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Re-thinking the Dewey Decimal System goes digital. As the site says, "just clickety-click." MS/HS teachers will like to share this with students.

Wiki on ways to use twitter, including examples.

There are some good examples that I will use when sharing the power of twitter with teachers.

Liking DocsTeach. Teachers will need to register to get full use. Number 4 on the list of what teachers can do is particularly interesting. Enjoy checking it out.

Thanks for sharing, Sheila. This is a must-read, especially for those working in Social Studies classrooms.

Blog by Mark Wagner with a post about little known Google Search Tools. If you are working with teachers on effective searching, share this blog post.

Free downloadable online safety ebook. This would support the online safety initiative that is part of the Connected Learning grant.

This educator has a wealth of resources for tech-ed, and an especially rich source of links/ideas for ELL, ESL, & EFL's

Online video library with student produced videos that are all under 5 minutes. Students can produce and submit multimedia presentations to Next Vista and if they are accepted, they would be featured on the site. And it's free!

You can read online or download. Interesting points. Same day as National Tech Plan.

email simple voice recordings to yourself.

Interesting evolution. I'm still not getting teachers to believe in #1 on the list but I keep trying...

A set of 9 lessons broken up into 3 different modules with a focus on helping teachers teach better search skills.

Atmosphir is a 3D game design tool that I learned about while attending Ed Camp NYC. You build with blocks, like stacking Legos, dragging blocks on the screen. This program allows the user to build an entire world (exploding platforms, keys, locks, treasures, spawning system) that you create from scratch.

I like this tool because it doesn't require a log in.

Authors say these applications are, "technology every educator should know." Some new applications... I was impressed that the authors include alignment to NETS-T for each tool. We can share the NETS alignment along with the tool.

Excellent! Takes a while to search through, but there is something for everyone here and it's a good resource for us to find good new tools to use for in-school PD sessions. It's one of those sites you need to revisit every few months.

Blended Model Must Have: 1) Development of Cohesive Learning Communities - early & recurring face-to-face must occur - Initial meetings must emphasize "reflective dialogues" and "interactive activities" for bonding & buy-in. - participants must effective use early sessions for "curriculum planning" and "new pedagogical techniques." - Large Video Conferencing Does Not Work! (- but a webinar can engaged many people with buddy groups.) 2) Project Portal Must be Reliable and Simple - video conferencing is OK 3) Administrative Support is Crucial. 4) Facilitators are Essential. 5) Critical Component is the Ongoing Monitoring of Participant's Needs. - through surveys, evaluations, informal feedback, etc... 6) Successful Practices Structure Opportunities to Share and Discuss Teaching Practices. 7) Teacher "Risk-Taking" can be Increased - - for trying new technologies in the context of curriculum writing, 8) Effective Initiatives Build a A Critical Mass 9) True Transformation Requires Time