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Free web developer tools for Mac OS X. Google "free Windows web tools" for similar tools for the Windows platform.

This is an updated version of the Evaluating Web Sites handout you were given at the 4/27 faculty meeting. Follow the links to get more detailed tips for CONTEXT, EVALUATION CRITERIA, ONLINE SELECTION, and WEBLIOGRAPHY.

A great reference tool to locate some 2.0 Resources

Blogger Miguel Guhlin's site has information on PLOs, Web 2.0 applications and their lesser known alternatives. A good site to subscribe to (RSS) if you use a heavy dose of Web 2.0 tools in your coaches' toolbox.

Extensive resource page with Web 2.0 information.

WOW list of a zillion web 2.0 tools

A follow-up to the administrators' tool box - this is part one for the teachers

Recommended by one of the people I follow on diigo.

A cool web-based presentation tool. Available in free, and paid flavors.

Courtesy of Nicole - recommended as a way to create quick just-in-time tutorials and reference resources.

A way to inject collaborative sticky notes into a web page.

After several  website training sessions I was searching for something to encapsulate the "why" of a classroom web page. This was a terrific find. The site is a bit humbling too - our TIS pages don't hold a candle to this.

Illustration of Blooms Taxonomy and how Web 2.0s might relate

Excellent source of ideas to help integrate technology into the classroom. It offers examples of how to use specific tools and links.

It's true...we don't spend much time, if any at all, teaching principals about current tools. It's a shame, because they are the real catalysts for what happens at the building level. This blogpost is a perfect place for a primcipal to start.

Buffalo City School District (BSCD) TIS Kathleen Emhof's teacher web page. The site is clean, efficient and provides or links to many staff resources. Three features really stand out . First the subpages under the section My Home Page are written in a conversational tone. I think that has an inviting appeal. Second is the use of the Calendar feature of the home page. This moves the lab scheduling off her shoulders and encourages the staff to plan and communicate with each other. Third and lastly, making all relevant itech forms available to the staff. I have just a few suggestions: - consider password protecting the teacher resources page - create separate student/parent resource section

You can have the ultimate webpage, but the true end goal is getting teachers and others to use it. That takes a great deal of diplomacy. Hillary, are you listening?

Ken, thank you for highlighting one of our colleagues pages. One of the areas I believe we must focus more on is improving teacher pages among the teachers (or just get them to start one!).

Tools for adding a little flare to your web site. Create buttons or widgets that match your school's colors. Check for broken links.

lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser.

Keeps your social and rss feeds at the ready- a pretty decent browser...

Android App to access Lotus iNotes. I had a teacher ask if she could access her district email from her new Droid Incredible smartphone. I did a little Googling - lotus webnotes droid incredible app - and came up with this little gem. 10-50k downloads is a fair amount and it has an average of 4 stars. For iPhone users it's a little easier. From the iPhone type in notes.buffaloschools.org in your browser of choice. You should see the same page that you would see if logging in from your desktop. Login, and voila!...cool little interface complete with calendar and contacts.