Saturday, June 30, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 30, 2012

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/28/bluestacks-allows-you-to-run-android-apps-on-a-mac/ - BlueStacks - run Android apps on a Mac - ***
http://xkcd.com/ - webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - **
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/educators-guide-to-use-of-pinterest-in.html - using Pinterest in Education - **
http://qrvoice.net/ - QRVoice - type text - becomes a QR code - look at QR, get voice - **
http://markpleasance.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/create-your-owncloud/ - ownCloud - create your own cloud sharing service - **
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/25516 - TeachingHistory - teach students to develop historical questions for their papers - **
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/professional-development - CommonSense course on Digital Literacy - based on Howard Gardner's work - can incorporate into any curricula - ****
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/ - virtualCave - visit caves and learn about them - **
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/ - the White House fact pages - **
http://blabberize.com/ - Blabberize - upload picture, locate the mouth, record speech, get a link - like Voki with images - ***
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/education/school-services.aspx#fbid=9M-3eE7426- Office 365 for education - also http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/marketplacek12/2012/06/microsoft_will_offer_its_office.html - *****
http://www.safesearchkids.com/ - Google safe search for kids - *****
http://pivotanimator.net/ - Replay: pivot stick figure animator - ***
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/skeletal-system#6/1 - human cutaway body images - ***

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 28, 2012

http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/ - AbsurdMath - interactive math problem solving game series - ****
http://www.eduhound.com/ - EduHound - vast collection of educational links - very organized - ****
http://www.kineticcity.com/ - Repeat: KineticCity - science based animations/games - fun website - ****
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ - internet4Classrooms - help students use the internet effectively - ****
http://goo.gl/7E8LE - PowToons - tool to create explanatory cartoon videos (purchase) - ***
http://goo.gl/h7CIi - Office 365 for education (blog) - ***
https://shiawasseeresd.glk12.org/course/view.php?id=18 - Internet safety moodle - login as guest - ***
http://rubrics4teachers.com/ - collected rubrics on many topics - ***
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/socialmediasociallife-final-061812.pdf - How Teens View Their Digital Lives - PDF - ***
http://smartlifeblog.com/microsoft-powerpoint-template-resources/ - PowerPoint Template resources - ***
http://www.drawanywhere.com/ - DrawAnywhere - online diagrams and drawings - creates a URL to link - ***
http://www.soundjay.com/ - SoundJay - sound effects website - ***
http://www.nearpod.com/ - Repeat:  NearPod - push info onto iPads - ***
http://goo.gl/BHNM2 - using Augmented Reality in your school (slideshare) - ***
http://evolutionofweb.appspot.com/ - Web Evolution in an interactive timeline - **
http://goo.gl/2J6Fs - ISTE forum - Are Computer labs obsolete? - **
http://www.britishpathe.com/ - British Pathe home - great old newsreels - **
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-simplified-guide-to-use-of.html - using Evernote in education - **

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 27, 2012

http://goo.gl/2diQD - Awesome Google Search techniques from a Google employee - ****
http://www.schrockguide.net/literacy-in-the-digital-age.html - Kathy Schrock Digital Literacy - excellent sources - ****
http://photoseed.com/ - cool presentation of vintage photos - ***
http://www.21things4students.net/digital-images.html - digital image sites for kids - ****
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation/search?what=Grants - searching Diigo for "grants" - ****
http://www.wordsift.com/ - WordSift - text to word cloud plus images, links, visual thesaurus - cool! - ****
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/discovr-apps-discover-new/id440101665?mt=8 - app to discover new, similar apps - ***
http://www.meraki.com/ - manage your iPads from the cloud - ***
http://goo.gl/ZgKkt - Chrome add-on to save web content to dropbox, google drive, etc. - ***
http://www.stockmarketgame.org/ - Stock Market Game - let's add greedy to the learning styles... also http://www.investwrite.info/default.aspx - **
http://www.studentcam.org/Winners12.htm - Cspan student video winners - impressive productions - **
http://3dgamelab.org.shivtr.com/ - 3DGamelab - quest-based online learning platform - **

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fwd: Diigo Ed Picks - June 26, 2012

http://buildwithchrome.com/ - Australian virtual Lego site - collaborative
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2858588/list/Get-Ready-for-the-Smart-Coffee-Table - Microsoft Smart Coffee table
http://goo.gl/4m1LL - ReadWriteThink - copyright site lesson plans, etc.
http://goo.gl/u7S5G - Chronicle of Higher Ed - Comics in the classroom and beyond - blog with resources
http://diipo.com/about.html - Diipo - social networking for your class
http://goo.gl/pXZfX - Mobile Apps that let you share a URL
http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en - VozMe - type a block of text, creates an MP3 - you can embed the reader/mp3 writer into your web page
http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm - Technology to support diverse learners
http://edtech.mrooms.org/login/index.php - Moodle Rooms at Boise State - need login to use, but has resource links

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 25, 2012

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html - Google search education lesson plans - ****
http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html - GoogleGuide - advanced search operators - ****
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/22/155225161/how-do-schools-suffocate-creativity?ft=1&f=1013 - Sir Ken Robinson on How Schools suffocate creativity - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-blogs-in.html - Repeat: Ultimate guide to using blogs in the classroom - ****
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/09/critical-thinking/ - BrainPickings - Vintage-Inspired animations on critical thinking - seen before - very good - ****
http://www.odiogo.com/ - Listen to blogs - post audio links to textual blogs - cool... - ****
http://thenounproject.com/ - the Noun Project - collection of all the known symbols/icons people recognize - good clip art - ***
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/5-sources-of-free-sound-effects-and.html - FreeTech4Teachers - Sources of free sound effects and music - ***
http://www.quiteuseful.net/2012/06/25/a-frightening-thought-ipads-in-the-classroom/ - cautions about iPads in classrooms - ***
http://htwins.net/ - HTwins - interactive learning videos and games on many different subjects - ***

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/teachers-guide-on-use-of-graphic.html - Teachers guide to graphic organizers in the classroom - ***
http://goo.gl/qoFRv - best twitter hashtags for teachers - good list - ***
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/01/07/10-of-the-best-apps-for-education/ - 10 of the best iPad Apps for Education - ***
http://more.mel.org/ - Michigan Dept of Ed eLibrary - most resources can be read or downloaded - **
http://www.chartgo.com/ - quick and easy online charts from data in a table - **
http://www.richchartlive.com/RichChartLive/ - dynamic Flash charts from excel data - a little dramatic... - **
http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/tracker - hurricane tracker - dynamic visual maps of latest hurricane(s) - **

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 24, 2012

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how-to-track-topics-on-the-web.php - Tracking Topics on the Web - various approaches - ****
http://www.plagtracker.com/ - new plagiarism checker - ***
http://goo.gl/UVA1w - iPad apps for Autism, PDD etc - ***
http://goo.gl/Gj3i2 - Tweets going up to 400+ chars - ***
http://www.google.com/campaigns/gonegoogle/masters-demo/index.html - Docs Demo:Masters Edition - collaborate with classical story writers long after their time - ***
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm - Authentic Assessment Toolbox - simple presentation with examples, rubrics, workshops - ***
http://www.literacyshed.com/index.html - LiteracyShed - attractive web resouces and teaching ideas for student writing - **
http://www.edutopia.org/improving-reputation-teaching-profession - Edutopia - Teachers should battle poor publicity - **
http://quizboxes.com/ - Stu's quiz box - Jeapordy quiz maker download - **
http://hundredzeros.com/ - list of free books from amazon - Kindle downloads - new and classics - **
http://goo.gl/c5TVh - Free Python programming books - **

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 21, 2012

http://www.teachhub.com/40-alternative-assessments-learning - Alternative Assessments - excellent list! - ****
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/06/introducing-a-game-based-curriculum-in-higher-ed/ - Gamification in Higher Ed - ****
http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm - Periodic Table in videos - some new ones - ****
http://www.teachersdomain.org/ - high level videos and lesson plans - worth looking at... - ****
http://plane.edu.au/ - Educational gaming in Australia - ***
http://www.openculture.com/2012/06/microsoft_rolls_out_its_new_tablet_in_fine_apple_style.html - Microsoft Surface release mimics iPad release - ***
http://www.flippedhighschool.com/ - Clintondale flipped high school - ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQfKtzFLru0 - Blender tutorials - 3D modeling on a shoestring - well made - ***
https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/debbie-blair-tie-2012/home - Short presentation on Google Docs for eProfiles - ***
http://goo.gl/TzkpC - Google Apps for Ed home - ***
http://goo.gl/hRL0z - TidBit perforated notepad - good for notes, origami, etc. - ***
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/piano-dust-buster-song-game/id502356539?mt=8 - Piano Dust Buster - learn piano on iPad - **
http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ - primary school online reading games - **
http://www.jognog.com - Jognog - mobile learning games - **
http://uwall.tv/ - Wall of Music - images with playlists - **
http://darwintunes.org/ - DarwinTunes - evolve music on the computer - **

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 20, 2012

http://www.commoncraft.com/video/web-search-strategies - CommonCraft web search strategies in Plain English - short and sweet! - *****
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ - NCTM Illuminations - math teacher resources - lots of animated activities - ****
http://goo.gl/9mjof - Chronicle of Higher Ed - grading by voice on iPad - ****
http://www.ipg.ugent.be/10-digital-timelines - Digital timeline programs online - ****
http://goo.gl/wfSpn - Parent's guide to gaming terminology - ***
http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar - Pixar 22 rules of storytelling - ***
http://www.fontsquirrel.com - FontSquirrel - downloadable fonts - ***
https://sites.google.com/site/autismtechnology/ - learning technologies for autism - ***
https://autismapps.wikispaces.com/ - autism apps - ***
http://attipscast.com/ - Assistive Technology tips website - ***
http://www.voxopop.com/ - Voxopop - a voice based eLearning tool - a bit awkward compared to Voicethread - ***
http://audioboo.fm/ - AudioBoo - record and share audio - ***
http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/education/ - Google World Wonders - download educational packets on many topics - Primary and Secondary - **

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 19, 2012

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/teachers-guide-to-use-of-google-docs-in.html - Google Docs on the iPad - *****
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=3 - NCTM Illuminations - excellent math and 3D shapes activities and games - ****
http://sdst.libguides.com/newtools - SpartanGuides - awesome Livebinder of ed tech tools and guides - ****
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/01/07/10-of-the-best-apps-for-education/ - collection of best-of-breed apps for education - ****
http://www.teachwithportals.com/ - Teaching with Portal 2 and Valve - game design programs - ***
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ - MakeBeliefs comix designer - cute and simple - ***
http://sportingjournal.com.au/about - SportingJournal - 14 year-old builds a sporting media organization - gets to cover the Olympics - ***
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791579/Social%20Bookmarking%20and%20Annotating - Scholarly wiki about social bookmarking - ***
http://phys.org - collections of science news stories and blogs - mixed with ads - ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9khBCRby1s - Diigo demo on YouTube - **
http://events.slooh.com/ - Slooh Space Center online telescopes - webscopes - **

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 18, 2012

http://keentalks.com/ - impressive collection of talks by influential people - ****
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/activescience/module5/game.html - interactive Periodic Table game - ****
http://www.smore.com/nvg2 - getting started with Edmodo educational - ***
http://duolingo.com/ - DuoLingo - learn a language for free and help translate the web - ***
http://www.easel.ly/ - create and share visual themes (vhemes) - you can edit others for yourself - ***
http://goo.gl/6SqNW - Skype, wikis, blogs in the classroom - **
https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/k12-guide-to-going-google/ - K12 guide to going google - **
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/should-students-be-memori_b_1598788.html - benefits of memorizing poetry - **
http://lalo.li/ - type a short message and share the audio - **
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1 - SF Orchestral site for kids - **

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 15, 2012

http://www.gamifyingeducation.org/files/Lee-Hammer-AEQ-2011.pdf - gamification in education - ****
http://goo.gl/XcC1R - MozillaWiki: have a summer Mozparty and help build a generation of webmakers - ****
http://keepthewebopen.com/digital-bill-of-rights - Congressional Internet Bill of Rights proposal - ****
http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Best_Free_Software - School Computing: Best free software - nice list! - ****
http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/file-management/chrome-remote-desktop-free-vnc-chrome-powered/ - Chrome Remote Desktop - a VNC application like LogMeIn - ***
http://t3n.de/news/60-nutzliche-apps-webdesigner-394431/ - 60 Mobile apps for web designers (German) - ***
http://edudemic.com/2012/06/2012-twitter-hashtags/ - Edudemic - 2012 educational Twitter hashtags - ***
http://www.screenr.com/ - Reminder: Screenr - instant screencasts - ***
http://blog.simplek12.com/education/common-core-resources/ - SimpleK12 must-see common core resources - **

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 14, 2012

http://www.nmc.org/publications/2012-horizon-report-k12 - New Media Corp Horizon Report 2012 K-12 Edition - *****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-facebook-in.html - Guide to Facebook in Education - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/06/the-50-best-blogs-for-future-teachers/ - Repeat: Edudemic 50 best blogs for Future Teachers - ****
http://www.edutopia.org/google-for-educators - Edutopia Google freebies for teachers - ****
http://www.gapminder.org/ - Gapminder - animated scatter plots of world statistical data - cool to show in a class - ****
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/06/77-web-resources-for-teacher-to-explore.html#.T9f28Ep_X-M.facebook - Freetech4teachers - try these this summer - ****
http://t3n.de/news/infografiken-erstellen-diese-10-393546/ - Inspiring Infographics examples (German) - ***
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sources-for-edtech-experts-nicholas-provenzano - Edutopia's not so secret information sources - ***
http://www.edutopia.org/technology-how-to-implement-classroom - Edutopia - innovating without a lot of extra money - ***
http://appitic.com/ - Apple attic of distinguished educational apps - ***

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 13, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4qlYGX0H6Ec#! - Paul Andersen creating lessons with gaming elements in them - cool idea & great talk - *****
http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-windows-software - updated list of best free Windows programs - ***
https://sites.google.com/site/keystonetechtips/ - Keystone AEA tech tips - nice collection, not too big - ***
http://quizlet.com/ - Reminder: Quizlet flash card maker - ***
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7081.pdf - Educause summary of flipped classrooms - ***
http://windirstat.info/ - windirstat disk usage and cleanup tool - ***
https://www.scrollkit.com/ - scrollkit website builder - works like drawing app - ***
http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-6-our-complete-overview/ - iOS 6 overview - **

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 11, 2012

http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/04/04/52-great-google-docs-secrets-for-students/ - Google Docs secrets for Students - looks good! - ****
http://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Thinkering+Studio+-+Project+Ideas - Thinkering Studio - Project ideas augmented reality and QR codes - also http://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Thinkering+Studio - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html - Digital skills for every teacher - ***
https://croak.it/ - Reminder: Croak It - record and share short audio messages - ***
http://kleki.com/ - kleki - soft-drawing app - has layers - ***
http://www.pdfescape.com/ - Reminder: PDFEscape online PDF editor - ***
http://tkkc.org/ - Blog about bad PowerPoints - clever - **
http://writewithimages.com/index.php - imageLanguage - converts each word into a Google image - cute - **
http://educlipper.net/ - eduClipper - clip and share web resources - clipboard metaphor - looks like beta software... - **

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 9, 2012

http://sharedcopy.com/ - sharedCopy - mark up any web page
http://www.widbook.com/ - publsh and share your chapters online
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript - Reminder: CodeAcademy javascript course
http://www.mrjennings.co.uk/teacher/maths/calc.html - giant on-screen calculator - be cool do do with graphing calculator
http://www.certificatestreet.com/templates/education.html - free online certificate templates - searchable
http://www.gliffy.com/ - Reminder: Gliffy - charts and diagrams
http://issuu.com/richardbyrne/docs/a_summer_of_android?mode=window - a Summer of Android - slideshow from android4schools.com
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright/Reader.html - animation discussing/checking copyright-ability in classroom
http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/ - Reminder: 12 free screencasting tools

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 8, 2012

http://www.downloadtheuniverse.com/ - blog about science books
http://ibuildapp.com/templates.php?action=tmpl-manage&template=231299&filter=webapp - iBuildApp - app design templates & builder
http://www.po-motion.com/ - floor and wall interactive wall projection software
http://utubersity.com/ - educational youtube videos collected by topic
http://www.manycam.com/ - manyCam - webcam effects (like Logitech) - free and pro versions
http://www.symphonyofscience.com/ - symphonyofscience - cool musical versions of famous science videos
http://www.scoop.it/t/online-video-in-education - online videos in education - blog/resources
http://prezi.com/uip0dfpokppm/save-share-and-teach-with-diigo/ - cool Prezi about using Diigo
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_20799319/no-books-will-be-needed-at-chambersburg-area - one HS goes bookless
http://timemachine.gigapan.org/wiki/Main_Page - Gigapan time/space machine - needs Chrome
http://www.wiredacademic.com/2012/06/guest-column-ipads-are-not-yet-king-of-the-educational-tablets/ - concise update on tablets in education
http://d97cooltools.blogspot.fr/2012/06/instagrok-visual-search-engine.html - instaGrok visual search engine
http://metaatem.net/words/ - Spell a word with flicker images - cute...
http://www.memorizenow.com/ - online tool to help with memorization
http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1 - reminder: Algebra practice - very nice site - short exercises - very interactive
http://dropcanvas.com/ - drag/drop file sharing
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/05/50-best-ipad-apps-for-stem-education/ - iPad apps for STEM education

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Jun 6, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SSXyfX8ABhA - cute video about BYOD - makes good points
http://goo.gl/MTRzY - Chrome web store - online apps for Chrome
http://goo.gl/5tOLy - Social Reading on the iPad - history example
http://words.bighugelabs.com/ - Big Huge Thesaurus
http://www.sxc.hu/links - collection of free photo links
http://www.sophia.org/flipped-classroom - Sophia - library of over 25,000 tutorials created and reviewed by teachers
http://wss.sd73.bc.ca/wiki/index.php/Best_Social_Studies_Apps_for_iPad - Social Studies apps for iPad
http://palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/wiki/91b77/Elementary_School_iPad_Apps.html - Elementary School iPad apps
http://hcl.harvard.edu/poetryroom/listeningbooth/index.cfm# - Harvard Poetry Room - listen to famous poets
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/tedx-bozeman-classroom-game-design.html - FreeTech pitch for Paul Anderson videos
http://popplet.com/ - reminder: Popplet - information consolidator/presenter
http://scribblemaps.com/ - easily draw on Google maps and share
http://www.edistorm.com/ - Edistorm - online brainstorming and Planning
http://d97cooltools.blogspot.com/2012/03/design-your-digital-classroom.html - Cool tools for 21st cent learners - nice presentation in Thinglink
http://wiki.geogebra.org/en - geogebra wiki - lots of neat stuff for a cool program

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - June 4, 2012

http://www.inaturalist.org/ - explore, learn, record nature
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/06/01/new-10-of-the-best-droid-apps-for-education-in-2012/ - best droid apps for ed
http://issuu.com/richardbyrne/docs/a_summer_of_android/3 - android apps for Ed - it's about time!
http://interactive.illimitably.com/ - interactive online whiteboard with different fonts and styles
http://www.signgenerator.org/ - Sign generator - looks useful!
http://startl.org/blog/2012/04/19/google-docs-for-learning-edtech/ - Google Docs for learning EdTech - useful tools in Google Docs
https://searchstories-intl.appspot.com/en-us/creator/ - interesting - you create a "story" by picking key terms and media - it creates the story as a video by screen-shots of Google searches for items - adds music - a bit odd...

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Jun 3, 2012

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679807/why-flip-the-classroom-when-we-can-make-it-do-cartwheels - the Cartwheeled classroom - balance technology with purpose
http://www.appinventor.mit.edu/ - Reminder: MIT App Inventor - sign on to create apps for Android
http://blog.kathyschrock.net/2012/06/mirroring-ipad-with-your-own-network.html - Mirroring your iPad on your desk computer - a couple of ways
http://goo.gl/6PHcR - Free World Augmented Reality Poster - coming thing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz_qsYgzG4U - teacher describes his first App creation experience
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/03/magazine/innovations-issue.html - Infographic on some interesting innovations (analytical undies...?)
http://edudemic.com/2012/05/how-to-integrate-live-tweets-into-your-presentations/ - Put live tweets into your presentations
http://goo.gl/qZcoc - Sony SmartWatch - like an iWatch - get ready to squint...

More:
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation
http://groups.diigo.com/group/ed-tech-crew
mrhenryslz.blogspot.com

Friday, June 1, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Jun 1, 2012

http://thimbletest.org/en-US/ - Mozilla Thimble - create web pages easily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk862BbjWx4 - YouTube video about copyright - entertainment oriented
https://vialogues.com/ - video plus dialog - organizes discussions around videos
http://www.veracode.com/blog/category/infographics/ - collection of interesting infographics
http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/ - Reminder: cool maker website
http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html?pop=yes&pid=76 - Don't assume - MIT grads can't light a lightbulb...
http://dailytekk.com/2012/04/09/edtech-100-tech-tools-for-teachers-and-students/ - 100 Tech Tools for teachers & students
http://cloud.muvee.com/ - make video from photos - like Photostory
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/all.html - Microsoft Office Game templates - very some very nice games
http://sites.google.com/site/team8project9440/introduction-to-diigo - intro to student learning with diigo - nice website
http://www.photovisi.com/ - photo collage maker
http://www.chemcollective.org/vlab/vlab.php - reminder: chemcollective virtual chemistry lab - Java
http://www.diigo.com/list/nathanghall/no-registration-needed-for-students - Web tools for students - no registration required
https://www.radiowaves.co.uk/ - Radiowaves - make a broadcasting website for your school
http://edudemic.com/2012/03/25-ted-talks-perfect-for-classrooms/ - 25 TED talks perfect for classrooms
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-tips-tricks-google-drive/ - tips to get the best out of Google Drive
http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf - Weathering animation
http://www.mathmovesu.com/mmu-games/ - middle school math games
http://www.zamzar.com/ - Reminder: Zamzar online file converter
http://www.superteachertools.com/instantclassroom/ - Reminder: seating chart maker
http://www.learner.org/ - Annenberg teacher professional development site
http://sqworl.com/h0dij9 - Squorl collection of blogs about Voicethread
http://www.studyblue.com/ - Reminder: StudyBlue - Make, study and share online flashcards, study guides and quizzes.
http://www.online-convert.com/ - simple online file conversion
http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/ - Google World Wonders - 100 spectacular sites around the world

More:
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation
http://groups.diigo.com/group/ed-tech-crew
mrhenryslz.blogspot.com