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Good brief article on copy right and fair use with links to additional helpful resources

"9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Can Google+ steal users from Facebook? Yep. There are good reasons to switch from Facebook to Google+, ranging from ease-of-use to respect for data privacy. "

"These two videos provide examples of evaluating websites and articles using the C.R.A.P. test (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose/Point of view)."

"Bamboo DiRT is a tool, service, and collection registry of digital research tools for scholarly use. Developed by Project Bamboo, Bamboo DiRT makes it easy for digital humanists and others conducting digital research to find and compare resources ranging from content management systems to music OCR, statistical analysis packages to mindmapping software."

"Groupboard is a free online whiteboard that you can place on your web page by simply copying a few lines of HTML code. You can also run Groupboard on your own web server. It can be used for tutoring, distance learning, training, or simply for fun! With the whiteboard you can upload background images and draw on top of them, and all users connected to the whiteboard will see the changes in real-time. Works on any web browser including iPad, iPhone and Android with no plugins or downloads required. Free for 5 users. Product details Live demo Free Trial"

" Mentimeter allows you to use mobile phones or tablets to vote on any question you specify. Our vision is to improve the meeting between a presenter and an audience. "

"In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. Unlike other lists that promote "cool tools," yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful."

You will need an account to read the entire article..it is a free one.... Why schools must move beyond 'one-to-one computing' Ed-tech consultant Alan November recommends using perspective and a new term instead: One to the World"

Worth a read...

They didn't get their funding, but the project seems to be working still. We are using it with the 6th graders.

" Companies: Use challenges as a way to connect with and identify top student candidates"

AwayFind is a digital assistant for your email-you can close your inbox but still receive urgent messages Identify which emails for us to look out for Stop constantly checking email-we'll find your timely messages Be notified of important messages immediately over SMS, IM, Twitter, or even a phone call

a great way of approaching flipped classrooms using google forms and videos together. This is an example from one of my gtauk cohorts.

"A text smiley face -- often called a smiley or emoticon -- is used in text message and online chat communications to convey an emotion. Learn how to make text smiley faces in this Webopedia.com text message and online chat guide."

We are hoping ot implement this in 6th grade ICT next year. We could purchase a class set of accounts using abc-net accounts and the edu version.

" Take a look here for a more detailed introduction and guide to using and creating a Google Form - this was written prior to Google bringing forms into the NEW menu."