Sunday, April 15, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 15, 2012 - Part 2

https://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Education+Blogs+by+Discipline - list of education blogs by discipline
http://www.online-convert.com/ - one stop shopping for file, video, etc conversion
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/26195 - iPads in schools Livebinder
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/04/four-great-ted-videos-about-creativity.html - 4 TED talks on creativity - OK, somewhat dated
http://goo.gl/XGhiz - Resources on how exercise affects learning
http://www.scoop.it/t/appy-hour-with-apps-to-rock-your-edtech-world - 'Appy' Hour - apps to rock your EdTech World
http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html - Kathy Schrock - Infographics as an assessment - Interesting...
http://trailmeme.com/ - tell stories with web content - gives me an idea for a website user interface based on hyperbolic tree...
http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page - freeciv - free version of Civilization-like empire-building game
http://education.jlab.org/topquarkgame/index.html - play coordinate grid guessing game against the computer
http://neave.com/imagination - very cool dynamic drawing program - works well with Camstudio to create artistic movies (turn off cursor in Camstudio...) - kind of like Flame Painter - http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.html
http://www.screenleap.com/ - free, effortless screen sharing
http://goo.gl/yWC1p - TeacherRebootCamp list of mobile apps that promote student-centered learning and fluency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2PqTTxFFc - 7 Skills Students Need for their Future by member of Harvard Change Leadership Group
http://www.storylineonline.net/ - children's books read online by famous actors
http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/presentation-multimedia/112-video - guidelines and resources for using video in the classroom
http://www.pcworld.com/article/253530/top_15_augmented_reality_apps_for_iphone_and_ipad.html - 15 Augmented Reality apps for iPhone/iPad - cute...
http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/digital_collections/explore.cfm - Harvard digital collection - photos, docs, etc
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/shapeitup_final.swf - geologic processes game - fun for kids
http://vimeo.com/15488784 - Interesting video on what motivates us - money or mastery - a good watch!

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