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simple ideas that can help teachers and anyone who wants to learn more about online interactive web applications and technology in general

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"create paper sculptures of fractal shapes by cutting and folding paper. The emphasis will be on making Cantor sets."

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pdboyer bookmarked Sheryl McCoy's biology diigo list; lots of very cool websites: see the slideshow.

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application and information group for those wanting to use the LearnCentral public Elluminate to run large group meetings.

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one of the first National Board Certified teachers in America; give workshops on differentiated instruction

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@bookjewel has developed a new wiki for educators and collaboration on teaching ideas. She used a web application called imagechef to make WORDLES in various shapes. Hers is a star; very cool!

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why we blog; reflection after Great Falls blogger luncheon

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background on attempts to define a "highly qualified" online teacher, plus some tips on what an online teacher would likely do if highly qualified and wanting to help students learn effectively online

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25 TED talks; directly related to education

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Great Plains collaboration portal

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how Twitter and other social networking sites may change the landscape of interactions, and other perspectives

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more Glogster examples; excellent post with antecedent references

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Presentermatch is a site designed to connect quality professional development presenters with schools, districts, and other agencies that need their services.

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tool for involving audiences in presentations by letting them suggest questions and vote on each other's questions.

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It seems to me that the increased communication capacities when using audio and video, as well as sharing links and screenshots make Skype one of the best free web applications to improve student access to teachers and their learning.

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excelllent discussion of the use of online tools, schools and teachers; trends and issues.

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"The point of the title is that I believe what librarians have done and are doing has, at bedrock, not changed; the same core essential functions we have always done are still happening. What has changed are the objects of our attention, and those have changed cumulatively...."

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Web 2.0 tools are now in use at most schools, and teachers have been largely responsible for making this happen, according to a national K-12 technology survey released this week. But of all the various applications of Web 2.0 technologies, social networking remains the outcast, with the vast majority of districts reporting that few or no teachers engage in this type of communication.

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