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Unbelievable collection of resources...audio books, etext, and subject related categories such as graphing tools, classroom organizers, etc.

Talk about multiple means of Representation!! Great new search tool displays information in multiple formats including a brief explanation in text, photos, and links. Paul Hamilton blogged about it.

A variety of templates, tutorials, and graphic organizers introduce and explain the major forms of writing (narrative, persuasive, expository, research, response to literature) and help students develop practical writing skills - from coming up with a topic idea to publishing a polished work. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft for Learning Essentials, these tools offer solid instruction from the popular, research-based Write Source series of writing programs.

Self-monitoring tools to help kids gain control over their behaviours.

Suzanne Harwood found this database on which you can search 100 different websites for SMARTBoard resources.

This is a google file search tool that will find Notebook, powerpoint, word, Kidspiration, Inspiration, and PowerPoint files and templates.

Cool new tech enables you to control screen without even touching.

Basically turns anything that you can alligator clip to into a computer interface. Created by two grade students at MIT who started a website looking for $25,000 investment and now have $386,000 after just 11 days. For $35 definitely getting one of these!

Web designer Jamie Knight explains how he uses his iPhone and MacBook to help manage the difficulties that his autism causes.

Epub converter allows you to convert various types of documents and e-books to EPUB format. 2epub is 100% free online converter.

This browser add-in reduces clutter and visual distractions on a page. It enables text readers such as Click Speak (Firefox) to work better. It could also be used to strip iffy ads from websites teachers want to use with students. In addition, Paul Hamilton reports that it also strips clutter from pages you're importing to Kurzweil using the KESI Virtual Printer. Wow!

This became my 500th bookmark on Diigo thanks to Jim Batchel. If you are trying to figure out whether blogs/wikis/ning is better for your students, it looks like you can have it all and more at ThinkQuest! You need an account to sign in but under the Projects tab you can look at some public video tours of its features. ThinkQuest is a protected, online learning platform that enables teachers to integrate learning projects into their classroom curriculum and students to develop critical 21st century skills. It includes a project environment where teachers and students engage in collaborative learning; a competition space where students participate in website development contests; and the award-winning ThinkQuest library, a learning resource visited by millions.

Create your own jeopardy template online, without PowerPoint. Or browse the pre-made templates created by other people!

Two-page starter-sheets with practical ideas for getting started with web 2.0 apps in the classroom. Format is consistent for all the sheets and learning objectives are indexed to Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. Includes several Google apps, Voicethread, Mindmeister, Mixbook and others.

Click the type of format and this website puts your citation into correct form.