Monday, October 22, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 22, 2012

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411117,00.asp - PCMag - Basices of Online Security (infographic) - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-list-of-awesome-art-and-drawing-apps.html - ET&M - Art and drawing apps for iPad - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/teaching-tools-for-parents/ - 20 Must-have digital teaching tools for parents - ****
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/ - Google Inside search site - incl voice search, knowledge graph, etc - ****
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation/content/byod-increase-chances-for-success-7160026 - BYOD considerations wiki - ****
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http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/10/augmented-reality-and-applications-for-education-part-2/ - AR applications for education - ***
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/54156/ - Digital tools for kids with special needs - ***
http://goo.gl/0HqiS - Restorative Practices - an alternative approach to discipline - ***
http://lifehacker.com/5700743/how-to-get-student-discounts-forever - Lifehacker - Get student discounts forever - ***
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/new-fractal-tree-life-zooms-earths-entire-evolutionary-history - Popsci - Interactive fractal tree of life - ***
http://www.cs4fn.org/ - Computer science for fun! - ***
http://findpdf.net/ - find free PDF books, articles, tutorials - ***
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/forum/topics/collecting-work?xg_source=activity - iPads in Ed - sharing iPad work with Printopia virtual printer - ***
http://www.webadvantage.net/webadblog/30-really-useful-infographic-tools-resources-4453 - 30+ Really useful infographics tools and resources - ***
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKitGallery - Arduino starter kit gallery - looks like fun! - ***
http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/ - Ithaca College - Media literacy lessons and resources - ***
http://www.trakax.com/support/ - trakaxpc - like Garage Band for PC - ***
http://mozillapopcorn.org/ - Mozilla popcorn video editor - also http://goo.gl/X3NSH (TED talk) - ***
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/bb-bb/brisebuffetbusters/buffetbusters-eng.php - Buffet busters - disease outbreak scenario game and resources - ***
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/ - Endeavor "flies" thru LA - time lapse movie - ***
http://www.Digress.it - WordPress plugin that offers paragraph-level commenting in the margins of a text. - ***
http://mediasmarts.ca/ - Canadian media literacy site - ***
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html - mobygratis - music free for noncommercial film/video uses - ***
http://goo.gl/3sDKO - Bozeman Biology - well made videos on biology - ***
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http://fireftp.mozdev.org/help.html - FireFTP support page - **
http://vbscript-macro-template.blogspot.com/ - VBscript macro template - **
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak - Speakit - Chrome reader - **
http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg - jpg to svg online converter - **
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdf - Understanding by design - PDF - **

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 15, 2012

http://presentationtube.net/index_record.php - PresentationTube - tool to record PPT presentations - interesting! - ****
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDoDk4D2RAw - ASKAP timelapse - radiotelescopes against the milky way - breathtaking - ****
http://acreelman.blogspot.ca/2012/10/publish-your-own-interactive-e-book.html - interactive eBook publishing - ****
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-new-list-of-great-web-tools-for.html - ET&ML - New list of great web tools - like text2mindmap - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/50-search-engines/ - Edudemic - 50 search engines you probably don't use - ****
http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/tech-tools - EdTechTeacher - Techtools - nice list, integrated with goals - ****
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/top-20-data-visualisation-tools - .net - top 20 visualization tools - ****
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http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ - Doublekiller - remove duplicate files - ***
http://www.youtube.com - search for hexaflexagon - lots of interesting math/origami videos - ***
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/how-tos/google_chrome_optimization_guide - MaximumPC - Google chrome optimization - ***
http://goo.gl/jX85H - email security tips - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hide-your-personal-information-on-facebook/ - Hide your Facebook info - ***
http://openlibrary.org/ - OpenLibrary - like the name says... - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/dont-miss-these-awesome-note-taking.html - ET&ML - Note taking apps for iPad - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/a-list-of-great-google-apps-for-your.html - ET&ML - Google apps for your iPad - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/18-free-mind-mapping-tools-for-teachers.html - ET&ML - Mind mapping apps for iPad - ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-CDkJuo_LYs - 9-layer density tower - different liquids - **
http://www.easybib.com/ - EasyBib - automatic bibliographies - ***
http://playfic.com/ - Playfic - interactive online community for text based games - ***
http://excelforeducators.blogspot.co.uk/ - Excel for Educators - a blog - ***
http://goo.gl/hYVwp - Wired - MakerBot Replicator 3D printer - ***
http://www.techshout.com/features/2012/06/best-science-apps-for-android/ - techshout - best science apps for Android - ***
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/healthy-children_b_1791166.html - Huffington - Kids 3.0: Healthy children in a Tech World - ***
http://www.learnerstv.com/ - LearnersTV - huge collection of video lectures - ***
http://www.free-ocr.com/ - FreeOCR - another free OCR service - ***
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http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=41475 - Livebinder on Comic creator programs - **
http://goo.gl/wVJc1 - FreeTech4Teachers - 11 free tools for creating websites and pages - **
http://goo.gl/zHZR9 - engadget - print your own headphones in 3D - **
http://adafruit.com/ - adafruit - arduino, raspberry pi, other electronic kits - **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMyTR7cO-4 - Formlabs 3D printer - **
http://devhammer.net/blog/exploring-html5-canvas-part-1---introduction - DevhammersDen - exploring HTML5 Canvas - **
http://preview.tryfsharp.org/ - Microsoft - Try F# from Microsoft - **
http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/ - DrTechniko - how to train your robot - programming for kids - **
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1018/ - LearningSolutions - Designing Content for Multiple Mobile Devices - **
http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/ - Getting people to understand programming - **

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Oct 1, 2012

http://goo.gl/H4mIS - WeekendHacker - Awesome photo tips - ****
http://goo.gl/et3nj - EdTechandMobile - Set up a Wiki for your classroom - ****
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-ultimate-guide-to-flipping-your-classroom/ - TeachThought - Ultimate guide to flipping your classroom - ****
http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=2980 - 21stCenturyFluency - 8 Unique Online Presentation tools for students - gorgeous blog... - ****
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/scaffolding-education-technology/ - Edudemic - Integrate Ed Tech with Scaffolding - ****
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/09/21/the-20-best-blogs-about-mobile-learning/ - OnlineColleges - 20 best blogs about mobile learning - ****
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/09/17-free-tools-for-creating-screen.html#.UGnSHVHIb5l - FreeTech4Teachers - 17 Screen Capture tools for images and videos - ****
http://goo.gl/Q0oko - MrGOnline - What to use iPads for and what not - ****
http://new-to-teaching.blogspot.fr/2012/09/7-web-20-tools-for-students.html - MathTech - 7 Web 2.0 math tools for students - ****
https://sites.google.com/site/team8project9440/project-definition - Social Bookmarking and Diigo - short and informative - ****
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https://bay002.mail.live.com/default.aspx#n=1426992750&fid=1&mid=3fa76d83-08b2-11e2-953f-00215ad7ea6c&fv=1 - Makeuseof - Guide to going paperless - ***
http://goo.gl/zgjFL - EdWeek - Personalizing Algebra - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/scientific-spirit-7-websites-science-questions-answers/ - Makeuseof - 7 websites for science Q&A - ***
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/buying-a-new-computer-our-definitive-guide-on-how-to-pick-the-best-parts/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=2012-09-28 - MakeUseOf - tips for buying computer parts - ***
http://goo.gl/VhdxG - EdTechandMobile - 6 New Web Tools for teachers - beeclip, citelighter, loopster, etc - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/parents-guide-on-use-of-pinterest.html - EdTechandMobile - Parents guide to using Pinterest - ***
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/09/09/20-ways-to-increase-your-facebook-likes-and-engagement/ - Increase Facebook likes and engagement (marketing) - ***
http://goo.gl/Erp1Z - TechRadar - Android apps to run on AMD-powered Windows 8 devices - ***
http://critical-thinking.iste.wikispaces.net/ - ISTE - Critical thinking compendium - ***
http://www.mentormob.com/splash - MentorMob - Create and share playlists of videos and pics - ***
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=100736 - Livebinders - 3rd graders making their own digital textbooks - ***
http://goo.gl/C6njm - Wired - 3D printing and copyright/patent law - interesting - ***
https://tricider.com/en/t/ - Tricider - Social voting tool - collect ideas and vote - brainstorming online - also http://strawpoll.me/ - ***
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how-to-get-your-youtube-videos-back-from-google.php - ReadWriteWeb - Get your YouTube videos back from Google - ***
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/ - BBC - Ancient History in Depth - articles, photos, videos - for older grades - ***
http://goo.gl/Xhvfu - ReadWriteThink - Profile publisher - students can mock up social network profiles - guidelines by grade - ***
http://duolingo.com/ - duolingo - learn a foreign language while helping to translate the web - ***
http://goo.gl/s5hE9 - TheAtlantic - Why American Students Can't write - ***
http://teachinghistory.org/civil-war - TeachingHistory.org - Interactive poster about the Civil War - nicely made - ***
http://www.jasonohler.com/resources/NomeDST.cfm - JasonOhler - Greenscreen story telling - using chromakey - ***
http://mashable.com/2012/08/29/plagiarism-online-services/#841779-CheckForPlagiarismnet - Mashable - 10 sites to detect plagiarism - ***
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/09/google-forms-for-teachers.html - EdTechandMobile - Using Google Forms - video tutorials - ***
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http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/ - Information is Beautiful Awards - **
http://goo.gl/wIO4M - ElearningGuild - Devlearn 11 - Las Vegas symposium Nov 2-4 - program and handouts - **
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp - W3Schools - HTML(5) tutorial - from the best - **

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