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This tool allows you to set up a personalized room for backchannel conversations. Perfect for workshnops or teachers that are looking to get a backchannel conversations going without the headache of a username/login, etc.

Perhpas we should try this at our nest meeting???

Free online file conversion

Zamzar is great -- thanks for sharing, Sue.

"Some big ideas around 21st century skills and teaching with technology. Originally created as a summary of the ASB (Amer. School of Bombay) Unplugged Conference in Mumbai, India 2010. Compiles thoughts from leaders in tech education and explores the big topics of conversation around what the 21st century classroom looks like. Filmed from an original prezi presentation at http://prezi.com/gx6ycgphlszm/"

Awesome video! Don't be put off that it is 11 minutes - watch it!!

From the NY Times, this site provides school news, data and conversations about NYC schools.

Great potential conversation starter for science classes.

Share videos and webcam at once. live verbal conversation about video being shown.

Good conversation points to work into a study of pop culture...

This is the information site for the Learning Registry. Find out what we are doing. Engage in the conversation. The Learning Registry makes federal learning resources, wherever they are stored, easier to find, easier to access and easier to integrate into learning environments around the country and world.

The conversation happening in the comments on this post (about whether we should do away with computer labs in schools) is really good.

Educators are now using the videoconferencing tool to connect foreign-language students to native speakers, hold virtual field trips and host conversations with scientists and other experts

This example showcases how students can take on the role of "global communicators" by bringing experts into the classroom with simple technologies, in this case Skype.

Corinne showed me this site today for transcoding video!

zamzar is great - check out this site too: http://www.online-convert.com/