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Another 100 great tips page from Accredited Online Colleges.org this one dealing with Google Docs. It includes the main keyboard shortcuts, hacks, features and lots more related to using Google Docs.

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Though this list is very American centric it is not a bad starting point if only to check out the different varieties of apps out there. Of the ones on the list, my faves are Evernote. Wordpress, Touchcalc, Google Earth and Starmap.

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This is a great collection of blog posts, references, reports, prognostications, (100 in total) speculating on the future of learning and education. I've read a couple but now have a real task ahead of me to take in the rest, wish me luck.

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This is a great list of add-ons for use with the Firefox browser. I have a number of them installed in my browser and for me are the primary reason for choosing Firefox as my primary browser. Video Downloader and Last Pass are two of my faves.

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Appsaurus is devoted to iPhone and iTouch applications. The site contains listings of apps, reviews and news with an Australian bias though the focus is more than education.

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The I Education Apps Review Ning is all about working with iTouches, iPods and iPhones in education. It contains sections related to the use of these tools as well as regular reviews of applications. There are the usual forums and special interest groups within the Ning as well as links to an associated Wikispace and podcast.

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This post from Teaching Degree.org Blog list 50 great ways that skype has been or could be used in the classroom. The annotated list has links out to examples of each of the activities that teachers have used Skype with.

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One of those lists, this time of educators who are on Twitter. Quite a pot pourri the list is heavily US centric. To assist in making a decision to follow there is a brief bio attached to each name though according to the author of the list there are only five K-12 teachers on the list. The list also features some education related organisations. Worth a quick look at least.

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These pages include links to a range of free or almost free iphon/ipod touch apps that may be of interest to K-12 teachers and students. The list is ordered under a range of headings including Language Arts, Science as well as Utilities for Teaching/Learning.

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"The School 2.0 eToolkit is designed to help schools, districts and communities develop a common education vision for the future and to explore how that vision can be supported by technology."

The site contains a range of resources including the Learning Ecosystem Map that is accessible in both an interactive form as well as a poster. The map is a work in progress that you can create an account to add to. The site also has a range of other tool and toolkits that school administrators and technology and other co-ordinators can use to develop their own understanding of School 2.0.

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This companion page to the American PBS Frontline program Education in the Digital Age focusses on the use of Google technologies and 1 to 1 computing in a school in New York another at Chatham High School.\n\nThe site includes classroom video footage as well as interviews with teachers and students and links to resources from the school. The need for teachers to challenge students with relevant tasks whilst acknowledging that students can and will multi-task in ways that traditional classroom practice can't meet is graphically demonstrated. The program also points out the disconnect between what some teachers hope their students are doing in relation to their school tasks and the reality of what students are really doing. Particularly telling are the admissions by one student that he would love to read Shakespeare but he instead uses web based summaries and the teacher who whilst still "fighting the good fight" acknowledges that "her time is over".

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Phun is a free game like 2D physics sandbox where you can play with physics like never before. The playful synergy of science and art is novel, and makes Phun as educational as it is entertaining.

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This is THE place to go for all things NASA in education.

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This fabulous pbworks wiki is a collection of links to a whole range of diverse tools and resources to manage and use in research. Though it is aimed more at higher education, many of the tools also have applicability to other sectors of education.

"Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for."

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It's probably one for a rainy day but if you are looking for like minded Tweeps then this directory from Jane Hart is nothing if not extensive. It;

lists (in alphabetical order by Twitter username) learning professionals from both education and corporate training, as well as other related professionals and e-learning products and services on Twitter. If you are a learning professional who wants to connect with others via Twitter and would like to appear in the Directory, email Jane with the entry details you would like to have.

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Another Timeline Tool

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This is just simply the most amazing collection of easy to make and do activities I have seen. There is so much science here in this huge list of easy to make DIY toys and other things from Arvind Gupta. Complete with excellent images this page should be part of every science teacher's kit. Be warned though the page may take a little time to load on slower connections.

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This article from eschoolnews looks at the Robert Marzanno "Evaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement,"report. It begins

"Integrating Promethean's ActivClassroom--a suite of educational technologies that includes an interactive whiteboard, teaching software, and student response systems--into instruction can raise student achievement by an average of 17 percentile points, according to new research that also confirms the experience, comfort, and skill level of teachers in using the technology has a huge impact on how effective they'll be."

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This blog is styled as a site for history teachers and anyone who enjoys reading about history and history education. Though written by an elementary or primary school teacher, the blog has numerous posts and links to information that should be of interest to all teachers of history.

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The ReadWriteThink site maintained by the International Reading Association in conjunction with the US National Council for the Teachers of English offers,
"a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills."

They include organisers, games, writing frameworks, creation tools amongst many others. Many are perfect for use on IWB's and laptops, netbooks and the like

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