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22 Dec 09

Bing vs. Google

Compare search results between Bing and Google

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BeFunky.com - Photo effects with one click, Turn your photos into artwork.

Another excellent site for applying VERY interesting effects to your digital images. You can even split your image and apply the effects to only part of it.

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photos tools

38 Photo Effects and Tools for your Blog, Presentations and Personal Pictures

Got a digital image? Here are lots of cool things to make from it.

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photos tools

21 Dec 09

TodaysMeet

Easily and quickly create a backchannel room. You can set it to be deleted at a certain time, too. Pull in twitter hashtagged tweets, too.

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backchannel

19 Dec 09

Data.gov

"The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, we invite you to actively participate in shaping the future of Data.gov by suggesting additional datasets and site enhancements to provide seamless access and use of your Federal data"

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Powering the Earth - CNN.com

This graphic shows energy consumption and renewable energy, population and C)2 emissions. A real conversation starter.

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energy

18 Dec 09

25 BEST Sites for Free Educational Videos

There are several on here that I hadn't heard of before.

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videos

16 Dec 09

9 Tips for Enriching Your Presentations With Social Media

I like this! Some good ideas for how to bring the world into your presentations via twitter, backchannels, etc.

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presentation

13 Dec 09

flatclassroom09-3 - Awards

The winners for the 2009 FlatClassroomProject. Watch these videos Take note of the tools that they're using.

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flatclassroom09

09 Dec 09

K12 Online Conference 2009

"The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2009 conference theme is “Bridging the Divide.” "

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conference

Blooming Orange: Bloom's Taxonomy Helpful Verbs Poster

Poster showing new Bloom's as an orange, with question types shown in each segment. Nice poster

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bloomstaxonomy

05 Dec 09

Diigo Blog » Tip of the day: new “Diigo + Google” search box

A GREAT tip! I hadn't paid attention to this before. See your diigo bookmarks on the right side. VERY NICE!

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diigo google

  • Your search result is displayed in two columns:  Google search result on the left, and result from your “My Diigo library” and Diigo community library on the right.
01 Dec 09

2009 Horizon Report: The K12 Edition » Key Trends

  • Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives
  • The way we think of learning environments is changing.
30 Nov 09

2009 Horizon Report: The K12 Edition » Technologies to Watch

  • Smart objects combine a unique identifier with sensors and network access to link physical objects with a wealth of virtual information.
  • Smart objects combine a unique identifier with sensors and network access to link physical objects with a wealth of virtual information.

Education Takes on a Global Dimension | Edutopia

I know that all schools can't be like this.. er.. wait.. why not? And I'm not being silly here. Why can't all schools be like this? I'm not talking about the fact that these are college prep students. I'm talking about their connectedness. Why aren't our schools connecting and learning with students from around the world?

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global curriculum

VTfRt.png (PNG Image, 1408x748 pixels) - Scaled (74%)

a split screen image showing the image results of a search via Google in China vs Google in the US

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censorship

25 Nov 09

SocialNetworkingWhitepaper.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Interesting whitepaper on social networking and web 2.0 tools in education. Ammunition against your filter?

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