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14 Ways K-12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media - NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal
"his is the best time in history to be a teacher-librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of their role, helping learners of all ages effectively use, manage, evaluate, organize and communicate information, and to love reading in its glorious new variety."
AuthenticICT - Web Based Tools
"here is an absolutely exhaustive list digital tools available online. In fact it can actually get quite overwhelming at times. The trick is to find the few that suit you and best meet the learning needs of your class. My other suggestion is that you start out by focusing on just one tool at a time when you're just starting out. It can be really easy to get carried away and try out everything!
The ideas for use suggested below are really only a taster. There are so many possibilities out there and I'm sure you can think of many of your own. By playing with the tools and exploring the links, I hope you will begin to build your own list of ideas.
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Kids Games - Play Educational and Fun Kids Games Online! Play Kids Games.
"Play Kids Games provides free online kids games that are both fun and educational. Aimed at ages pre-K through middle school, Play Kids Games offers kids a safe environment to discover their abilities and learn new skills with interactive and fun computer games. Our games build skills in math, logic, memory, vocabulary, alphabet, spelling, geography, computer skills, color identification, shape identification and other various problem solving. Our commitment to parents, teachers, and kids, is to connect learning and skill building with a sense of challenge, fun, and self esteem. From the fun of "Alphabet Whack-a-Mole" to the skill building "Math Fact Practice", our hope is that PlayKidsGames.com will be a part of our future generation's ongoing experience and development. "
Comics Lab
Comic generator
Sumo Paint :: Online Image Editor :: Home
Online paint tool!
A Kinesthetic Reading Adventure « Mr Robbo – The P.E Geek
Using QR codes to create a choose your own adventure novel
teachingwithted / FrontPage
"TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader and it has begun releasing its talks online under a Creative Commons license so that they can be downloaded for free for non-commercial use. Their applications for education are endless. The purpose of this wiki is to share ideas how these talks can turn into broader discussions, projects, and actions.
The intent of this project wiki is to address:
How can the TED talks be used as springboards for further discourse, exploration, reflection, and action?"
Thousands of FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format
Stacks of Powerpoints for all different subjects!
Posterous - The place to post everything. Just email us. Dead simple blog by email.
A another blogging site, very simple to use, email based
Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: The World's Largest English Department
"Ning group for English teachers reveals the potential of online social networking to break the culture of professional isolation."
Australian Newspapers OnLine - index.html
A list of all Australian newspapaers that are online.
The Best Tools for Visualization
"Visualization is a technique to graphically represent sets of data. When data is large or abstract, visualization can help make the data easier to read or understand. There are visualization tools for search, music, networks, online communities, and almost anything else you can think of. Whether you want a desktop application or a web-based tool, there are many specific tools are available on the web that let you visualize all kinds of data. Here are some of the best: "
Welcome to Absurd Math
"Absurd Math is an interactive mathematical problem solving game series. The player proceeds on missions in a strange world where the ultimate power consists of mathematical skill and knowledge. Many of the pages have hidden clues and areas. Anytime a player needs help, they may email our staff for assistance."
Art Activities and Lesson Plans
Lots of ideas and lesson plans for art
iPhone/iPod touch Apps for K-12
"These pages include free or almost free apps for K-12 teachers and students. The list is by no means definitive, but I will add new content as it becomes available.
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Pointilism Practice Page!
"Here's a place to point and paint. Georges Seurat invented the technique known as Pointilism, which uses tiny dots instead of broad strokes to put the paint on the canvas. The individual dots of red, yellow and blue are sucked in through your eyes and mixed up in your head to create a variety of shimmering shades. "
25 Free Sites to Teach Writing - The Writing Teacher - Tips, Techniques, and Advice on Teaching Writing
"The web is a great resource for writing teachers who need lesson plans, writing prompts, interactive activities, high-tech tools, and other free teaching materials. Here are 25 sites that would be particularly useful to educators who teach writing."
Teaching Info.Literacy
Teaching Information Literacy Resources
Flips&DigitalCams | Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
Lots of tips about using Flips!
Best Embeds for Educational Wikis and Blogs | Making Teachers Nerdy
"Now that you and/or your students are using wikis and blogs, are you curious what could be added to them? From animated slideshows to collaborative documents to interactive review games, many great (and free) tools are available. As a follow up to my previous post “What Teachers Should and Should Not Be Posting on their Classroom Webpages”, I’ve pulled a master list of embedding options that will hopefully spark your imagination. "
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