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Pencil is an animation/drawing program - open source and free - using both bitmap and vector graphics

A Pictionary or Vidtionary - pictures or videos to illustrate word meanings

Blog EmerginEdTech article on 6 online interactive whiteboards - the choices are worth exploring; you'll probably wind up using more than one

Online Jeopardy Template

For iPhone users a resource database of education sites etc. It's free

Some of the ideas in this site remind me of a project I did a couple of years back with some gifted 7th graders in composition. Basically, they made a portfolio of their own "loop" compositions from the time they spent creating it on Acid 5 (a music loop-editing program) Sonar, and Audacity and from the chatting they did online using Blackboard (web 2.0) as a tool. If I had to do it today, I could probably work it out in large measure using wikispaces.

Edraw Mind Mapping Software - Mind Maps are visual representations of a concept, idea, a thought process.

I understand the concept and some of the sketching of mind-mapping. But I do not get its value though my intuition says it is a gold mine.

Blog article on 10 internet technologies for educators

A site that compares a number of different wiki sites including PBWiki and Wikispaces. Lots of choices.

This resource will be invaluable because it is a comprehensive comparison and includes a favorite tool of mine, the podcast. To the tops of my list.

Keep your brain sharp with these online games!

All of your sites are terrific, Pam. Thank you so much.

Seldom do I have the time for subscribing to sites that deal with gaming. I love athletics but other kinds of gaming do not appeal. However, last August, I was hospitalized for a stroke and the site you have posted I have joined. The coonection here is that they posted for "why did you join?" an option: "recovery". there has been significant feedback already from medical people that the brain is "plastic" and can regenerate its cells. The other piece, which your website touches on, is that I can train my brain to connect better. I am very grateful you posted a healing tool. I will update you about that part of its efficacy.

Good site for Rubrics - with advertising

This is awesome thanks for sharing! Robin

Rubistar is another great rubric site!

Portaportal is a web based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite websites online. Now your bookmarks are no longer limited to any one machine.

Hello Robin, I like almost all your suggestions, but not this one. I found the Quick Start Window a bit clunky. Also, having to add a Name and Web Address for each new site seemed cumbersome. I really like having the Diigo Bookmark on my Toolbar. I might have pursued Porta Portal further if it had imported all my bookmarks from delicious, Diigo, Firefox Bookmarks and IE Bookmarks - with existing folders and categories - but these are comments I should make to them. In any case, keep your suggestions coming!

Hi Theodore, Yes, it does take an extra step. However, when I am at school and I don't have all my favorites in front of me or on my tool bar, it is a quick easy way to find them. Also, the kids can be at their friend's house and want to show them a site and instead of possibly going to dangerous territory they have the exact link in their portaportal. I see your point, too, though. Thanks for commenting. Robin

Provides useful tools for sight reading of music at different grade levels and varying levels of difficulty.

The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Site contains a Software Reviews Database, articles from Technology & Learning Magazine, articles from Educators in Educators' eZine, Event and Contest listings, Reader suggested Web sites, and weekly news updates on education technology leaders.

Site to create Student Websites and Blogs - Free. The blogs can be made private and blog posts can be checked by the "administrator" before posting.

If you're as interested in Podcasting - Audio and Video -as I, this is one site which will help.

Thanks Paul, I'll have to do some exploring - and decide about WordPress. I read a comparison review of Blogger and WordPress. If someone is serious about blogging as a major tool in their repertoire, then it seems that WordPress is the clear winner.