Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 30, 2012

https://tinkercad.com/home/ - 3D designer - like google sketchup but easier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtOgvUb3Jk8&feature=youtu.be - set up AppleTV in the classroom - iPad to projector
https://www.speakpipe.com/signin - SpeakPipe widget for website - take voice comments
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/how-to-use-evernote-for-bookmarking-and.html - EverNote for Bookmarking and more
http://www.mguhlin.org/2012/04/webdav-on-ipad-getting-documents-on-and.html - WebDAV (extension of HTTP) on iPad - getting docs on and off - also http://dav-pocket.appspot.com/
http://www.audiosauna.com/ - AudioSauna - make music online
https://soundcloud.com/tracks - soundcloud - music tracks and mashups online
http://www.capzles.com/ - timeline tool supporting several types of media
http://quizlet.com/ - Quizlet - flashcards - make lists of vocabulary, facts, etc
http://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/physics/circuitBuilder/streamer.swf - very cool electronic circuit builder - looks like fun
http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/inca/loader.swf - Inca archeology game - fun learning
http://www.wibbitz.com/ - Wibbitz - text to video - wish I'd thought of this...

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 29, 2012

https://www.circuitlab.com/ - circuitlab - simulate electronic circuits - looks like fun and good for STEM

http://www.yousrc.com/index.asp - learn app programming from examples
http://goo.gl/M03f2 - Google search example dissected
http://goo.gl/2NUzn - free Google docs for teachers eBook
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/google-drive-vs-skydrive-vs-dropbox-20120424 - comparing Google Drive, SkyDrive, Dropbox
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/365641 - livebinder of Web 20 tools for teachers
http://tech.district30.org/?p=1383 - Kindergarteners creating screencasts
http://www.infomous.com/news#tab=news/world - bubble-like interactive text visualization technology - cute
http://www.jeopardylabs.com/ - Jeapordy-like quiz creator
http://www.3dtin.com/ - interesting 3D design site - pound, pull, etc.
http://viewat.org/ - Panorama site - generate and share 360-deg panoramas
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/11/seven-ways-to-build-your-own.html - build your own games from FreeTechforTeachers
http://gamesalad.com/creator - create game apps with no coding
http://cybraryman.com/engineering.html - engineering links for teachers and students
http://edcampboston.posterous.com/alternatives-to-powerpoint - List of PowerPoint alternatives
http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4221 - iPad stylus - make your own from a bic pen and a sponge
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4129 - screencast and slideshare makers
http://htwins.net/scale2/ - Review: scale of the universe animation
http://k12videos.mit.edu/ - funny, well produced videos on science by MIT profs and students

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 25, 2012

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/makewaves/id511282786?mt=8 - Makewaves - media sharing for i-products

https://drive.google.com/start?authuser=0#home - Google Drive - share everything
http://socialtimes.com/google-drive-unveiled-facebook-may-delay-ipo-groupon-seeks-directors_b94840 - Google Drive - like Microsoft SkyDrive
http://todaysmeet.com/ - TodaysMeet - follow and chat with the audience backchannel in realtime during your presentation
http://www.smoothdraw.com/product/index.htm - SmoothDraw - natural drawing/painting software - download
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?ar_a=1 - MapMaker - National Geographic map making tool - cool
http://www.wevideo.com/ - WeVideo collaborative video production in the Google cloud (drive...?)
http://www.techlearning.com/article/four-web-20-collaborative-writing-tools/45106 - Comparison of collaborative writing tools: Google Docs, Zoho Writer, WriteBoard, ThinkFree
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/77-educational-games-and-game-builders.html - 77 Educational Games and Game builders
http://www.sploder.com/free-game-creator.php - Sploder free-game-creator
http://goo.gl/Tw89G - BBC Cartoon versions of Shakespeare's plays
http://education.weebly.com/ - Reminder: Weebly Education site
http://quantifiedself.com/ - book about Microsoft HealthVault - personal health info management - also http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/guides/Pages/Accessibility.aspx - Reminder: Microsoft Accessibility in Classroom site
http://ipadio.com/ - Ipadio - webcast live from your mobile device
https://www.desmos.com/ - Desmos - interesting graphing calculator - looks like fun
http://classwidgets.com/ - Class Widgets - custom widgets for iBooks - good idea to make them more interesting

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 24, 2012

http://twtrland.com/ - collected tweets by personality

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm - neat weather site for kids
http://www.peterpappas.com/2012/02/using-ibooks-author-video-how-to.html - iBooks Author - have students turn in iBooks
http://goo.gl/qZxFQ - How to build a course for iTunesU
http://kwiksurveys.com/ - free and unlimited survey tool
http://goo.gl/f8pXe - Rerun: Old Maps Online - interesting old maps

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Fwd: Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 23, 2012

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/04/science-probes-for-ipad.html - probes for your iPad - seismometer, oscilloscope, etc

http://www.classroom20.com/page/2012-recordings - list of classroom 2.0 recordings for 2012 - great webinars
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/04/augmented-reality-coming-soon-to-a-school-near-you/ - augmented reality coming to your school
http://edudemic.com/2012/04/how-to-decide-which-social-network-you-should-use/ - which social network to use
http://www.slikk.com/ - new search engine fast, flexible
http://blog.web20classroom.org/2012/04/some-handy-tools-for-youtube.html - handy Youtube tools
http://www.timemaps.com/home - TimeMaps of history - semi dynamic
http://flipped-learning.com/?page_id=413 - collection of blogs on flipped learning - about 1 yrs worth
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/industries/education.html - SketchUp for Educators - K12 and Higher Ed sites
http://www.mentormob.com/ - organize video, articles, music, etc into a playlist
https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/ - Google+ Education on Air Conference
http://www.girlscantwhat.com/tricks-guys-cant-do/ - Girls Can't What! site
http://www.openculture.com/2012/04/isaac_asimov_digital_learning_in_the_electronic_age.html - Asimov got Digital Learning right back in '89

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 22, 2012

http://www.1001freefonts.com/ - reminder: free fonts to download

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-classroom-best-practices-andrew-miller - five best practices for flipped classroom

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 21, 2012

http://lapin-bleu.net/software/textorizer/ - modifies image with text and effects

http://photo2text.com/ - photo to ascii text image
http://textify.it/ - image fill-in with colored text - very cool
http://www.glassgiant.com/ - fun image transformation pages - poster, jumbotron, miracle...
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets - Web 2.0 PDF starter sheets
http://www.edcode.org/projects - open source tools for teachers - Flubaroo (tester/grader) and GR8POLL (clicker polls)
http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/downloads - makeuseof cheatsheets - handy downloadables
http://www.valerialandivar.com/2012/04/100-herramientas-para-optimizar-la.html - 100 Twitter blog/tool websites (en Sp.)

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 20, 2012

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/30/are-apps-the-future-of-book-publishing/ - Are apps the future of Book publishing?

http://goo.gl/y8VON - Youtube tricks - share, caption, clip, edit, etc.
http://booktrack.com/ - Reads eBooks to you - control audio tracks separately - limited selection of books
http://www.speakpipe.com/ - Receive audio messages on your website - no thanks...
http://www.metablast.org - 3D action game to educate about biology - high school and up
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm - StudyJams - resources from Scholastic in various areas - fun online stuff like karaoke songs
http://www.scoop.it/t/cool-tools-for-21st-century-learners - Reminder: Cool tools for 21st Cent learners
http://www.scoop.it/t/cool-tools-for-drawing-and-painting - cool tools drawing and painting tools
http://itunes.apple.com/us/course/creative-problem-solving/id499099545 - Nice collection of TED talks on creative problem solving
http://goo.gl/0hLIS - Narration scripting for PowerPoint
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/08/15/moving-to-digital-student-portfolios/ - Ideas and resources for Digital student portfolios - good info
http://baileybunch6.blogspot.com/2012/04/do-you-stream-on-usteam.html - Very interesting blog about Ustream - online video streaming and recording - also  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16860167 - mentions http://www.speedtest.net - check your upload/download speed - http://www.manycam.com - multiple webcams and effects
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/20-iphone-apps - 22 iPhone apps for science from Wired Science

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 19, 2012

https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/conference-sessions - Google+ Education conference online - May 2 - lots of stuff!

http://www.oceantracks.csiro.au/index.html - 3d simulation of ocean animal tracking by CSIRO - very cool
http://unity3d.com/create-games/ - Unity3D - game engine to create for web and moblie/game boxes
http://appsforelementary.wikispaces.com/Home - apps for elementary school - grid of tagged icons to pick from - be neat if your could sort them
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools - nice blog of Web tools - not fancy, but useful
http://www.google.com/alerts - Create an alert in Google using search query - get email daily of results

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 18, 2012

http://www.noupe.com/graphics/typographical-infographics-thatll-make-you-go-wow.html - Awesome Infographics - take on shapes like Wordles

http://my.brainshark.com/home.aspx - create and share short video webinars with narration
http://learninginhand.com/blog/ways-to-evaluate-educational-apps.html - rubrics for evaluating educational apps
http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/ - lots of engineering/math resources - by grade level - boost your STEM!
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166391/ios_video_capture.html - App for iOS for screen capture
http://www.schooltube.com/channel/edmodo/ - SchoolTube video on Edmodo for K12
http://themultilife.com/ - Social network that automatically translates your words into 36 languages, for friends - also speaks it
http://www.exploriments.com/aboutexplori.html - Simulation-based learning units in Science and Math (signup to run)
http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics - minute physics YouTube channel - short engaging videos explaining physics concepts
http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/twodigit/twodigit.swf - handwritten input to math problems - interesting...
http://www.wix.com/ - Wix - easily create HTML5 websites in this editor
http://vector.tutsplus.com/ - Tutorials on using Adobe vector graphics products (Illustrator, Flash, etc)

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 17, 2012

http://www.slader.com/ - Homework help by other students - not sure if they should be using textbook examples or rather similar ones...

http://www.fluency21.com/ - 21st Century Fluency Project - excellent blogs, videos, etc. - examples:

http://www.fluency21.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=2625 - 21st Cent. Fluency Project - Lots of concerns about iPads in the classroom
http://www.fluency21.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=2615 - 21st Cent. Fluency Project - Building good search skills

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ - nice visual version of MW dictionary
http://www.bundlenut.com/ - create URL bundles - squirrel burying nuts metaphor...
http://baileybunch6.blogspot.com/2012/04/get-your-group-grokking.html - blog about InstaGrok engine - new way to search & learn at same time
https://hackpad.com/ - collaborative notepad/wiki
http://1066game.com/ - History video game built around Battle of Hastings 1066
http://krazydad.com/krypto/ - Krazydad downloadable puzzles - could turn some of these into online ones with some javascript...
http://www.sociableblog.com/2012/04/15/college-professors-are-using-twitter/ - college profs using twitter to re-engage their students - good ideas

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 16, 2012

http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/ - ACS Middle School Chemistry website - lessons and more

http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/9708 - Univ of Warwick social media resources, including training videos
http://www.perceivedusefulness.com/2012/04/17-keyboard-shortcuts-you-must-know.html - 17 keyboard shortcuts you should know
http://www.drumbot.com/projects/key_chords/main.swf - drag/drop chords to make guitar music - cool!
http://www.earslap.com/embed/circuli/circuli.swf - click to make circles that expand and interact to make soft music
http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/sealevel - juicy geography - uses Google Earth to investigate climate-caused sea level change

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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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Fwd: Diigo Ed Picks - April 15 - Part 1

http://sounds.bl.uk/ - British Library sounds collection - very unique

http://www.sciencefriday.com/ - Ira Flatow with excellent science podcasts
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/ - Scientific American podcasts
http://365daysofastronomy.org/ - 365 days of astronomy podcasts
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/ - ElectroCity - simulate energy challenges in a SimCity like game
http://www.petridish.org/ - Videos about leading edge science research around the world, by the scientists
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/ - Anagram server - type a word, get anagrams
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/04/21-time-saving-chrome-extensions-for-students/ - Awesome Google Chrome extensions for students
http://mobile2012.org/2012/04/13/posters/ - Mobile learning slides - each with a different app
http://eng.letscc.net/ - Search engine that filters by commercial/open hits - interesting
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325911/Apps%20in%20PE.pdf - Mobile apps for PE and athletics - incl. some video tools
http://www.3dtoad.com/index.php - 3D objects to turn around (like you see at Best Buy showing a laptop...) - objects from many disciplines
http://www.stencyl.com/ - create IOS and Flash games

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 10, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9c6W4CCU9M4#! - more on Google glasses - how about distracted living...

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/?utm_source=41212&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=affinity - PBS Learning Media - thousands of videos, images, etc by category and grade
http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scirra.com?gname=ed-tech-crew - Construct2 - free HTML5 drag/drop game maker - download
http://www.onlineocr.net/ - free online OCR for up to 4mb file
http://edapps.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Digital-Citizenship-iPads.pdf - useful pdf about shared iPads - formatted for kids
http://www.smarttech.com/us/Resources/SMART+education+programs/Grants+and+fundraising - fundraising resources - also http://www.grantwrangler.com/
http://www.allmytweets.net/ - view all your tweets on one page
http://edudemic.com/2012/04/28-twitter-hashtags-to-follow-education-reform/ - twitter hashtags on education reform
http://www.cambio.com/cliffsnotes-films/ - animated cliffs notes - cartoons about literature
http://www.moneyville.co.uk/ - Moneyville game - very well made - even has closed captioning
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/series/24hoursinpictures - The Guardian - 24hr's worth of pics every day - incredible images from around the world
http://www.buttonbeats.com/agreenframe.html - cool beat synthesizer - guaranteed to drive you cra-Z
http://www.magisto.com/auth?next=/video/mine - video mixing site easy to use
https://bsd-ri.adobeconnect.com/_a1118642058/p3pobq5mk81/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal - Adobe Connect session on Google Docs for students
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Social+Bookmarks -simple synopsis of social bookmarking - looks useful

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 9, 2012

http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/04/04/52-great-google-docs-secrets-for-students/ - google docs 'secrets' for students

http://stich.it/ - stitch together URLs into one that you can share - like a multi-goo.gl
http://edsitement.neh.gov/ - National Endowment for the Humanities website - humanities on the web
http://www.myschoolnotebook.com/ - myschoolnotebook - use your cellphone (no Internet...) to save and share notes
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/01/21st-century-pedagogy-teachers-should.html - nice comparison of 20th-cent vs 21st-cent pedagogy
http://edapps.ca/2011/11/13-ways-to-use-imovie-in-the-classroom/ - using iMovie in the classroom
http://threering.com/ - three-ring - take pics of student work for authentic assessment
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/iphone/index.html - NASA App for Android, iPhone, iPad - looks cool....
http://gonnasphere.com/ - share your to-do list with others and see what's popular...
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_5_facebook_privacy_tips.php - top 5 Facebook Privacy Tips
http://www.learningplace.com.au/ea/licsunshinecoast/earlyphaseicts/nsffapersuasivekit/notsofarfaraway.swf - resource kit for persuasive writing

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 7, 2012

https://www.lucidchart.com/ - collaborate on charting - flowcharting and 'wireframing'

http://goo.gl/rHAvq - putting students in charge of the educational technology - brave move...
http://www.timemaps.com - history time maps (ho hum... could be more dynamic)
http://www.labnol.org/tag/google-docs/ - Google Docs tips and tricks - look useful...
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-indesign-cs4 - example of Adobe TV tutorials - by Lynda.com
http://www.elearningindustry.com/2012/04/free-elearning-books-ultimate-list.html - Free e-learning books...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUTXsPFx-qQ - very clever video introduction to functions in math
http://algebra1teachers.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-put-mathscience-symbols-and.html - tip to add symbols to blogs, etc.

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 6, 2012

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/collusion/ - discover who's tracking you online

http://cx.adobe.com/rd?1=AvUG~wq~Dv8StaT~Gk4e~yL~Jvsq~33~3aBMHTr~&2=146 - cool example of acid-base titration game - shoot the molecules, watch the pH change!
http://asciimator.net/ - animation the old fashioned way, using ascii characters
http://kottke.org/12/04/the-real-google-glasses - informative and humorous videos about Google's eyeglasses with heads-up display
http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/11/twitter-how-to-archive-event-hashtags-and-visualize-conversation/ - interesting extension of Twitter
http://goo.gl/APJlm - IT teacher explains the right way to teach computers to kids
http://thetechcurve.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/managing-google-docs-in-classroom.html?m=1 - example of managing Google Docs in the classroom
http://webvideofetcher.com/ - like keepvid, but handles more websites
http://labs.greenbush.us/moodle/course/view.php?id=15 - prepared lessons in Scratch - programming and game development (gonna try these with 6ths...)
http://simplek12.com/tlc/webinars/#OEC - very interesting collection of April webinars from SimpleK12 - I'll try some of these...
http://www.quipper.com/ - use/create quizzes for mobile devices
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/HybridorBlendedLearning/33312 - handsome collection of blended learning resources from Educause
http://edudemic.com/2012/04/50-little-known-ways-google-docs-can-help-in-education/ - using Google docs in education
https://www.dropcam.com/ - Dropcam: portable camera hooks to the Internet - monitor online from anywhere. Love the video of the guy monitoring his kid at home - and he's doing it on his iPhone - while he's driving!!!

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 5, 2012

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ - fun poetry for kids

http://goo.gl/0a3F6 - idea: make poetry zoom and fly across the room with Prezi and a projector
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/comics-and-the-new-ipad.ars - comics on the iPad - will it attract readers?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pop-culture-inspire-elementary-students?page=2 - Edutopia: using pop culture to inspire elementary students
http://lightningbug.com.au/ - Story and writing resource for young authors
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/04/6-free-tools-to-easily-cite-resources.html - 6 easy citation tools for students and researchers
https://sites.google.com/site/team8project9440/introduction-to-diigo - Diigo 101 - intro to student learning with Diigo
http://biepbl.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-can-you-use-web-20-to-enhance-your.html - use Web 2.0 to enhance Project Based Learning

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 4, 2012

https://www.witopia.net/ - Virtual Private Network to route around censorship and other network blocking - we used these at MDL...

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ - top documentary films - by category
http://open-sankore.org/en/compatible-equipment - free, open digital table/whiteboard/tablet software - interesting...
http://www.angelamaiers.com/2011/07/guidelines-of-passion-based-learning.html - how about Passion-based learning...
http://d97cooltools.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/google-docs-to-facilitate-writing.html - Use Google Docs to facilitate writer's workshop
http://biepbl.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-can-you-use-web-20-to-enhance-your.html - interesting blog on the 21st cent classroom
http://www.markbrumley.com/7-web-2-0-animation-tools/ - Short collection of animation tools on the web

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Diigo Ed Picks - Apr 3, 2012

http://d97cooltools.blogspot.ca/2012/02/digital-differentiation-get-wired.html - cool interactive infographic made with Thinglink

http://www.thinglink.com/ - here's Thinglink - image interaction tools
http://stunlaw.blogspot.ca/2012/03/computational-thinking-some-thoughts.html - thoughts about abduction - process of recognition of patterns and uncovering their relationships in sets of data was called 'abductive reasoning'
http://pressbooks.com/wp-signup.php - pressbooks - easy authoring of eBooks
http://thelearninglot.blogspot.ca/2012/03/five-trends-to-watch-in-educational.html - 5 trends to watch in Ed Tech
http://googleblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/street-view-goes-to-amazon.html - Google street view to view world sites
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/03/browserquest/ - multiplayer HTML5 browser game from Mozilla
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2011/12/11/10-innovative-schools-allowing-smartphones-in-the-classroom/ - 10 schools allowing smartphones in the classroom
http://thinkbinder.com/ - thinkbinder - students create online study groups
http://goo.gl/mWUw9 - MIT Open + Flat World = Free online textbooks - also http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com
http://resourcelinkbce.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/12-reasons-teachers-should-use-diigo/ - Reasons to use Diigo in education - nice tutorial
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?categories=topics_common-core - TCh - teaching channel - great presentation of videos with lesson ideas
http://www.youtube.com/user/SteveSpanglerScience - Excellent collection of hundreds of YouTube videos on science for all age groups - short, professional quality
http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/04/03/ipads-and-literature-circles/ - iPad literature circles - uses Edmodo iPad app
http://www.tes.co.uk/chemistry-secondary-teaching-resources - UK chemistry teachers resources page
http://www.pdfescape.com/what/ - PDFEscape - new online PDF editor - free, no watermarks, etc.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream_04.html - NOAA research ship live cams - include dialog - interesting!

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Diigo Ed Picks - April 2, 2012

http://dns-ok.gov.au/ - DNSChanger diagnostic website - visit this and it will tell you if your computer is affected, and explain about DNSChanger, a virus

https://dav-pocket.appspot.com/ - DAV server to integrate iPad with Google Docs
http://www.grovo.com/ - video lessons on Internet apps
http://www.talkandroid.com/89321-googles-drive-cloud-storage-service-nearing-launch/#.T3nI49VmMS4 - Google Drive - cloud storage on Google servers
http://zopler.com/ - social network for writers - collaborate to produce stories
http://abstrusegoose.com - clever cartoon "quizzes" - STEM oriented
http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures - Royal Institution channel - science videos from the RI
http://k12.wiki.nmc.org/file/view/2012-Horizon.K12-Shortlist.pdf - Horizon shortlist of online learning items for K12
http://chiropractoramesiowa.com/3d_spine/nerve_chart/index.htm - Chirmatrix nerve simulation - shows where various spinal nerves act
http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=55486&sid=427307 - comparison of citation software in use at MIT
http://www.mathplayground.com/MathApprentice.html - project-based math games - good for relevant activities
http://kikutext.com/ - parent/teacher texting made easy
http://8thsc.wikispaces.com/ - student-maintained wiki of Web 2.0 items
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/mathsCharts.html - math charts you can download and print
http://www.toolsforenglish.com/ - tools to help prepare English language exercises
https://www.sidevibe.com/ - overlay useful lessons on any web content - free - looks really useful!
http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/ibooks_author_review - review of iBooks Author - making iBooks for your iPads
http://mrsebiology.visibli.com/share/XBw7L9 - Critical thinking on the web - collection of online resources - looks good...
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools - reminder: ICTmagic web tools page

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