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YouTube - MSA 2009 Slam Poetry

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:31:09 -0000

Tags: taylorphillips, msa, poetyslam, gifted, giftedlearners, nagc09, poetry, youtube

SmartBoard Mini-Movies for Lessons and Activities

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:13:19 -0000

misterteacher.com offers interactive standards-based activities for students in the areas of math, science, and social studies. Teachers can find resources to enhance their SMARTBoard lessons and activities. Printable activities and worksheets are located throughout the site.

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misterteacher.com offers interactive standards-based activities for students in the areas of math, science, and social studies. Teachers can find resources to enhance their SMARTBoard lessons and activities. Printable activities and worksheets are located throughout the site. - ron houtman

Tags: iwb, smartboard, learning, education

by: ron houtman

WatchKnow - Videos for kids to learn from. Organized.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:12:27 -0000

Brand new site that puts videos from YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube, National Geographic, etc. all in one place, organized by age, subject, and curriculum order. VERY cool class resource!

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Brand new site that puts videos from YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube, National Geographic, etc. all in one place, organized by age, subject, and curriculum order. VERY cool class resource! - Randy Rodgers

Tags: education, watchknow, web2.0, teaching, tutorials, youtube, podcasting, teacher

by: Randy Rodgers

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 20 WebCam Activities for EFL ESL Students

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:17:23 -0000

Collection of 20 webcam activities described as being for EFL/ESL students, but also very applicable to other students.

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Collection of 20 webcam activities described as being for EFL/ESL students, but also very applicable to other students. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: webcam, collaboration, Internet, ESL, EFL, communication, Videoconferencing

by: Randy Rodgers

Penzu - Write in Private: Free Online Diary and Personal Journal

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:15:07 -0000

"Penzu is a free online diary and personal journal with a
focus on privacy. Easily keep a secret diary of thoughts
or a journal of notes and ideas secure and on the web."

Also allows users the option of sharing pieces.

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"Penzu is a free online diary and personal journal with a
focus on privacy. Easily keep a secret diary of thoughts
or a journal of notes and ideas secure and on the web."

Also allows users the option of sharing pieces. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: penzu, Blog, writing, Journal, diary, private

by: Randy Rodgers

Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT and GRE - WordAhead.com > Home

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:32:08 -0000

Vocabulary video site. Includes lesson and implementation ideas for teachers plus tips on creating/submitting student videos to the site.

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Vocabulary video site. Includes lesson and implementation ideas for teachers plus tips on creating/submitting student videos to the site. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: vocabulary, English, dictionary, interactive, sat, resources, vocab, words, Web2.0, science

by: Randy Rodgers

WordAhead: Vocabulary Videos

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:18:43 -0000

"This website has a collection of short, simple and fun video clips to correctly define and provide examples of around 800 words in context. The videos are entirely appropriate for middle and high school students. The students are encouraged to play with words,create their own vocabulary videos and upload their work to the website. Teachers may direct activities and assign word projects to the students. The Study Room allows personalized list creation and sharing. Visitors can also sign up to receive a word of the day in the email."

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"This website has a collection of short, simple and fun video clips to correctly define and provide examples of around 800 words in context. The videos are entirely appropriate for middle and high school students. The students are encouraged to play with words,create their own vocabulary videos and upload their work to the website. Teachers may direct activities and assign word projects to the students. The Study Room allows personalized list creation and sharing. Visitors can also sign up to receive a word of the day in the email." - Clif Mims

Tags: no_tag

by: Clif Mims

Zorap

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:59:56 -0000

Free audio and video conferencing for up to 50 participants.

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Free audio and video conferencing for up to 50 participants. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: collaboration, chat, Videoconferencing, zorap, web2.0

by: Randy Rodgers

Tagul - Gorgeous tag clouds

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:49:52 -0000

Site is similar to Wordle. Create word clouds in various shapes, custom fonts, colors. Words are actual linked tags, rather than static text as in Wordle.

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Site is similar to Wordle. Create word clouds in various shapes, custom fonts, colors. Words are actual linked tags, rather than static text as in Wordle. - Randy Rodgers
Site is similar to Wordle. Create word clouds in various shapes, custom fonts, colors. Words are actual linked tags, rather than static text as in Wordle. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: tagul, wordcloud, words, tags, tagcloud

by: Randy Rodgers

What Should Go Into A Teaching Degree? : NPR

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:57:34 -0000

NPR podcast and article about the disconnect between teacher education programs and the real world.

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NPR podcast and article about the disconnect between teacher education programs and the real world. - ron houtman

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Christenbury knows all too well that some education professors are clueless about kids and just about everything else that happens in classrooms these days. She once taught at a university in another state where students were baffled that some of their professors had never set foot in a school.

Tags: teaching, teacher, education

by: ron houtman

Tinychat - Free Chat Rooms & Audio Video Conferences

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:46:20 -0000

Video conferencing today is broken: typically requiring cumbersome downloads, logins, and endless contact lists, it too often becomes a service that is slow and unreliable. Enter tinychat. Tinychat delivers dead simple video conferences without the extraneous ad-ons and inconvenience, making video conferencing an accessible, uncomplicated experience. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux; with Firefox, IE, Safari, and Chrome; and there is a version available for iPhones. You can have up to TWELVE people in a room with HQ video, protected by passwords and moderators, share your desktop with them, and your conferences can be recorded and embedded on your website.

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Video conferencing today is broken: typically requiring cumbersome downloads, logins, and endless contact lists, it too often becomes a service that is slow and unreliable. Enter tinychat. Tinychat delivers dead simple video conferences without the extraneous ad-ons and inconvenience, making video conferencing an accessible, uncomplicated experience. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux; with Firefox, IE, Safari, and Chrome; and there is a version available for iPhones. You can have up to TWELVE people in a room with HQ video, protected by passwords and moderators, share your desktop with them, and your conferences can be recorded and embedded on your website. - Randy Rodgers
Video conferencing today is broken: typically requiring cumbersome downloads, logins, and endless contact lists, it too often becomes a service that is slow and unreliable. Enter tinychat. Tinychat delivers dead simple video conferences without the extraneous ad-ons and inconvenience, making video conferencing an accessible, uncomplicated experience. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux; with Firefox, IE, Safari, and Chrome; and there is a version available for iPhones. You can have up to TWELVE people in a room with HQ video, protected by passwords and moderators, share your desktop with them, and your conferences can be recorded and embedded on your website. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: chat, web2.0, tools, twitter, chatroom, videoconference, tinychat, technology, education, video, web_2.0

by: Randy Rodgers

Tagul - Gorgeous tag clouds

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:50:23 -0000

Similar tool to Wordle, but with added advantage of custom shapes AND actual actively linked tags.

Comments:

Similar tool to Wordle, but with added advantage of custom shapes AND actual actively linked tags. - Randy Rodgers
Similar tool to Wordle, but with added advantage of custom shapes AND actual actively linked tags. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: visualization, wordle, word, Tagcloud, wordcloud, cloud, tagul, tag

by: Randy Rodgers

Spezify

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:11:22 -0000

Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways.

We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience.
We want you to get a good overview of a subject,
find useful information and be inspired with Spezify.

We mix all media types and make no difference
between blogs, videos, microblogs and images.
Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture.

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Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways.

We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience.
We want you to get a good overview of a subject,
find useful information and be inspired with Spezify.

We mix all media types and make no difference
between blogs, videos, microblogs and images.
Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture. - Randy Rodgers
Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways.

We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience.
We want you to get a good overview of a subject,
find useful information and be inspired with Spezify.

We mix all media types and make no difference
between blogs, videos, microblogs and images.
Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: search, searchengine, visualisation, visual, mashup, visualization, spezify, web

by: Randy Rodgers

Animation for kids - Create animation online with FluxTime Studio

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:14:25 -0000

Easy to use animation creation tool for kids.

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Easy to use animation creation tool for kids. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: animation, web2.0, fluxtime, elementary, education, technology, tools, kids

by: Randy Rodgers

Stupeflix - Video production made easy

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:42:17 -0000

Site that turns videos, images, text, and audio into professional looking videos (similar to Animoto).

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Site that turns videos, images, text, and audio into professional looking videos (similar to Animoto). - Randy Rodgers

Tags: tools, slideshow, web2.0, multimedia, presentation, animation, vidéo, app

by: Randy Rodgers

Twitter Friends Network Browser

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:39:07 -0000

Simple visualization tool for Twitter networks.

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Simple visualization tool for Twitter networks. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: twitter, visualization, socialnetworking, socialgraph, tools, web2.0, network, flash

by: Randy Rodgers

Gapminder Four Big - Gapminder.org

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:38:00 -0000

Site with fascinating and beautiful statistical visualizations.

"Gapminder Foundation now fills the Trendalyzer with statistical content and use the resulting animations to fulfill our aim by:

* Making time series freely available in Gapminder World and Gapminder Countries.
* Producing videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics and colorful graphics.

All with the intention of being a “fact tank” that promotes a fact based world view."

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Site with fascinating and beautiful statistical visualizations.

"Gapminder Foundation now fills the Trendalyzer with statistical content and use the resulting animations to fulfill our aim by:

* Making time series freely available in Gapminder World and Gapminder Countries.
* Producing videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics and colorful graphics.

All with the intention of being a “fact tank” that promotes a fact based world view." - Randy Rodgers

Tags: statistics, visualization, graphics, global, trends

by: Randy Rodgers

SmartBoard Mini-Movies

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:03:14 -0000

A SmartBoard mini-movie is a simple (most involve only a click of the mouse), interactive animation that teachers can download and add to their galleries. From there, the movies can be inserted into their SMART Notebook presentations. Each mini-movie is a dynamic Flash file, similar to the same files that are already included in SMART Notebook's resources.

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A SmartBoard mini-movie is a simple (most involve only a click of the mouse), interactive animation that teachers can download and add to their galleries. From there, the movies can be inserted into their SMART Notebook presentations. Each mini-movie is a dynamic Flash file, similar to the same files that are already included in SMART Notebook's resources. - Clif Mims

Tags: Video, Math, Science, Interactive-Whiteboard, Games, Virtual, Virtual-Tours

by: Clif Mims

Kideos

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:22:41 -0000

Videos for kids

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Videos for kids - Clif Mims

Tags: Video, Kids, Early-Childhood, Elementary

by: Clif Mims

cooltoolsforschools - home

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:42:02 -0000

Huge list of Web 2.0 resources, categorized by type.

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Huge list of Web 2.0 resources, categorized by type. - Randy Rodgers

Tags: web2.0, tools, resources, wiki, classroomwikis, podcast, education, video, music, creativity

by: Randy Rodgers