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Slideshow showing uses of SL for a Spanish Course. Students take a bus, check into a hotel, etc.

"This wikibook article discusses Second Life, a virtual environment. The first part of this article, Introduction, gives a brief introduction to virtual environments and to the features of Second Life. The second part of this article, Characteristics of Second Life, discusses the theoretical features of virtual environments. The third part, Uses of Second Life & Projects in Second Life, focuses on uses of Second Life for social activism, education, and language teaching and learning. The final part of this article, Criticisms, Problems, and Limitations, includes a discussion of the most serious social problems occurring in Second Life and the constraints that individuals face when using Second Life." This is a very straightforward analysis of Second Life and even considers ethical issues in virtual worlds.

MERLOT is creating a center on YouTube with educational videos for teacher professional development. The selections so far include ePortfolios, Case Stories of technology installations, information about MERLOT, and a demonstration of MERLOT's campus in Second Life.

This is a great collection of videos made by students about real world problems. Includes curriculum kits to help other schools start similar projects.

Download a small app and record videos of your screen for training others. (See Jing.) I haven't tried this one, but it seems to have a helpful series of Help videos.

"Collect up gifs related to any vocabulary area you want to teach or revise. Embed them in an html page on your desk top and start a collection. Each time you add new ones send the html page to your students. (They will need to have a live connection on their computer to be able to view the gifs) Ask them to make notes of any words they relate to the images they see." This is another neat little tool with notes on how to use it from the very extensive collection by Nik Peachey. I'd suggest having the students make animated vocabulary gifs of words they want to learn/find useful.

"Welcome to elearnspace! This site and blog explore elearning, knowledge management, networks, technology, and community. Many resources exist for elearning, yet a model of how the pieces fit together is often missing. elearnspace has been organized to present a whole picture view of elearning" George Siemens' collection of interesting articles, mainly about connectivism.

A set of charts on apps that useful for teaching. From Claire Bradin Siskin

It's a simple HTML to PDF Converter. No need to install any applications on your computer. It's free and without registration! This could be a very handy tool for sharing work.

A great tool for students to create expressive cards while using video technology.

Everything you need to create a website, preparing images for the web and uploading your site to a remote web server will be covered in this tutorial. If you have any questions please email me at robert@twelvedozen.co.uk For each of the following tutorials download the ZIP file unzip the contents and open using Keynot on your apple mac. Each of the files is a slide show presentation with a work through movie that you can follow along.

Mapping one's local neighborhood would be a great project-based learning adventure tht could really involve students in a variety of technologies, planning, taking shots, exploring local resources, et .

The official Knowledge Base has lots of videos to help you get the most out of Second Life. Has both text faqs and video tutorials.

Create an online quize with your ownimages, post quiz to your Website or share by email., view quiz results and discussions. Large catelog of pr-made quizzes to use also.

EasyTestMaker is a FREE online test generator to help you create your tests. With Easy Test Maker you can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test. You can also insert instructions and divide your test into multiple sections. EasyTestMaker automatically generates alternate versions entirely randomized and master answer sheets with a single click! Just click the "Generate Alternate Versions" or "Print Answer Sheet" link when you are done creating your test. It's that easy!

""A glog is like a poster, only better. A glog is an online poster that allows students to add images, video files, sound files, text, and hyperlinks. Glogs address multiple learning styles and easily incorporate student research and educational content into a web publication. They are free, use no ink, and are fun!"Jan McGeeWhy Glog? - How about Glogster EDUfor a starter?! Glogster developers, much like VoiceThread, have made a commitment to provide teachers and their students with a tool for 21st century teaching and learning."

About 60 different tips/tricks for using various Google apps.

No downloads, no user limits; only initiator needs to sign in. Can be used for online training/tutoring or brainstorming for student projects.

"1 Upload Your Video FLV video format only, 25 MEG limit Click the BROWSE button to start! Download video from YouTube! 2 Capture & Edit 1. Capture up to 30 images 2. Add titles and descriptions 3. Add a title to your Vidinote 3 Print Your Vidinote Print directly to your printer or create a PDF to share! " Kind of a reverse of making a storyboard. Might be a good activity to summarize and followup a video project. Students might compare vidinotes to see if they all felt the same frames were key to a project.

"The place for students & teachers to share videos online!" Looks safe and friendly