Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 8, 2012

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/chem4word/ - chemistry add-in for Word

http://goo.gl/Gajzu - how a google search really works
http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/02/29/a-student-guide-to-studying-online/ - Checking how online-ready you are
http://goo.gl/fDWlT - grunge fonts you can download
http://goo.gl/hoonf - Apple "configurator" app - configure your Apple network
http://www.inaturalist.org/ - "superb" science site - explore, learn, record
http://newmedz.com/first-aid/index.html - search "first aid" kit - step-by-step help with information fluency
http://www.do2learn.com/organizationtools/EmotionsColorWheel/index.htm - clever "emotions color wheel" - assistive learning - understand emotions
http://goo.gl/zNaad - free web services to edit video - some are new to me...

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 7, 2012

http://appinventor.mit.edu/ - MIT program to simplify creating mobile apps

http://www.teachengineering.org/engrdesignprocess.php - using an engineering design process with your students - a different approach to solving problems
goo.gl/pC0az - Teachingbooks.net plays young award winning authors reading their works
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/ - Scholastic.com StudyJams - learn and test on math and science - elem and middle
goo.gl/EIBfa - New Scientist TV video on hidden equations - famous equations that govern our lives - upper grades
http://www.pil-network.com/resources/tools - microsoft partners in learning - all the tools in one place - good resource
http://www.mathtv.com/videos_by_topic - videos about math, different students and teachers explain a concept or problem, in playlists - interesting approach: a variety of teachers for a given problem
http://www.historyworld.net/ - History website - timelines, quizzes, etc
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/sf.swf - Kids "write" a sci-fi story - younger
http://www.thestorystarter.com/jr.htm - storystarter - over 2000 story starters for kids - generates first lines
http://www.techlearning.com/article/52260 - 21st Cent Student Handbook: Teaching Today's Web-Centric Kids - short, interesting article
http://www.safeshare.tv/ - generate a safe link to a YouTube video - good idea!
http://edtechzone.blogspot.com/2012/03/screencast-o-matic.html - blog about ScreenCast-O-Matic - screen recorder - good for assignment feedback - free hosting for 15min videos - publish to YouTube, Google Docs, etc

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 6, 2012

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-tech-skills-every-student-should.html - tech skills needed by every student

http://edudemic.com/2012/03/20-web-resources/ - video - 20 little-known web resources for teachers (from ICTmagic)
http://www.mactrast.com/2012/03/reflection-app-brings-ios-device-mirroring-to-the-mac/ - reflection app lets you view iPhone on your Mac
http://hubblesite.org - interesting links, videos, etc on Hubble
http://edjudo.com/web-2-0-teaching-tools-links - EdJudo web 20 teaching tools - a few new ones...
http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/7256 - 15 awesome interactive field trips - this country and abroad
http://pinterest.com/alwayslearning/technology-smartboard-interactive-boards/ - Pinterest site on Smartboards
http://www.peterpappas.com/2010/01/taxonomy-reflection-critical-thinking-students-teachers-principals-.html - Peter Pappas blog on critical thinking
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html - copyright and citation resources - tiny format, but looks useful

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 5, 2012

http://richlambert.edublogs.org/2012/02/07/evernote-the-definitive-post/ - teacher uses for Evernote - well-done tutorial

http://goo.gl/Y038f - free apps to support higher level thinking
http://qwips.com/ - audio tags for tweets, videos, photos, emoticons, emails
http://learninginhand.com/blog/ways-to-evaluate-educational-apps.html - ways to evaluate educational apps - Tony Vincent - looks like a great blog...
https://bitly.com/bundles/ideasfactory/k - story generators to inspire learning
http://www.moglue.com/ - make your own interactive ebooks
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html - Flash cartoons about math concepts - tutorials and exercises
http://science360.gov/series/Chalk+Talk/5c0481f2-b758-4bc0-ab05-b79b6f34cb3f - video "chalk talks" about science - range of topics - NSF sponsored
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons - Grade 6 math - cool videos on math concepts
http://www.thoughtfullearning.com/node/2523 - Figures illustrate critical vs creative thinking, and compare with respiration - interesting

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 4, 2012

http://www.appitic.com/ - about 1300 apps for education for iPad

http://esheninger.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/moving-schools-forward-with-byod.html - Report on one school district's BYOD efforts
http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2012/02/21/3432588.htm - advice for parents to avoid the homework hassle
http://au.ixl.com/math/year-7 - Pre-9th math quizzes - short, graded math quizzes with a uniform format - Excellent
http://ipaddiction.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/teaching-teachers-who-will-experience.html - Slideshow: Teaching Teachers who will experience 1:1 iPads in 2012
http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard - Storyboard generator - has templates, or build your own
http://canvastic.net/assets/codes/Canvastic_up.swf - drawing tool that records your strokes in a movie you can download
http://eductechalogy.org/index/?p=285 - 10 videos every educator should watch

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 3, 2012

http://www.helloslide.com/ - upload slideshow with narration and it's available in 20 languages...

http://www.oldmapsonline.org/ - old maps - interesting
http://www.bluehornet.com/reveal - "decoder glasses" built into your mouse to reveal secret messages on web page and
http://css-tricks.com/designing-for-decoder-glasses-print-and-web/ - how it's done
http://fold.it/portal/ - foldit - collaborate to solve protein folding problems
http://www.texthelp.com/North-America - to support special needs such as dyslexia, particularly in reading and writing area.
http://www.socialbrite.org/sharing-center/free-music-directory/ - interesting free music site
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/blended-learning-research-eric-brunsell - blended learning: add online discussions to f2f classrooms
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/03/teaching-and-modeling-good-digital-citizenship/ - teaching and practicing good digital citizenship - lots of inline links - also http://m.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum/k-5
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Technology-for-Elementary-Educators/177408478981015 - tech for elem teachers group in FB - this one has a cute preview of iPad 3.
http://www.mla.org/style/handbook_faq/cite_a_tweet - MLA on how to cite a tweet - could be useful, but I don't think it should elevate this medium
http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/03/03/the-ipad-and-maths-are-we-there-yet-pt-2-non-math-apps-do-the-job/ - nice blog on iPads and math

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Diigo Ed Picks - Mar 2, 2012

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/infographic-shocking-effects-google-driverless-car/ - more about the Google robot car

http://www.stikkymedia.com/articles/what-the-heck-is-electronic-mail-11-vintage-computer-ads - nostalgic computer ads (sigh...)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview - Windows 8 preview - looks cuter than 7...
http://gamestarmechanic.com/ - focuses on making your own games
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html - constructivism as a paradigm for teaching and learning (maybe it's getting old...?)
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/02/1000-recommended-apps-sorted-by-subject.html?spref=tw - 1000 Ed Apps - (poor Google spreadsheet!)
http://www.wufoo.com/ - online form builder (I wonder if you could borrow/modify the HTML after you use the service...?)
http://www.iroc2.org/ - Inst. for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone communication - digital responsibility site with resources and even an annoying Voki!
http://skitch.com/ - annotate, edit, share images on mobile devices

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