http://www.pcworld.com/article/261586/skydrive_for_android_a_handson_tour.html - SkyDrive Android app - ****

http://maps.google.com/intl/en/help/maps/streetview/gallery.html#!/antarctica - Google Maps Antarctica - Scotts cabin - ****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzTUYAOkPM - 1947 movie on Classroom Discipline - very camp - but kind of sad... - ****
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=85004 - Livebinders - big Livebinder on Teacher Resources - ****
http://goo.gl/pfU4e - Wash Post - We don't need algebra, and STEM is overrated - we need to teach cognitive skills - ****
http://goo.gl/D8bki - GreatSchools - Communicating with your child's teacher - a video - ****
http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3220 - 6 ways principals can connect with students - ****
http://ctrlq.org/dictation/ - Chrome dictation site - ****
http://www.chemistryinquiry.com/sample_guided_inquiry_lessons.htm - Inquiry-guided Chemistry lessons and activities - ****
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http://www.typeconnection.com - Font pairing service - pick fonts that complement each other - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/teacher-educational-technology-guides.html - EdTechandMobile - Teacher technology guides - collection of blogs - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/great-free-web-resources-on-language.html - EdTechandMobile - Language arts web resources - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/a-list-of-great-free-math-websites-for.html - EdTechandMobile - Free math websites for teachers and students - ***
http://goo.gl/5xbve - EdTechandMobile - Ways to use Google+ hangouts - ***
http://creativityportal.org.uk/ - Creativity portal - Collection of resources - ***
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/08/25/how-augmented-reality-will-change-way-live/ - TheNextWeb - How augmented reality will change our lives - ***
http://www.ibook-widgets.com/ - Add widgets to your iBooks - ***
http://goo.gl/8ZsSz - TeacherPD - Professional development resources for teachers - links with short descriptions - ***
http://amymmcc.blogspot.com/2012/08/ipad-roll-out-four-months-down-track.html - iPad roll-out experiences - ***
http://www.venuegen.com/ - VenuGen - 3D virtual classrooms for K12 students - (like a classroom in 2nd life... like putting 4 legs on a car - need new methods for new media...) - ***
http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/tcag.htm - EdLeadership - The case against grades - thoughtful article - ***
http://eduapps.org/?page_id=7#What+is+MyStudyBar%3F - EduApps - MyStudyBar - tools for studying/reading/writing - XP and Win 7 - interesting - ***
http://goo.gl/2uLxF - FreeTech4Teachers - 15 tools for storing and sharing files - ***
http://goo.gl/vgPXr - MakeUseOf - 7 better browsers for Android - ***
http://woices.com/walk/84 - woices - map with landmarks and narration snippets, simulating a walk on the map - cute - ****
http://thepegeek.com/ - PEGeek - interesting PE blog - well made and informative - ***
http://www.die.net/earth/ - World sunlight map - updated continuously - very cool - ***
http://www.kidrex.org/ - KidREX - kid safe search engine - ***
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http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html - RoboMind - teach programming using robot icons - **
http://www.mobento.com/ - Mobento - collection of educational videos - many science - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 25, 2012

http://soundation.com/ - Online music studio with recording, effects, virt instruments, and over 600 free loops and sounds - ****

http://www.scribd.com/doc/102754297/Dan-OBrien-Competitive-Classroom - Blending Twitter, Wikis, and Webquests in a collaborative classroom - also
http://www.classbubbles.com/ - collaborative learning within a protective environment - has things like blogs, wikis, Twitter - ****
http://goo.gl/YI1NU - US Teen invents cancer tests using Google - ****
https://www.digitalpassport.org/educator-registration - DigitalPassport - lessons and content for digital and online citizenship - ****
http://www.learnitin5.com/Tools-to-Start-the-School-Year - LearnItIn5 - Digital tools to start the new year - a manageable list - ****
http://goo.gl/8FWqX - InformationIsBeautiful visualization awards shortlist - great website for visualization - ****
http://www.bestedsites.com/the-internet-a-decade-later/ - Best Ed - The Internet a decade on (2002-2012) - great infographic - ****
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/how-to-turn-your-classroom-into-an-idea-factory/ - KQED - make your classroom an idea factory - ****
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/08/22/the-10-commandments-of-internet-research/ - OnlineColleges - 10 commandments of Internet Research - ****
http://ohlsd.org/portfolio/3-physical-infrastructure/ - Oak Hills BYOD details - also http://ohlsd.org/portfolio/byod-develop-a-team/ - ****
http://www.learnitin5.com/Animoto-for-Students - LearnItIn5 - Animoto as an instructional tool - ****
http://www.cuchicago.edu/experience/arts/visual-arts/art-lessons/ - K-7 art lesson packages from Concordia Chicago - ****
http://goo.gl/xZfV3 - PDF: Learning to Love Assessment - ****
http://blog.ted.com/2012/08/21/the-20-most-watched-ted-talks-to-date/ - TED - 20 most-watched TED talks to date - ****
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http://present.me/tour - media sharing tool - works on mobile - ***
http://tent.io/ - Tent - a new social networking protocol - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/free-science-websites.html - EdTechandMobile - Reminder: Online Science resources - ***
http://www.onlinedegrees.org/50-indispensable-edtech-tools-for-2012/ - 50 Indispensable Ed Tech Tools for 2012 - ***
http://goo.gl/FJrdz - EdTechandMobile - infographic - teaching with tablets - ***
http://twittermagnets.com/ - Twitter magnets - magnetic word board to create your Tweets/poems - ***
http://www.nearpod.com/ - Nearpod - synchronize iPads in the classroom - ***
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/evernote-a-0-to-60-mph-guide.php - ReadWriteWeb - Evernote 0-to-60 MPH guide - ***
http://www.inquiryinaction.org/classroomactivities/ - ACS classroom chemistry activities - ***
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ - Science Kids - nicely produced sci/tech website for kids - ***
http://www.stepmap.com/ - StepMap - create and share personal maps - ***
http://www.stykz.net/ - Stykz - stick figure animation program - download - ***
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http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/Home - Universal Design Tech toolkit for classrooms - **
http://goo.gl/CqDtX - QR codes in the classroom - **
http://www.tweetarchivist.com/ - Tweet Archivist - find and archive Tweets - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 21, 2012

http://www.ctlibraryconsortium.org/95-top-10-technology-blogs-for-education.html - top 10 tech blogs for educators - ****

http://goo.gl/lNk4O - FreeTech4Teachers - 5 ways to use Google Sites - ****
http://tjhouston.com/2012/04/how-to-wirelessly-view-your-ipad-screen-on-your-computer/ - Wirelessly view iPad on your computer - cool app - ****
http://edshelf.com/ - Tool for finding useful apps for your classroom - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/teachers-easy-guide-to-social-learning.html - EdTechandMobile - Teachers' easy guide to social learning - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/08/a-step-by-step-guide-to-deploying-tablets-in-education/ - dudemic - lessons from deploying android tablets to a 5th grade classroom  - ****
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http://www.teachthought.com/technology/how-to-capture-ideas-visually-with-the-ipad/ - visual recording of ideas on the iPad - ***
http://goo.gl/Qtr3Z - reformat multimedia recording for mobile format - ***
http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/work-in-progress-mozilla-web-literacies-v06/ - slideshare - mozilla web literacies - draft - ***
http://www.techjini.com/blog/2011/10/10/historical-timeline-charts-related-to-computerelectronics/ - StartITUp - infographics and timelines on computer topics - ***
http://www.onlinedegrees.org/50-indispensable-edtech-tools-for-2012/ - OnlineDegrees - 50 Indispensible EdTech tools for 2012 - ***
http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/08/18/teachers-need-to-be-learning-role-models/ - MrGOnline - Teachers need to be learning role models - ***
http://goo.gl/v4xVb - EdWeekTeacher - 7 Ideas about Rule Making - ***
http://www.stencyl.com/ - Game programming - ***
http://www.digication.com/ - ePortfolios for students - ***
http://www.sciencejim.com/sciencejimshows.html - The Science Jim Show - humorous videos about science - ***
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf - nice interactive animation of the ecliptic, tilt of the earth, seasons, etc - ***
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http://www.naiku.net/quick-question/ - Naiku - polling and questions for your students - **
http://www.operaforeveryone.com/mesite/ - Opera for Everyone - download free teaching CD's - **
http://www.wingedsandals.com/ - Reminder: Winged Sandals - teaching Greek Mythology - **
http://openbadges.org/en-US/ - Digital badges on the web maintained in a central location - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 19, 2012

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-great-tips-to-create-beautiful.html - Tips for beautiful presentations - ****

http://www.aceonlineschools.com/25-awesome-virtual-learning-experiences-online/ - AceOnline - 25 awesome virtual learning experiences online - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/08/best-video-sites-for-teachers/ - Edudemic - 100 best video sites for teachers - 2012 - ****
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=41067 - Livebinders - Maps for kids - find, make, use - ****
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http://www.learnitin5.com/KidBlog-Slidebook - LearnItIn5 - Slidebook on Using KidBlog - glossy, but a bit distracting - ***
http://www.kulowiectech.blogspot.fr/2012/08/back-to-school-app-pack.html - History 2.0 back to school pack - cute image map! - ***
http://inquireproject.com/ - InquireProject - Intelligent textbook that answers students' questions - ***
http://www.trickyways.com/2011/07/share-files-between-macs-wirelessly-using-airdrop-os-x-lion/ - Apple AirDrop - Share files on Apples even if not on wireless - ***
http://goo.gl/mG5g9 - 10 teachers to follow - some really active contributors - ***
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356 - AirPrint - print from i-Devices to various types of printers - ***
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http://www.pastelink.me/ - PasteLink - online filesharing - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 17, 2012

http://blog.makezine.com/home-page-include/ - MAKE magazine - really cool projects - ****

http://goo.gl/FxCyf - Thoughtful videos for back-to-school and other ed audiences - good selection - ****
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/digitalpresentationlink - Symbaloo of digital presentation links - text on the logo helps... - ****
http://www.thethinkingstick.com/5-gmail-tips-for-teachers/ - ThinkingStick - 5 gmail tips for teachers - ****
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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/13-free-ipad-spelling-apps-to-easily.html - EdTechandMobile - Spelling apps for your iPad - ***
http://joanganzcooneycenter.org/Cooney-Center-Blog-265.html - Kids as game designers - creativity and thoughtfulness with online learning - ***
http://d20innovation.d20blogs.org/2012/07/07/understanding-content-curation/ - understanding content curation - ***
http://classjump.com/ - classjump - free websites for teachers - great looking site - ***
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol7no4/koutropoulos_1211.htm - JofOnlineLearning - Digital natives 10 yr out - ***
http://goo.gl/oZOFc - Classroom Q&A - Tips for getting the new year off to a good start - e.g., daily poem - ***
http://goo.gl/HEIki - Forbes - Preventing an Education Bubble - interviews with Texas commissioner and with Salman Khan - ***
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http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home - google apps for ed training center - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 16, 2012

http://transcribe.wreally.com/ - Transcribe - Finally!  A Chrome tool that works with bulk audio to text - *****

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http://www.linkbun.ch/ - LinkBunch - merge multiple links into a single URL - ****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7PKkYX_458&feature=player_embedded - YouTube - Prezify your PowerPoint slides - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/08/byod-classrooms/ - Edudemic - 10 BYOD classrooms and how it worked - ****
http://msed.iit.edu/projectican/tube.html - NatureOfScience - Cool science mysteries teach concepts - ****
http://classroomaid.visibli.com/share/vDbzBb - ClassroomAid - 10 Online communities for game based educators - ****
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http://myebookmaker.com/ - MyEBookMaker - free eBook editor - Word-like interface - ***
http://edge.ascd.org/_Ten-Tips-for-Better-PBL/blog/6275699/127586.html - ASCD - Project Based Learning tips - ***
http://goo.gl/mEgHY - EdWeek - 20 US schools innovating with digital tools - ***
http://www.knowmia.com/ - Knowmia - thousands of video lessons - ***
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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/twitter-tips-every-teacher-should-know.html - EdTechandMobile - Twitter tips for teachers - **
https://bu.mp/ - Bump - move photos from iPhone to laptop - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 15, 2012

http://wwwatanabe.blogspot.com/2012/08/tips-for-ipads-in-classroom.html - Reminder: Tips for iPads in the classroom - ****

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-you-need-to-know-before-buying-tablet/ - MakeUseOf - tips for buying a tablet - useful - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-great-free-web-tools-for-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - Short collection of interesting tools (unshorten, HTML to doc, ...) - ****
http://support.google.com/webmasters/?hl=en - Google webmaster academy - heady but useful stuff - ****
http://www.slimekids.com/ - Slime kids - school library media for kids - neat website - ****
http://www.learnitin5.com/Blogging-on-KidBlog - LearnItIn5 - blogging on KidBlog - ****
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http://goo.gl/cEGaj - Education Week - Hybrid home schooling catching on - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-top-27-free-tools-to-collaborate.html - EdTechandMobile - Tools to backchannel, chat, and communicate - ***
http://readlists.com/ - readlist - collected web pages bundled into an eBook - ***
http://esl-library.com/blog/2011/08/09/tips-for-engaging-parents/ - ESLlibrary - tips for engaging parents this school year - ***
http://goo.gl/00Q61 - SmartTeaching - 50 ways to use wikis - ***
http://curriculumict.weebly.com/1/post/2012/08/timelines.html - List of timeline websites - ***
http://dosketch.com/ - dosketch - simple sketch and share online app - ***
https://mi.learnport.org/Kview/CustomCodeBehind/Customization/Login/MILPLogin.aspx - Michigan Dept Ed LearnPort - free online professional development for teachers - ***
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/08/5-fun-ways-to-use-facebook-in-your-lesson-plans-and-teaching/ - EmergingEdTech - using FaceBook in your lesson plans and teaching - ***
http://www.utah3d.net/ - Panoramic pics from Utah - be neat if every state had this! - ***
http://bookbuilder.cast.org/ - CAST - Mass state ed digital book builder site - ***
http://www.incredibox.com/en/#/application - Incredibox - drag/drop beat music producer with cartoon character that sings - cute! - ***
http://www.mastersketchup.com/ - Sketchup tips and tutorials for creative minds - ***
http://www.helloslide.com/ - HelloSlide - type your narration and it adds it to your slideshow - this would make sense as a powerpoint addon (ps: already is one - Speech-over) - ***
http://instant-eyedropper.com/ - instant eyedropper - sample color anywhere on your screen - ***
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/02/how-to-choose-the-right-words-for-best-search-results/ - KQED - Choosing search keywords - ***
http://goo.gl/9kaXU - ReadWriteThink - alphabiography - would be more personal if you use letters in your name - ***
http://www.hackerhighschool.org/ - Hacker High School - Internet security lessons for students - also http://opensource.com/life/12/8/hacker-highschool-students-learn-redesign-future - ***
http://goo.gl/3tIkN - A taxonomy of motivation and game design - ***
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-replicating-pbl-resources - edutopia - project based learning resources - mainly pdf's - ***
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/9-data-visualization-tools-for-librarians-and-educators/ - OEDB - data visualization tools for librarians and educators - good stuff - ***
http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/08/how-to-build-basic-toolbox-21st-century-learning/ - gettingSmart - basic toolbox for 21st century learning - ***
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/08/tech/gaming.series/teachers.html?hpt=hp_c3 - CNN - school where gaming is integrated into the learning - ***
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies/5_places_find_web_20_resources - places to find web 2.0 resources - ***
http://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Mini+Maker+Faire - Mini Maker Faire ideas and lesson plan - Grades 3-4 - ***
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http://www.educational-freeware.com/freeware/minisebran.aspx - EducationalFreeware - Minisebran - exercises and doodle activities for toddlers - free download - **
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html - Arduino tutorials - learning electronics and programming with a RISC nanocomputer - **
https://blog.mozilla.org/theden/2012/07/30/the-best-of-3-billion-add-on-downloads/ - best of the Firefox add-ons - **
http://processing.org/ - Processing - programming language to teach programming in a visual environment - **
http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/GamesandActivities/OnlineGames/index.html - Fisher-Price - Online games for preschoolers - **
http://www.threering.com/ - ThreeRing - instantly upload photos of student work to a portfolio in the cloud - **
http://goo.gl/x6eOE - Techwire - top 50 STEM apps for iPad - but no links! (have to sign in) - **
http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/11/twitter-how-to-archive-event-hashtags-and-visualize-conversation/ - TagsExplorer - real time mapping of twitter interactions - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 13, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBZAFJ-Q6Mw&feature=player_embedded#t=29s - Video "With a Piece of Chalk" - cool young breakdancer + learning message - ****

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-excellent-alternatives-to-powerpoint.html - EdTechandMobile - 10 alternatives to PowerPoint - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-free-organizational-tools-for.html - EdTechandMobile - 10 free organizational tools for students and teachers - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/29-ipad-resources-tutorials-and-guides.html - EdTechandMobile - 29 iPad resources, etc every teacher should know about - ****
http://showmystreet.com/ - ShowMyStreet - updates with street view as you type - cool - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/8-great-tools-to-create-webinars-online.html - EdTechandMobile - 8 great tools to create webinars online - ****
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http://goo.gl/hs9Le - Slate -  Reading, Writing, Good digital citizenship - ***
http://minecraftinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/37244189/FrontPage - PBWorks - minecraft school wiki - ***

http://www.pulse.me - PULSE app now available on desktops - ***
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rover-browser-for-education/id483262612?mt=8 - Rover - iPad browser for education (includes Flash) - ***
http://scistarter.com/ - SciStarter - collaborative science projects everyone can work on - ***
http://buildwithchrome.appspot.com/static/map#pos=964026x630480&3d=true - LegoBuilder - build with 3D virtual Legos - ***
http://www.slideshare.net/MarkJohnsonFAIA/pinterest-your-resume - Slideshare - Pinterest your resume - ***
http://www.slidego.com/home/download.php - SlideGo - convert your PowerPoint to HTML5 - looks interesting... Also has HTML5 editor - ***
http://davidkelly.me/2012/07/exploring-tappestry-a-storable-social-network-for-learning/ - Tappestry - storable social network for learning - ***
http://blog.evernote.com/2012/08/09/evernote-and-ideapaint-creating-an-interactive-classroom-video/ - EverNote - EverNote and IdeaPaint - creating interactive video - ***
http://goo.gl/DfgbL - 10 ways to commuicate daily activities with parents - ***
https://budd-e.staysmartonline.gov.au/teachers/primary/index.html - Reminder: BUdd:e - Cybersecurity for kids from primary to secondary school - ***
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/08/kinect-body-hack-possess-horse.html - Kinect - become an object and make it move - interesting... - ***
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http://envisioningtech.com/education/ - Future of ed tech - an infographic - **
https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki - d3.js - javascript data visualization library - ***

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 5, 2012

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/ - JPL - Infographics page - very cool! - ****

http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/ - Interesting Ways to... - slideshows on various ed tech topics  - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/a-simple-guide-to-all-that-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - simple guide to digital citizenship - incl a Brainpop - ****
http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/all.htm - Australian Federation - showcase of e-learning possibilities - ****
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http://goo.gl/6qdPm - Comparing Apples new vector maps with Google's bitmapped maps - ***
http://goo.gl/vfTHB - Education Week - cyberbullying is not as common as some say - ***
http://goo.gl/hIu7C - Authorstream embed ppt with narration into Moodle - also http://blog.authorstream.com/2010/07/authorstream-is-free-yes-mostly.html - ***
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http://gizmodo.com/5928930/make-an-emergency-flash-drive-and-take-it-with-you-whenever-you-travel - backup your important facts onto an encrypted flash drive - **

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Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 4, 2012

http://mashable.com/2012/08/03/ipad-apps-toddlers/ - list of apps for toddlers - ****

http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/avatar - wikispace on avatars - ****
http://edudemic.com/2011/04/classroom-technology/ - edudemic - memory lane of classroom technology - ****
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http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/ - Adafruit - educational Linux for Raspberry Pi - also http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads - ***
http://www.3dprinter.net/popfab-portable-3d-printer-cnc-in-suitcase - PopFAB - 3D printer in a suitcase - ***
http://www.theappbuilder.com/ - Reminder: The app builder - create apps online - ***

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