Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 30, 2012

http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/manage-data/takeout/ - allows migration of Google personal data to other products and vendors - also a check on what Google knows about you!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/study-class-size-doesnt-matter/2012/01/28/gIQAaiZAYQ_blog.html - factors that really affect school effectiveness
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html - a Bloom's model of learning objectives - well presented
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2012/01/digital-learning-futures.html - Steve Wheeler presentation on Digital Learning Futures - looks very interesting
http://www.crazyteacherlady.com/7/post/2012/01/mindmaps-students-making-their-own-meaning.html - tips on making mind/concept maps

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 29, 2012

https://www.abettercalculator.com/c - very cool graphing app - as you type an equation, it renders on the graph

http://corp.eyejot.com/?page_id=15 - eyejot - online client free video messaging (like skype...) - runs on mobiles
http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=597 - top ten sites for note taking
http://www.nancymusic.com/SOMArchive.htm - children's song site - lots of cultural background
http://www.perceivedusefulness.com/2012/01/prezi-zooming-presentations.html - blog showing how to zoom in Prezi

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My Dr told be to not be so sedentary, so I broke down and bought a my first mobile device - a Kindle Fire ($199)!  The audio isn't great, and it's just wireless, but overall I'm very impressed. For the $$ I think we could get several for the lab, to give kids the experience of mobile computing.  It runs Android, supports Flash, and I have a couple of books on Android programming that I want to get into, to try making an app or two for it.  If people weren't making so much noise about the iPad, I think it could make a big impact in education. We'll see...  Now, how do you exercise with it...?

Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 28, 2012

http://slatebox.com/HowItWorks - Slatebox - HTML5 whiteboard and tools

http://mobile.conduit.com/ - turn your website into a mobile app automatically
http://writingfix.com/ - Northern Nevada Writing Project
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/universe-changed/ - James Burke "The Day the Universe Changed" sessions online free
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/money/play_popup.shtml - BBC funny game/video on money
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools - reminder of website for ICT teachers (like me...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6771144121/ - video of the solar storm that hit yesterday
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/01/how-to-create-your-own-textbook-with-or-without-apple/ - create your own digital textbooks
http://www.pics4learning.com/ - free photos for education

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 27, 2012

http://goo.gl/YC67W - video on the "computers-in-the-wall" experiment in India, which put computers in the walls of buildings for kids to run

http://goo.gl/99St3 - intro video on the Khan Academy - learning on demand
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vqVjruCt6yg?rel=0&wmode=transparent - Evernote Peek App - lift your iPad cover to see question - lift again for answer - cute...
http://www.philb.com/fakesites2.htm - fake, spoof websites to be used in evaluating Internet resources (not for all age groups)
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/09/cracking-the-code-to-the-best-google-search/ - tips on doing better searches
http://edudemic.com/2012/01/online-tutoring-2012/ - top online tutoring tools

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 26, 2012

http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm - periodic table of videos about the elements - some pretty heavy accents here...

http://www.youtube.com/numberphile - Numberphile video channel - interesting videos about numbers
http://indianajen.com/2012/01/26/15-opportunities-for-free-online-education/ - lots of open ed sites - Wikiversity... great name!
http://watchknowlearn.org/ - free educational videos - organized
http://sketchpad.cc/ - sketchpad is a code-add on to EtherPad, an online collaborative whiteboard.
http://www.weavinghistory.org/ - timeline plus map combo - offline (and asking for money) at the moment...
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/seven-tools-for-creating-data.html#.TyGWORstn4o.facebook - tools for data visualization - good to combine with PowerPoint lessons...
http://fraboom.com/ - fun online kids museum - noisy and frantic...
http://taggalaxy.com/ - cool!  live solar system of tags - a bit tedious to drill down, but when you get to the end, look out...!

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 25, 2012

Overheard: Feb 1 - FedEx will be selling 16Gb flash drives for $16.99...

http://www.interventioncentral.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pdfs_interventions/testtips.pdf - tips for managing test anxiety
http://www.documentary-log.com/ - collection of free documentary videos
http://www.alice.org/ - update on this popular graphical programming/animation program
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/probability/play_popup.shtml - BBC game site on Probability
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/transform/golftrans.html - golf game involving math transformations - cool!

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 24, 2012

http://www.snapps4kids.com/applicationreview/ - apps for special needs kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-wLOfjVfVc - Kinect controls Win 7 - like Tom Cruise...
http://www.udacity.com/ - online classes from former Stanford profs - Build a search engine, or a robotic car
http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/Pages/default.aspx - MS Partners in Learning website
http://edtechideas.com/2012/01/12/four-creative-commons-photo-sites-you-should-know-about/ - open source photo websites - use these instead...
http://www.stykz.net/index.php - free stick figure animation site - like Pivot but more
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/geophysics/visualizations/PTMovements.html - plate tectonic visualizations - Carole King is a geologist:  "I feel the earth move... under my feet..."
http://www.saylor.org/ - free college level classes online - do you get what you pay for...?
http://www.thirteen.org/get-the-math/ - supercharged math site - ties math to video, fashion, games, etc
http://www.freepastpapers.co.uk/ - collection of KS1-3 English, Maths and Science past SATs papers
http://kidsruby.com/ - ruby programming for kids - includes support for the $25 Raspberrypi computer: http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://reminderguru.com/ - schedule reminders to any email, text, or phone
http://www.youareyourwords.com/ - most cool... make an ascii image of you using your own words!

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 23, 2012

http://edudemic.com/2012/01/ibooks2/ - complete guide to Apple's new education initiative

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/easyguide - interesting guide to social networking, search engines, online games - from down under
http://blog.picnik.com/2012/01/official-announcement-picnik-is-closing/ - Picnic is closing... I knew about it, but never used it.
http://uxmag.com/articles/the-psychologists-view-of-ux-design - UX is "universal"... tips for designing user interfaces - a lot seems obvious
http://calibre-ebook.com/about - open source e-book library management application - looks very complete
http://www.edutecher.net/links.php?txtSearch=rocketr - Rocketr - teachers and students can "think" together - community note taking
http://skylinktest.com/index.htm - skylink learning theater - nice little collection of utilities for educational activities - NC dept of ed
http://www.wonderville.ca/ - very nicely produced videos, games, comics, and activities in science
http://www.clipart.dk.co.uk/ - DK Books clipart library and tips on projects

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 22, 2012

http://www.iftf.org/futureworkskills2020 - pdf and infographic on future work skills

http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/#.TxwvEExkkSM.diigo - Blog of "interesting ways" presentations on a bunch of topics
http://ideastoinspire.co.uk/primarypad.htm - collection of presentations grouped by type - clever presentation
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-e-textbooks-manifesto.html - hints on making eBooks for iPads
http://edupln.ning.com/ - Educator's PLN (personal learning network) - a ning, you can sign up and follow
http://worldmap.harvard.edu/ - Harvard mapping software - built on Google Maps API - looks impressive
http://educollaborators.com/wp/2012/01/12/googling-towards-eportfolios/ - using Google Apps to make ePortfolios
https://secure.join.me/ - share your screen live with up to 250 viewers for free - these sites are becoming ubiquitous...
http://www.britishpathe.com/ - collection of British Pathe short movies/videos from the last 120 yr! Can't download, but can screen capture
http://corkboard.me/ - create personal cork board - could be useful in class...

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 20, 2012

Actually heard on NPR: "Teen pregnancy data is full of misconceptions..." (obviously!)

http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/01/18/20-hottest-hashtags-teachers-twitter/ - what are hashtags and to use them: http://sproutsocial.com/insights/2011/05/how-to-use-twitter-hashtags/
http://learninginhand.com/podcasting - useful site with info about podcasting
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3617 - Tech&Learning's top 10 sites for educational apps - seen most of them...
http://presentationtube.net/ - video presentation desktop recorder and sharing network - new, open
http://mashable.com/2012/01/19/this-is-how-apple-changes-education-forever/?WT.mc_id=obnetwork - pro on Apple's iBook education thing
http://theedublogger.com/2012/01/19/3-major-problems-with-apples-education/ - con on Apple's iBook education thing.
https://sites.google.com/a/kathyschrock.net/infographics/links - bunch of links on creating and using infographics - looks useful
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/tips-tricks-and-resources-to-make-your-own-gorgeous-infographics/ - more info on making an infographic - hmmm - could replace PowerPoint...
http://boolify.org/ - cool! Teach and use boolean web searches
http://www.sweetsearch.com/ - reminder about a great search tool for students
http://www.dickens2012.org/ - what the Dickens is this about...? (his 200th)

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 19, 2012

https://www.fillanypdf.com/ - fill out and sign PDF forms - including other doc types

http://www.doccop.com/index.html?nc=55241372 - plagiarism, cryptomnesia and collusion detection tool - cryptomnesia...?
http://goo.gl/FbDHl - flipped classroom example - Looks like it's OK for high school and up, not lower grades
http://www.bookclubit.com/ - book club management - could be applied to assignments...
http://education.wolfram.com/ - Wolfram education portal - math and calculus - I think they may be trying to sell Mathematica...
http://www.yummymath.com/ - relevant math lessons and resources
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ - reminder about this virtual box website - interesting way to present info

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 18, 2012

https://www.mugeda.com/ - HTML5-based drawing platform - rather cool!

http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-firefox-addons - best Firefox addons - add all these and it may start up by March...
http://anaface.com/ - facial beauty score - upload your pic - pick the points - get a laugh...
http://www.oercommons.org/ - free online education resources
http://goo.gl/SSmZI - technology and student success - not there yet - mentions some interesting uses of technology for assessment
http://soundcloud.com/ - share your sounds - I've got plenty I could share, esp. after a good meal...
http://rhymenlearn.com/ - interesting!  They make raps to explain concepts - dare you to try it in your class!
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-06/st_thompson - future of reading in a digital world - from science/tech writer of note
http://www.carla.umn.edu/cobaltt/modules/strategies/gorganizers/index.html - rather pedantic overview of graphic organizers
http://cybraryman.com/byod.html - primer on BYOD - also http://kathycassidy.com/2012/01/18/byod-for-six-year-olds/ - 6-year olds bring their Nintendos to school to learn
http://misstiina.com/fonts/go/freefonts/ - free fun fonts to download and use
http://www.mguhlin.org/2012/01/embedding-videos-in-moodle-22.html - steps to embed videos in Moodle 2.2
and just for Jon:
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Kennewick+WA+99336

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 17, 2012

http://www.theroverapp.com/ - Rover app for iPad brings the best K-12 online learning content to your fingertips, including Flash content

http://studio.stupeflix.com/ - bring photos, videos, etc together to make a video - like photostory...
http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/ - nice collection of collaboration tools
http://doceri.com/index.php - iPad software to control desktop computer from iPad, display on whiteboard, etc
http://www.aurasma.com/ - augmented reality app for iPhone/iPad - overlay "things" onto viewed scenes
http://machinarium.net/demo/ - intricate interactive puzzle - an animated world of robotic machines
http://help.diigo.com/teacher-account/getting-started - getting started with a Diigo Education account
http://nrich.maths.org/6676 - very cool math downloads plus interactive resources

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 16, 2012

http://scribblemaps.com/ - draw on Google maps and more - lame examples, but has potential!

http://edudemic.com/2011/11/ipad-high-school/ - lots of iPad apps for High School
http://19pencils.com/ - discover and share educational content, quizzes, etc
http://passcreator.com/ - create passwords with various characteristics - looks very useful
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-kipp-critical-thinking-10-tips-for-teaching - Edutopia tips on teaching critical thinking - has video
http://www.pageorama.com/ - put a page online quickly - instantly publish a web page - email not needed - maybe could could have students post something?
http://www.markbrumley.com/2011/07/02/5-free-web-2-0-brainstorming-tools/ - free web-based brainstorming tools - do we need more BS? (brainstorming...)

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 15, 2012

https://grockit.com/answers - post Q&A pages for Youtube videos - good for class discussions

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ - genetics info site - from simple to college-level
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2011/09/8-online-noticeboards-wallwisher-and-more/ - collection of online whiteboard sites - very useful
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/explorerflash#/home - highly interactive history of the world timeline
http://shambles.net/ - very busy home page from a popular educator
http://www.slideshare.net/reneehobbs/copyright-clarity-using-copyrighted-materials-for-digital-learning - use of copyrighted materials in teaching
http://www.w3schools.com/ - W3C tutorials - this is the WWW educational site, a great source of programming info
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-level/middle-school - reminder: PHET science simulations - great interactive flash movies you can watch online or download
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ - BBC Bitesize - pages for all age groups
http://www.uen.org/ - Utah Ed Network - lots of info and resources well-presented
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ - Goodwill Community Foundation Free online learning - lots of classes and topics

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 14, 2012

http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/first-class-ice-breakers-using-mobile-devices/ - innovative ice breakers using mobile devices

http://www.google.com/trends/ - google trends - what's being searched - includes search volume graph - updated every few minutes
http://www.theatreprof.com/2011/10-ways-google-classroom/ - lots of ideas for using Google+ in classroom, including googletalk - nut I think I need squares instead of circles...
http://coursekit.com/ - managing your course and making it come alive
http://www.flipsnack.com/ - make a pdf into a flipping book - cool, but you need to purchase embed code

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 13, 2012

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-most-popular-education-articles-2011 - best education articles of 2011 - seen some before...

http://gizmodo.com/5875571/google-just-made-bing-the-best-search-engine - Google may have goofed when they incorporated social network prefs into searching
http://www.mathgoespop.com/ - car talk mathematics and more - cool blog on the Intersection Between Mathematics and Popular Culture
http://climate.nasa.gov/Eyes/ - Eyes on the Earth - Google-earth like views with switchable patterning - shows satellites orbiting - real time and in 3D!
http://www.messmyphoto.com/Editor.aspx - photo editor with lots of unique artistic effects
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html - Sistine Chapel 360 deg panorama - magnificent!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeFnxSfSC4 - TED talk on role of perseverance in genius
http://slatebox.com/ - open source mind mapping and collaboration canvas - can embed on your site
http://papertoys.com/ - foldable paper toys and models - cool!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/multiplication_division/play_popup.shtml - BBC math site for multiplication & division
https://sites.google.com/site/mydigitallifelausd/ - all about online choices and exposure
http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/main/multitasking-this-is-your-brain-on-media/ - infographic on effects on the brain of trying to multitask
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools - reminder about web 2.0 tools from ICTmagic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeFnxSfSC4 - TED talk on role of perseverance in genius


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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 12, 2012

http://ozline.com/ - 13 reasons why digital learning is better (but better than what...?)

http://goo.gl/5DIjc - the costs of online learning (pdf)
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/h/hume/david/h92t/index.html - Hume's Treatise on Human Nature - an eBook online - tired of waiting for the movie...
http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/edutopianews.html - tips for re-engaging students
http://www.socrative.com/ - student response system for surveys, quizzes, etc - mobile support
http://goo.gl/n5msW - 43 ways to use QR codes in the classroom
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/01/11/the-library-as-a-digital-learning-space.aspx - library as a learning space -  maybe add some terminals to our little library...
http://www.amigosdevilla.it/musica/musica/instrumentos_07.htm - interesting site with peruvian musical instruments - all in Spanish, though
http://www.pearltrees.com/#&hasredirected - creates graphical wheels of organized information and bookmarks
http://soundfxnow.com/ - sound effects - has some good ones... like findsounds.com - has about 20 kinds or burps!
http://www.movimentomilenio.com/2011/07/uma-nova-arma-para-combater-a-dislexia/ - interesting video on dyslexia and a new typeface designed to combat it (the video is in English...)

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 11, 2012

http://goo.gl/keqVM - top science videos of the year (may be some argument...)

http://goo.gl/F97Z1 - 'send' hundreds of photos/files in an email using SkyDrive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16493929 - replace school tech program with computer science - I'm going to try teaching programming to the 5ths...
http://vimeo.com/34813864 - cute spoof of beauty commercials - Fotoshop by Adobe...
http://goo.gl/Lgi9J - Google personalizes searches incorporating Google+ info
http://johnjohnston.info/flickrCC/index.php - Flickr Search on keywords - returns embeddable HTML
http://photopin.com/ - free photos for bloggers
http://stevefulton.blogspot.com/2011/04/diigo-for-digital-writing-reflection.html - Diigo for writing reflection
http://www.drupalgardens.com/ - free websites from Drupal (a content management system)
http://www.ted.com/pages/tedbooks - short books on TED-like topics - about $3 each - e.g., "Make Love not Porn - Technology's hardcore impact on human behavior"
http://www.digitallearningday.org/ - 2.1.12 - Don't miss it - or "01100101 01101100 01110011 01100101" (else) - celebrate innovative teachers and instructional strategies
https://www.greplin.com/ - information consolidation - put all your stuff online and search it
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathgames/SL_WeighWangdoodles_secure.swf - game to introduce algebra concepts
http://www.evernote.com/about/learn_more/education/ - Evernote in education - capture, store, and share info online - several subprograms, like Evernote food
http://goo.gl/kkzqg - Google+ hangouts - good alternative to expensive online meeting Websites
http://www.wetransfer.info/ - free platform to transfer large digital files up to 2GB
http://mobile.conduit.com/ - create and deploy mobile app from a website
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ - international childrens digital library (seen before...) - actual foreign language books online
http://abookandahug.com/ - young peoples' books by category, with actual reviews by young readers

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 10, 2012

http://www.litcharts.com/ - downloadable book summaries for common works of literature

http://vimeo.com/33371571?mid=571 - Prof. Stephen Krashen: Poverty is the problem, not schools, teachers, unions, etc. - books matter!  Good talk by a USC prof...(but cut short)
http://goo.gl/eQb7F - PowerPoint tips from a zombie
http://whenintime.com/ - create and share interactive digital timelines on the topic of your choice
http://cnx.org/ - collection of learning objects they call knowledge chunks - most are available as PDF or eBooks - very diverse, some high level
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/shape_space/2D_shapes/play_popup.shtml - BBC Monty Python-like lesson/game on 3D shapes - very entertaining

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 9, 2012

http://miitla.com/ - save interesting things and return to them with a single click

http://www.switchzoo.com/ - animal games and resources for young learners - includes build your own animals
http://www.infed.org/research/b-actres.htm - review of action research in education
http://education-portal.com/articles/40_of_the_Best_Websites_for_Young_Writers.html - websites for young writers
http://www.appsusergroup.org/home - google apps user group - lots of discussions and resources to connect and assist schools in the use of Google Apps for Education
http://codeyear.com/ - "code year" - learn to code this year by getting a lesson a week (not so silly - programmers are needed and make very good money... - could be a class project)
http://citizen428.net/blog/2010/08/12/30-free-programming-ebooks/ - goes along with the previous item - I'd recommend javascript to start...

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 8, 2012

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/01/12-education-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2012/ - trends to watch, from our own KQED

http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception - cute Flash whiteboard games/puzzles to enforce preschool skills and reasoning
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html - watch, report, and check lunar phases
https://jux.com/ - "simply the best showcase for your talent..."
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/270532 - livebinder shelves - like inviting others to view your home bookshelf
http://www.eschoolnews.com/current-issue/?pagenumber=1 - eschool news - online magazine format with tech news for K-20 educators
http://www.goorulearning.org/gooru/home.g#/whatIsGooru/overview - interesting online learning management system by a nonprofit - you can create your own lessons from shared learning objects gooru provides - examples with 5-8th math/sci - I may try with the 5th/6th's here

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 7, 2012

http://planetoftheweb.com/components/promos.php?id=534 - auto-grading test in google forms

http://sciencepond.com/ - scientists on Twitter - by discipline - but they missed Michelle Bachmann!
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/ - Lawrence Hall of Science kidsite - mostly activities, not many visuals
http://www.seterra.net/ - download - geography game with 100+ exercises

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 6, 2012

http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt - research in learning technology journal online

http://goo.gl/GiqPE - Mindomo - very fancy mind mapping - plays like a movie
http://goo.gl/Fq97a - Web 2.0 tools to support faculty research (maybe student research, too...?)
http://www.slimekids.com/games/spelling-games/spellingfiles/whizz.swf - neat game - make words from letters
http://www.drawastickman.com/ - draw and animate a stick man and take on an adventure (see it before...)
http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Getting_Started.html and http://googlelittrips2010.pbworks.com/w/page/27805092/Home - Google littrips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth
http://www.districtadministration.com/article/flipped-class-method-gaining-ground - Michigan schools are flipping classrooms

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 5, 2012

http://www.wiziq.com/blog/k-12-school-districts-using-blended-learning/ - interesting blog about K-12 blended learning

http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm - java note taker and PDF annotator - open source, has handwriting recognition, etc.
http://gifgear.com/ - make animated gifs online - looks handy!
http://www.neok12.com/ - large collection of videos on dozens of subjects - appear to be well-made - YouTube vids are cleaned up...
http://theedublogger.com/2011/11/07/the-complete-educators-guide-to-using-google-reader/ - Guide to popular RSS tool
http://goo.gl/zcNfV - Gapminder - dynamic data displays - now has educational link: http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2011/12/20/den-scicon-2012/ - DEN-SCIon - conference on transforming science instruction

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Diigo Ed Tech Picks - Jan 4, 2012

http://www.scoop.it/t/teachers-rock/p/381810997/teacher-reboot-camp - collection of online articles and links - "99 reasons why teachers rock!"

http://timkastelle.org/blog/2011/12/thirty-great-free-ebooks-for-innovators - from the Innovation Leadership Network (makes me want to rename my blogs...)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - lots of info - could be more visual presentation...
http://www.uta.edu/huma/agger/fastcapitalism/8_2/Daniels8_2.html - from Univ of Texas at Austin - The Coming Social Media Revolution in the Academy - collection of technologies that will mold teaching in the near future
http://socialmediatoday.com/pammoore/247258/green-eggs-facebook-15-social-media-tips-dr-suess - social media tips from Dr. Seuss - cute presentation idea, but a bit hard to follow
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2012/01/9-youtube-tips-and-tricks-for-teachers/ - very nice collection of YouTube tips
https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/1Yy1jb9z4TA - Homemade Internet tether - use your phone's data connection to get internet access on your desktop or laptop - can download for various systems

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Diigo Ed Tech Picks - Jan 3, 2012

http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/12/30/skys-the-limit-the-worlds-cheapest-touch-screen-tablet/ - from Canada/India - 7 in. Android tablet costs $52 to make!  I think I'll skip the Fire...

http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/ - brain games - and fun...
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-college/lectures/ - rethinking how students learn
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/158/china-education - cramming for college in China - show this to your students when they complain about school!
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ - science radio and the Naked Science Podcasts - looks like learning fun!
http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/mathpuzzle.html - Erich Friedman's math puzzles - mostly printouts - challenging
http://sociologysource.squarespace.com/home/2011/12/11/grading-group-work-effectively.html - grading group work effectively - blog post
http://www.kerryjturner.com/?p=703 - debunking 10 more Ed Tech Urban Myths - interesting reading...
http://blog.efrontlearning.net/2011/12/top-10-free-and-open-source-elearning.html - top 10 free/open source eLearning projects to watch in 2012

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 2, 2012

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1 - Interactive map from National Geographic

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/01/144550920/physicists-seek-to-lose-the-lecture-as-teaching-tool - college profs find ways better than lecturing to impart and share learning
http://www.wifliresponse.com/ - Google docs response form - collect instant feedback, display, make decisions - looks cool!
http://goo.gl/NzcEL - MyFakeWall - make Facebook-like page of a famous person, your pet, etc
http://edu.memiary.com/ - Students record up to five things they learn everyday - notice it's "up to..."
http://www.jotform.com/ - Easy form builder - looks interesting...
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ - nctm resources for teaching math
http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/all_productions.html - Nobel prize website - seen this before - also don't forget the Ignobel prize site: http://improbable.com/ig/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/new/how-video-games-helped-my-kids-get-along - some recommended video games

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Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 1, 2012

http://calme.mecoding.com/ - easy planners/calendars, including photos - download

http://www.voxopop.com/ - voice-based e-learning tool - talkgroups
http://mrsmatott.wordpress.com/ and http://artlady.janishenderson.com/?m=201101 - a couple of artsy-blogs - second has excellent learning materials
http://catchfree.com/#cat=utilities - handy collections (ranked...) of common computer and Internet tasks - looks pretty useful
http://www.edutecher.net/links.php?id=1462 - mail dodo - simplified email messaging service
http://issuu.com/mrburrettsclass/docs/ictmagic_show_jan_2012?mode=embed&showFlipBtn=true - ICT "magic show online magazine" - fortunately, has a pdf download...
http://labs.dinahmoe.com/plink/ - online collaborative music maker - Chrome only
http://www.spotzi.com/ - world map you can color by several geopolitical aspects (don't click the google ad links along the top...)

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