Google Apps administrators can use a open source project, the Feed Server Client Tool (FSCT) to control which gadgets appear in the Google Sites gadget directory for their domain. Before beginning, make sure you are running Java 1.6 (you can check your version by running the "java -version" command)

"Are you an educator looking for new ways to grab your students' attention and liven up your daily lessons? Visit the new Wolfram|Alpha for Educators site, where you'll find examples, lesson plans, and even videos on how you can incorporate the technology of Wolfram|Alpha into your classroom. Peruse the video gallery to get a quick introduction to Wolfram|Alpha, and hear from educators and students who are using it in lectures, activities, and research projects. From there take a peek at one of the many lesson plans, in subject areas such as science, mathematics, and social studies. Once you get the hang of it, you can even submit your own lesson plans to share with other educators. This site also points to many other Wolfram educational resources, including the Wolfram Demonstrations Project and MathWorld. We have even set up an Education group on the Wolfram|Alpha Community site so that you can connect with other educators. So the next time you want to do something new and different in your classroom, check out Wolfram|Alpha for Educators to spark your imagination."

This is very interesting (to me). Paste some code on your page and see a button. But, check out the connection to the Google Map. Very cool. (Shared today on Twitter)

Check this out. The education technology space has seen an explosion of new offerings in the past few years. What has been missing is a centralized platform for schools and universities to easily evaluate and utilize web apps. Today we are excited to launch an education category in the Google Apps Marketplace designed specifically to help schools and universities easily discover and deploy new web applications that integrate with their existing Google Apps accounts. The new education category includes over 20 applications from 19 vendors ranging from learning management systems (LMS) to student tools and teaching aids - all of which integrate with Google Apps for Education. Each app can be accessed through single sign-on and the Google universal navigation bar and many offer deeper integrations that synchronize with Google Calendar and Documents.

Wow. Share this with your art teacher(s) The videos are on this page, but check out the other galleries, as well. Won't raise a math score, but the art folks will love it

Check on what the world is talking about. Interesting that tweets are coming from some countries - where the government has tried to block it

Check this out!!!

Check out this great interactive map about the candidates. Get down to your local area. Find out who the candidates are and what their voting record is - and more

Check this out. Some great data charts. When you see the data, click the Visualize link above it.

Are the richest people in America also the most educated? Check out this and the MANY other visualizations on this site.

Check out this map of Africa to see its real size. Tell me again why we don't study Africa in school?

Check out this fun science project done by elementary students. Look at all the tools they used. Can YOUR students use those tools?

Probably worth 5 mins of you time. Wow!

Wow! Would you like to feel grounded? give 5min to this this video and you won't be sorry.

Lots of stories read by some famous folks! Captions can be enabled/disabled with a button. Be sure to click the MORE STORIES button to check out the rest of the selections.

You can check out a list of current programs or subscribe for updates.

"Select one of the passages listed below. Complete the passage by selecting the words that best fit the context of the passage. Press the 'Check My Answers!' button when you are done to see how you did! Attention Teachers!! Add your own reading comprehension passages for your class to use!"

"Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers."

Check it out!

Before you click on that tinyurl that someone just tweeted to you, you might want to check it out here first. If it doesn't show up - DO NOT CLICK IT!