Diigo Ed Picks - May 7, 2012

http://www.learner.org/resources/series214.html - Annenberg videos on Neuroscience in the Classroom - how we think

http://www.mguhlin.org/2012/05/byod-criteria-for-implementation.html - tips to make BYOD work
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ - free online graph paper
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/04/25/google-drive-vs-dropbox-cloud-syncing-showdown/ - comparing google drive and dropbox - also http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2954960/google-drive-dropbox-skydrive-sugarsync-cloud-storage-competition
http://edudemic.com/2012/05/7-ways-to-keep-students-focused-while-using-technology/ - focus students using technology
http://www.instagrok.com/ - reminder: instagrok - learn about something
http://www.letterbubbles.com/ - letter bubbles - fun typing game
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/ - collection of money skills games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/reading/deduction/play_popup.shtml - BBC animation: deducing ideas from text
http://baileybunch6.blogspot.com/2012/04/go-bananas-for-mail-chimp.html - plug for mailchimp - send emails and get report on who opens them
http://pediapress.com/ - Create a custom Wikipedia-book

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Diigo Ed Picks - May 6, 2012

http://embedit.in/ - embed files on your website

http://iographica.com/ - turn your mouse movements into a work of art (?)
http://blog.diy.org/ - safe place for kids to post a blog, photos, etc.
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html - Google search tips for students - good training site
http://learninginhand.com/blog/wireless-mirroring-from-ipad-to-pc-now-a-reality-with-airser.html - Airserver - iPad to PC display
http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php - scienceBob - experiments and more
http://goo.gl/sWVxw - Steps to redefine education with technology - good iPad advice

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Fwd: Diigo Ed Picks - May 5, 2012

http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/ - Hybrid Pedagogy - online digital journal of Teaching and Tech

http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/digital-differentiation-screencasting/id524780486 - learn to make a screencast video for sharing knowledge with others
http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/05/05/parents-making-them-part-of-the-solution/ - interesting blog about involving parents online
http://joliprint.com/ - easily save web content as PDF
http://goo.gl/NSwZ5 - interesting infographic on the history of encryption

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Diigo Ed Picks - May 3

http://memeburn.com/2012/04/9-of-the-coolest-educational-videos-from-ted-ed/ - Selected TED videos

http://101studiostreet.com/wordpress/?p=43 - blog about standards-based grading
http://www.fotobabble.com/ - Fotobabble - create talking photographs
http://www.google.com/doubleclick/studio/swiffy - Google Swiffy - convert SWF to HTML5
http://www.mathplayground.com/ProjectTRIG/ProjectTRIGPreloader.html - Projectile motion game to teach trig
http://www.mutapic.com/Mutapic_01.swf - MutaPic - take two images, click generate - creates mixtures/transformations - cool for logos
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/03/do-students-know-enough-smart-learning-strategies/ - smart learning strategies for kids

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Diigo Ed Picks - May 3, 2012

http://hookedoninnovation.com/2012/05/01/top-10-things-not-to-do-in-a-11-ipad-initiative/ - what NOT to do with 1:1 iPads

http://pbln.imsa.edu/model/intro/differences.html - problem-based-learning site from Illinois Math/Sci website
https://www.quixey.com/ - Search Engine for Apps
http://www.random.org/ - another approach to random numbers: atmospheric noise
http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html - Kathy Schrock on iPads in the classroom
http://www.qrhacker.com/ - generate attractive and versatile QR codes that include images

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Diigo Ed Picks - May 2, 2012

http://www.kdnuggets.com/2012/04/quantum-vacuum-random-number-generator.html - real quantum random number generator online (geeky, I know)

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/a-graphic-syllabus-can-bring-clarity-to-course-structure/ - graphic syllabus - idea: syllabus mind map!
http://soundcli.ps/ - donated sound clips - search by keywords
http://www.agameaday.com/ - Game a day - fun little java games and puzzles
http://www.hackasaurus.org/en-US/ - mash up and change any web page like magic - includes things like a hack jam - doesn't alter the original, of course
http://contrapunctus.thirdangle.org/ - move mouse to create stringed instrument performance
http://www.freecol.org/ - freecol - colonization of america game (download - like sim-games)
http://goo.gl/kljTN - Kitchen Chem - 100 cool food science experiments for kids and cooks
http://www.librarything.com/ - LibraryThing - catalog your books in an online list

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Diigo Ed picks - May 1, 2012

http://www.spiderscribe.net/ - online mind mapping and brainstorming tool

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - KidZone create a graph - simple graphing for kids
http://academic.research.microsoft.com/ - academic research at microsoft - mostly higher-ed stuff
http://www.yabla.com/ - yabla - language immersion through online video
http://baileybunch6.blogspot.com/2012/04/wild-about-wikis.html - wild about wikis - good ideas here
http://lifehacker.com/5906343/instantly-send-any-gmail-attachment-to-google-drive - send gmail attachment to google drive
http://lifehacker.com/daily-routine - opening a set of links in your browser automatically
http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/teds-youtube-video-lesson/ - TED Ed lets you turn any YouTube video into a lesson, with text, questions, etc.
http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2012/04/29/30-specialist-and-super-smart-search-engines/ - 30 Specialist search engines
http://tagul.com/ - flexible word cloud creator - nice interactive tag clouds
http://goo.gl/jyMLX - slideshow on Google Maps for Educators
http://goo.gl/GzJ3h - Crocodoc for annotating pdf files
http://goo.gl/gwYUp - SearcheyPants - search engine for kids

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