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"Knowmia Teach http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teach/id527216211?mt=8 Free; Designed specifically for teachers; Integrates directly into Knowmia.com (publish a lesson with the push of a single button); Organize lessons with steps/slides; Draw using shapes, multiple pens (with your finger), text tools, laser pointer and much more; Animate graphic elements on the screen by using two fingers (moving, scaling and rotating them); Integrate videos as part of a lesson (coming soon); The only iPad tool to allow face recording while capturing a lesson (coming soon); Imports images, drawings, and Adobe Acrobat files (coming soon); Integrates with Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.net and Gmail for transferring files (coming soon)" $2.99 Great tool for the iPad; see more info at the iTunes store.

Evernote for iPad seems to have a new interface, and this video is the most up-to-date I coud find--by J. Hannam 10/31/13. The introductory video covers just about everything, including note creation, sharing with other apps, annotating images using Skitch (built-in), and connecting with Explain Everything to create lessons. Evernote has always seemed a little more trouble than it's worth, but maybe after more trial and error, I'll get to like it. Might be useful for student projects, if the teacher is allowed to share the notes and can skillfully organize them when received. The information age really demands organization skills.

R. Stannard talks about how to use Wix.com, which allows free website and free domain name as well. Website creation is a useful class or individual project and allows students an arena to create something beyond social media.

A lesson plan for writing dialogue/short play online at a cartoon creation site. "Lesser controlled computer room writing activity. This activity can be adapted to the level and grammar area of your choice. Level: Intermediate & above Location: Computer room Topic: Writing direct speech in a cartoon Language Focus: Direct speech, present tenses etc Time: 30 minutes"

This pdf file contains an instructional guide to the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Good ideas for civics/history lessons with vocabulary-building suggestions.

"Most people don't think about the useful editing tools that are built into YouTube. The YouTube video editor has some useful features for teachers and students." The tools R. Byrne's describes are photo slideshow creation, slow-motion, annotation to link videos, blurring faces, stabilizing footage, and adding color/light filters. You can also add captions, music track, and select privacy options. This blog entry alo links to several more ways to improve your videos and add interactive elements.