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18 Aug 09

2¢ Worth » Computer Science in U.S. High School Continues it Decline

“Computer science teachers are calling out for more effective professional development opportunities, such as workshops, conferences and networking opportunities, to keep up with the state of the field and offer rigorous and challenging courses that engage students,”

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03 Aug 09

About aMap | aMap

aMap is short for ‘argument map’.  The idea’s very simple - to promote the art of arguing by mapping out complex debates in a simple visual format.

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27 Jul 09

FHSST (Free High School Science Texts)

FHSST (Free High School Science Texts) is a project that aims to provide free science and mathematics textbooks for Grades 10 to 12 science learners in South Africa.

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  • FHSST (Free High School Science Texts) is a project that aims to provide free science and mathematics textbooks for Grades 10 to 12 science learners in South Africa.
26 Jul 09

odosketch

Odosketch is easy to use and has a Flash-based interface which gives you a cool realistic feel.
Once started you will be provided with a set of brushes that vary in thickness and color, simply select one you like and start drawing. Completed images can be saved online and then shared with others.

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Environmental Issues: Land Use Change

Environmental Issues: Land Use Change is an interdisciplinary technology-embedded middle school science unit. This curricular unit focuses on how human activities influence environmental changes related to land use. Students use geospatial information technology (GIT) tools including Google Earth and remotely sensed images to investigate modern day land use issues and land use change over time.

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  • Environmental Issues: Land Use Change is an interdisciplinary technology-embedded
    middle school science unit. This curricular unit focuses on how human activities
    influence environmental changes related to land use. Students use geospatial
    information technology (GIT) tools including Google Earth and remotely sensed
    images to investigate modern day land use issues and land use change over time.
19 Jul 09

WordSift - Visualize Text

For teachers, the tool offers a quick way of assessing the text that he or she is using for instruction. Teachers assess students, and the most successful teachers use this information to guide their teaching. So why not assess the text as well? By using WordSift, teachers get a heads up on key vocabulary appearing in the text, and can line instruction up with what might be challenging for students.

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05 Jul 09

EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing

When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more.

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  • When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are
    instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and
    productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting
    sessions, education, team programming, and more.

mystorymaker

My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you. Once you are done with your story, save it online or print it out in the Library. It would be a perfect tool to use with an interactive whiteboard for students in division 1.

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14 Jun 09

Art class - collaborative writing & feedback

Group conversations around images, documents, and videos.

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13 Jun 09

iPod touch apps for the Science classroom

The list of iPod Touch aps for the science classroom continues to grow. Searching in the Apple Store Aps in the categories of education, games, productivity, and utilities locates these gems. Imagine what you can have instant access to! Explore these applications in the Apple Store and they will lead you to additional applications.

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07 Jun 09

Pupils 'should study Twitter'

The Guardian said the draft review requires primary school children to be familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as sources of information and forms of communication.

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26 Apr 09

Nine Reasons to Twitter in Schools

Excellent teachers reflect on what they are doing in their schools and look at what is going well in order to maintain and develop it, and what needs improvement in order to make it better. Teachers on Twitter share these reflections and both support and challenge each other.

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  • Why should educators get involved with Twitter? Here are nine reasons.
21 Apr 09

Today's Meet

Today's Meet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime.

Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs.

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    Talk. Listen.


    Today's Meet helps you embrace the
    backchannel
    and connect with your audience in realtime.

19 Apr 09

DoingText - effortless text collaboration

Evolving a good text is all about communication.

doingText makes writing, sharing and gathering feedback a no-fuss experience.
With elegance and simplicity.

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    • Collaborators don't need an account - simply share the URL
    • Easier to use with clutter free interface
    • Fine grained control: track and comment on every line
    • Runs on mobile devices
    • No Flash or Java required
    • Stay up to date on changes through news feed/RSS
    • We are making it better every week
    • You pay for it - We treat you like a paying customer
    • made with love.
30 Mar 09

Essay Map

Handing tool to map out an informational essay.

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22 Mar 09

Visual Math Learning: A Free Online Tutorial for Teaching Math

Do you consider yourself "mathematically challenged?" If you do, welcome to the majority of us, and welcome to this site. These free lessons will show you that mathematics is not as difficult to understand as you may have thought, when you learn the subject by visualization instead of memorization. But don't just take our word for it. Try the tutorial. If you are a parent or teacher, try it with your child or students. There is no charge or obligation, and you may discover that math can be interesting, challenging, and even fun!

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  • Do you consider yourself "mathematically challenged?"
    If you do, welcome to the majority of us, and welcome to this site.
    These free lessons will show you that mathematics is not as difficult to understand as you may have thought,
    when you learn the subject by visualization instead of memorization. But don't just take our word for it.
    Try the tutorial. If you are a parent or teacher, try it with your child or students.
    There is no charge or obligation, and you may discover that math can be interesting, challenging,
    and even fun!
02 Mar 09

Line Graphs in Google Earth

Above is an example of how Google Earth can be used to create attractive graphs. Using the path tool and design options, the students can relate their data to a certain landmark on Earth for a more meaningful presentation.

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  • Above is an example of how Google Earth can be used to create attractive graphs.  Using the path tool and design options, the students can relate their data to a certain landmark on Earth for a more meaningful presentation.
27 Feb 09

Combination Lock - Math Games

CombinationLock.com (Combination Lock) offers many math games in which you use the clues to work out the combination in order to open the lock

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  • CombinationLock.com (Combination Lock) offers many math games in which you use the clues
    to work out the combination in order to open the lock
24 Feb 09

Algebra Manipulatives

Virtual manipulatives related to the NCTM Algebra standard for grades 9 - 12.

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  • Virtual manipulatives related to the NCTM Algebra standard for grades 9 - 12.
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