Thursday, August 30, 2012

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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Saturday, August 25, 2012

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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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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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Sunday, August 19, 2012

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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Friday, August 17, 2012

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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Thursday, August 16, 2012

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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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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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Monday, August 13, 2012

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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Sunday, August 5, 2012

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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Friday, August 3, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 3, 2012 (no Aug 2nd...)

http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/wallwisher.htm - IdeasToInspire - Wallwisher of tips, games, ideas - nice presentation - ****
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38904447/starter-kit-final.pdf - Connected Educator starter kit (PDF with daily lessons) - ****
http://blog.ted.com/2012/07/31/10-talks-from-inspiring-teachers/ - TED - 10 talks from inspiring teachers - ****
http://tericeschneider.com/?p=37 - Five things to do now if you are deploying iPads in the Fall - ****
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-teachers-technology-monique-flickinger - Edutopia - Ten ideas for teaching teachers technology - ****
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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/8-great-free-technology-posters-to-hang.html - EdTechandMobile - Free Tech posters to hang in your classroom - ***
http://www.blockposters.com/ - Reminder - print image to poster on multiple pages (for infographics and the above posters...) - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/teachers-definitive-guide-to-google.html - EdTechandMobile - Teachers definitive guide to Google searching - ***
http://www.queness.com/post/9942/how-to-design-your-own-infographics - Queness - How to design your own infographics - ***
https://www.zippslip.com/ - ZippSlip - engage with parents online free - ***
http://infosthetics.com/archives/2011/01/research_telling_stories_with_data.html - Research:How to tell stories with data - short illustrated blog on data analysis - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-virtual-tours-human-body-free-interactive-anatomy-lessons/ - Makeuseof - 6 virtual tours of the human body for free - ***
http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/ - MyBrochureMaker - easily create brochures - ***
http://www.ovget.com/ - OVGet - another video downloader - many video sources - ***
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http://www.bonkersworld.net/ - BonkersWorld - cute tech cartoons - **
https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/world-exploration/index.html - CIA geography game - **
http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45 - Stanford - Reading like a historian - online course - use/adapt lessons for your purposes - **

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Aug 1, 2012

https://sites.google.com/site/plsdipadworkshop/books - PLSD iPad Workshop - lots of useful apps - ****
http://www.toponlinecolleges.com/blog/2012/educational-apps-resources/ - EAdvisor - Compilation of Educational Apps & resources - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/07/8-must-have-google-chrome-apps-for-students/ - Edudemic - Must-have Google Chrome apps for students - ****
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http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/story-30008.html - readwritethink - Story map - graphic organizers for story writing - ***
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-youtube-video-downloaders-worth-a-look/1480 - TechRepublic - Youtube video downloaders - ***
http://www.smore.com/0hnf-engaging-presentation-tools - smore - engaging presentation tools - incl classic Life after Death by PowerPoint 2010 video - ***
http://goo.gl/cjb7K - OnlineUniversities - 10 BYOD classroom experiences - ***
http://tubeteaching.blogspot.fr/2012/07/using-powerpoint-to-create-video.html - TubeTeaching - Using PowerPoint to create video infographics - ***
http://familyinternet.about.com/od/resources/tp/programmingforkids.htm - Make your own video games and software - incl Scratch, Logo, etc - ***
http://goo.gl/MFLMP - LeadingChange - the iPad classroom - Paper+Layar=Augmented Reality (good for marketing...) - ***
http://www.scoop.it/t/license-to-lit - Scoop.it - License to read - cool lit/music ideas - ***
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz - Edutopia - Learning style poll (are learning styles still popular?  How do they relate to Web 2.0?) - ***
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http://www.languageperfect.com/ - teaching tool for a wide variety of languages - **

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