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Project New Media Literacies (NML), a research initiative based within MIT's Comparative Media Studies program, explores how we might best equip young people with the social skills and cultural competencies required to become full participants in an emergent media landscape and raise public understanding about what it means to be literate in a globally interconnected, multicultural world.

Wow. Don't tools like this have REAL potential to change the classroom?

CK-12 allows one to customize and produce content by re-purposing to suit what needs to be taught, using different modules that may suit a learner's learning style, region, language, or level of skill, while adhering to the local education standards.

Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.

Computer tutorials based on pictures. Free!

In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects. There's no complicated multimedia, just pictures that show exactly what to do. It's free and there's nothing to download.

You can create your own stories with the historic tale construction kit. It is like writing your very own comic strip. Can be sent as an e-card or submitted to the gallery, so other users are able to watch what you have done.

What is plagiarism? How do you avoid it?

Having trouble with plagiarism?

The Commons was launched on January 16 2008, when we released our pilot project in partnership with The Library of Congress. Both Flickr and the Library were overwhelmed by the positive response to the project! Thank you! The program has two main objectives: 1. To increase access to publicly-held photography collections, and 2. To provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge. (Then watch what happens when they do!)

Use drop.io to create drops and privately share your files by web, email, phone, fax, and more. Drops are protected from search engines so you can conveniently share what you want, how you want, with whom you want.

What you can do? * Draw Flowcharts, Process diagrams, Organizational charts and more. * Login from anywhere and modify your diagram. * Share your diagram with others or link to your webpage. * Export your diagram as an image file (jpg, png etc). * No software to download. You just need a web browser with Flash player.

So what is it? Want to listen to internet audio programs but can't when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really.

A fun and comprehensive site explaining what taxes are and why people pay them. It also provides a glossary of tax terms and a "teachers’ toolkit" of additional resources.

Review as to what is being done to prepare teachers to use technology.

Teachers in the classroom make the decisions closest to the field of instruction and it is teachers that have been the greatest rights---rights that even their districts do not have. This Copyright Chart was designed to inform teachers of what they may do under the law. Please reproduce it as necessary

Nice slide deck and useful questions.

The past few years have seen an explosion of disruptive technologies that challenge the way we think, the way we operate, and the status quo of educational practice. Understandably, critical questions have emerged regarding the use of these technologies in education. Do they actually lead to new literacies, or do they simply provide a new context for the development of skills educators have always valued? What impact are they really having on students and schools? How can organizations implement, evaluate, and sustain these technologies in the service of learning?

An illustrated guide to what all of those little things are inside your computer. Great for do-it-yourselfers.

What's new at Wolfram Alpha. Can it get even better?

A tweet inspires an interesting look at what is (un)defined in our conception of the role of a technology facilitator/coach/coordinator.

Here's the second of the Will R posts that are linked to the Diane Ravitch post.

In light of the interesting back and forth that occurred on my last post, I've been thinking about what the fundamental lessons of schooling ought to be and the role of technology in helping us teach them.

We created this short video to explain what Skype can do for you.

Cheat sheets have a bad rap as a way for students to succeed on tests without actually knowing the information, but now it's time for them to have a more positive place in education. Cheat sheets can offer a succinct way for students to study their lessons and provide an excellent boost to what you are already teaching them in class. Cheat sheets can provide helpful information for teachers too. Browse through this selection to find cheat sheets for a variety of subjects.