Home
Ads by Google
28 Nov 09
25 Free Apps And Websites For Tech-Loving Teachers | Blogging & Technology | So You Want To Teach? | Diigo
Whether you’re looking for ways to incorporate technology into the classroom or into your daily life, the Internet has the tools you need. There are lots of free web apps and websites designed specifically for tech-loving teachers on a tight budget:
Google Assistant - Surf Canyon :: Add-ons for Firefox
This add-on automates the discovery of relevant information buried in the search results on Google, Yahoo!, Bing or Craigslist.
Simply enter your query at one of these search engines as you always would. When you click a result that appeals to you, the application automatically re-ranks the result set in order to bring forward what you need while suppressing what you don’t want. “Recommended” results can come from as deep as page 100, where virtually no one ever looks, but often come from pages 2-10. Surf Canyon also inserts optional “bull’s eye” icons to the search page to enable retrieving recommendations immediately, without having to actually click the particular result.
http://my.SurfCanyon.com further enables you to specify the websites you prefer as well as those you dislike. Preferred content is naturally moved forward in the search results while disliked content is removed altogether. Additionally, you can even insert real-time search results from Twitter and OneRiot. The “Settings” are available here as well as an “Odometer” that will measure the mileage you’re getting out of Surf Canyon.
NanoGong - record, playback and save audio in a web page | Diigo
NanoGong is an applet that can be used by someone to record, playback and save their voice, in a web page. When the recording is played back the user can speed up or slow down the sound without changing it. The speeded up or slowed down version of the recorded sound can be saved to the user's hard disk, if he/she wishes
23 Nov 09
Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” the next bestseller « The Official Infloox Blog
King is a self-described voracious reader, and his influences span a number of genres and literary periods.
Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web | Video on TED.com
Post to: Share on Twitter
FacebookShare on Facebook DiggShare on digg deliciousShare on Delicious redditShare on Reddit StumbleUponShare on StumbleUpon YAHOO BuzzShare on YAHOO Buzz MySpaceShare on MySpace
Embed this video: EmailEmail This Favorite Download
Discuss this Talk
Sign in to add comments or Join (It's free and fast!)
Sort By:
*
thumb
Evgen Vorobyov (+6)
o
o 0
o ReplyShow
Nov 8 2009: I think that Mr. Berners-Lee's exciting speech anticipates future trends. And when I say 'future', I mean very near future and not the long-term perspective. However, this 'Raw-Data' idea raises many questions.
First, creating unlimited access to data worldwide means that Intra-nets (supported by government agencies, companies and individuals) have to be merged into the Internet extensively. This will require to overcome desire to hold control, corporate greed and security concerns. Will a multinational company want competitors to gain access to its customer base? Will CIA permit anyone to view security-related data?
Secondly, this model of data exchange stipulates that current copyright model should be revised and changed to facilitate the information flow. As we have seen lately, information flow in the Internet breaks clashes with the strict limitations imposed by 20th century legal norms. Unless this limitation is removed, 'monopoly' for data will still be there.
*
thumb
Anastasios Tsiligiannis (+1)
o
o +1
o ReplyShow
Oct 23 2009: He invented the WWW and didn't register sex.com ? !!
he said he asked his boss to....allow..!!.. him to work to his new project
boy..he needs a manager !!!
*
thumb
Ricky Cox (+2)
o
o 0
o ReplyShow
Mar 14 2009: It's a great idea for the potential benefits, but the talk didn't attempt to address any of the obvious concerns, such as privacy.
o
b m (0)
+
+ 0
Langwitches Blog » Digital Storytelling Part IX- Wordle
A picture is worth a thousand words… A thousand words can tell a story…
Using words as a visual give a different impression than text alone. Visuals can allow us to “see” a concept or, a relationship that text alone might not make apparent. It can tell a visual story of words, keywords, thoughts, text, and data or create a summary.
A relatively new tool, called Wordle, is allowing anyone, without registering to create so called Word Clouds by entering keywords. Create your own Word Cloud with or for your students at http://www.wordle.net
Langwitches Blog » Backchanneling with Elementary School Students
The Ultimate Free Desktop Organizer - A Screen Saver and Desktop Wallpaper With Purpose!
WebTools4u2use - Webtools4U2Use
The purpose of this website is to provide a place for K-12 school library media specialists to learn a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them. Hundreds of free and inexpensive web tools are available for school library media specialists to use that can make us more productive, valued, and, perhaps, more competitive.
BubblePLY - By PLYmedia
Add Bubbles to any video,
Post it anywhere you wish!
Free Desktop Organizer, Screen Saver, Desktop Background, Wallpaper.
The Ultimate Free Desktop Organizer - A Screen Saver and Desktop Wallpaper With Purpose!
Google For Educators
Educators, you already know that Google Earth can help you in your lesson plans about geography, history, far-off cultures, and more. We've now launched Google Sky, which adds another tool to your educational toolkit - outer space! With the new Sky feature, you can teach your students about astronomy while zooming around the universe. Real imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope is stitched together with imagery of the rest of the sky to give your students a unique experience.
There are two ways to use this tool: either download Sky in Google Earth 4.3, or use Google Sky straight from your web browser at sky.google.com. Be sure to visit the User Guide to get started. Eight special Sky layers highlight special content such as current sky events, historical sky maps, and the Education Center which offers built in content that's ready to be shared with your class.
Education News Archive :: 100+ Google Tricks for Teachers
Now, we can use it a little easier. With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for all teachers, so why not take advantage of the wide world that Google has to offer?
From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.
100 Excellent Open Access Journals for Educators | Online College Tips - Online Colleges
Just like physicians, the best educators stay informed with the latest developments in their field. Luckily, it doesn’t take anything more than time to have access to quality journals for educators. The following open access journals provide top-notch scholarly information available at no cost. Most of these journals are published just once or a few times a year, so subscribe to several so you can keep up-to-date on the latest research coming out of the field of education.
aaslsmackdown - Information Fluency
What is Information Fluency?
Quick Answer: "Using wikis and blogs to make the research process more transparent and interactive." (Valenza).
Longer Answer: "Information fluency is the ability to apply the skills associated with information literacy, computer literacy and critical thinking to address and solve information problems across disciplines, across academic levels, and across information format structures (Callison).
28 Oct 09
ReadWriteThink: Podcasts and Videos Homepage: Learning Beyond the Classroom
iPod iconPodcasts & Videos
Looking for book recommendations for children and teens? Want to see reading, discussion, and other learning activities in action? ReadWriteThink’s podcast and video content has been developed to provide families, tutors, and out of school caregivers additional support in encouraging reading, writing, and learning all year long.
Sponsored Links
Top Tags
View All Recent Tags (50)
- 54LPN,
- 38courses,
- 35blog,
- 27PACS,
- 22PLN,
- 22web2.0,
- 19technology,
- 13education,
- 11twitter,
- 10tools,
- 8google,
- 7apps,
- 7resources,
- 7web2.0Tools,
- 6teaching,
- 6networking,
- 5graphics,
- 5SEO,
- 4audio,
- 4teachers,
- 4web2.0*tools,
- 4literature,
- 4elearning,
- 4books,
- 4tutorials,
- 4socialnetworking,
- 4learning,
- 4bloom's taxonomy,
- 4communication,
- 3free,
- 3trends,
- 3bloomstaxonomy,
- 3authors,
- 3historical_resources,
- 3art,
- 3business,
- 3elluminate,
- 3edtech,
- 3generator,
- 3necc,
- 2websites,
- 2infloox,
- 2elementary,
- 2100,
- 2open,
- 2browsers,
- 2what,
- 2is,
- 2searching,
- 2bloom
Public Tags (1355)
Linda McNeil's Public Lists (12)
Highlighter, Sticky notes, Tagging, Groups and Network: integrated suite dramatically boosting research productivity. Learn more »
Join Diigo