ABCICT

have you had a look at the google course?

Visual interactive bloom of web 2/0 tools

"This is an import/export tool for Google Sites. Using HTML Microformats it generates an XHTML version of Sites content suitable for offline browsing and simple HTTP hosting, which is also able to be losslessly imported back into sites. "

The idea is that yuo begin with curation which will eventually lead to creation.

Martin Burrett 25 Oct 11 11:34:46 A fantastic PAC-MAN style flash game that practises typing skills. Use the continually changing letter keys to move around the maze. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

In case anyone is looking for a typing game.

"Using edmodo in Middle School & High School"

Orestes Valencia is using this. It has been around for a while and is worth a second look..

"One of the take aways from the Curriculum Mapping Institute this past week was that it brought an upgrade to THE trusted KWL (Know, What to Know and Learned) Chart to the forefront. It seems a no brainer…one of those things… "I should have thought about it"… So what is this upgrade all about?"

"What would you rather get for your classroom, an iPad 2 and Apple TV or an Interactive Whiteboard? Are your teachers asking for Interactive Whiteboards? Hold on to that discussion and don't answer until you know all of the possibilities!"

Add your picture and comment to the pages you share.

a very cool screencasting app, free with a watermark, that allows you to annotate your screencasts.

an ebook about web tools

"I've always wanted a document camera in my classroom, so yesterday I made my own - using my iPad. Here's a quick rundown of how to do this:"

"Some Google projects really do start from one person hacking around. Last summer, an engineering intern named Pieter Senster joined the mobile advertising team to explore how we could display Flash animations on devices that don't support Adobe Flash player. Pieter made such great progress that Google hired him full time and formed a team to work on the project. Swiffy was born! Today we're making the first version of Swiffy available on Google Labs. You can upload a SWF file, and Swiffy will produce an HTML5 version which will run in modern browsers with a high level of SVG support such as Chrome and Safari. It's still an early version, so it won't convert all Flash content, but it already works well on ads and animations. We have some examples of converted SWF files if you want to see it in action."

gta lesson plans

"So you want to pop your filter bubble - to see the neutral, un-filtered, un-personalized web. How do you go about it? Unfortunately, there are no magic bullets: The ad companies and personal data vendors that power and profit from personalization are far more technologically advanced than most of the tools for controlling your personal data. That's why The Filter Bubble calls on companies and governments to change the rules they operate by - without those changes, it's simply not possible to escape targeting and personalization entirely. But that doesn't mean all is lost. Here are 10 simple steps you can take to de-personalize your web experience. They won't work forever, but for now they'll take you out of your own personal echo chamber."

Some very good advice here to try out. Check out the links.

create realtime quizzes for your class across mobile devices and collect results.

"Is your browser configuration rare or unique? If so, web sites may be able to track you, even if you limit or disable cookies."

I am not sure how bad the results I am given are...it is a whole lot of info mind you.