ABCICT

"This collection of links, chosen and maintained by Gutman Library Research Services staff, provides links to freely available sites of interest to educators. Click on a topic to view links to related websites."

Overwhelming really

"Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook"

"One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

a blog of ideas for improving the presentation skills of learners.

"ClockingIT is a free hosted application, keeping track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them. Extensive features Project Management, Collaboration and Time Tracking "

"Participation and Pedagogy: Connecting the Social Web to ACRL Learning Outcomes" a University at Albany, Albany, NY This article examines the connection between ACRL information literacy standards and constructivist pedagogy. This connection is used to support use of Web 2.0 tools for information literacy instruction. Sample exercises using these tools are provided for each ACRL learning outcome, and the tools' suitability for the constructivist approach is reasserted."

"Google Teacher Academy"

"Parent Engagement"

"How Students Use Technology to Cheat"

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms Another inspiring RSA Animate taken from a speech given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education expert and recipient of the RSA Benjamin Franklin award. "

This is worth watching, but it is also a really interesting form of video making.

"Where are we going & why are we in this handbasket " A blog by a teacher who was suspended due to blog posts.

Interesting

"Learn Essential Skills with the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum "

Educational Origami is a blog , and a wiki, about 21st Century Learning and 21st Century Teaching. This is not just about the integration of technology into the classroom, though this is certainly a critical area. It is about shifting the entire paradigm of education. The world is not as simple as saying teachers are digital immigrants and students digital natives. We have to change how we teach, how we assess, what we teach, when we teach it, where we are teaching it, who we are teaching and with what. Its a tall order, but these are exciting times."

super hyper spider typer- a fun way of improving typing speed- game format and free no sign up required

Just for fun or to practice typing skills

Replacing your RSS reader with Twitter + Hootsuite

"Death to the Digital Dropbox: Rethinking Student Privacy and Public Performance Death to the Digital Dropbox: Rethinking Student Privacy and Public Performance By Patrick R. Lowenthal and David Thomas * Requiring students to submit work privately using a digital dropbox (or even worse, e-mail) can be a destructive pedagogical practice. * Students benefit from public performance and public critique because people have to perform in the "real world" and are regularly subject to critique. * Online faculty should strive to incorporate authentic, real-world types of experiences in the online courses they teach - including public performance and the accompanying public feedback. "

A very good presentation on schools and assessments in the Digital AGE. 

The Flipped Classroom Infographic A new method of teaching is turning the traditional classroom on its head. What's a flipped classroom - and why now? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Twenty minute introduction to a debate in Sao Paulo with Gilberto Gil and others about copyright policy and digital technologies. Familiar remix.