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links to lots of guides to using Twitter. Designed for teachers. Just posted on twitter today

These folks promote a "computer-free" computer science curriculum. Agree or disagree, this is probably useful to keep for times whenever the network gives up the ghost. "Each Unplugged activity is available to download in PDF format, with full instructions and worksheets. Background sections explain the significance of each activity to computer science, and answers are provided for all problems. All you need for most of these activities are curiousity and enthusiasm. There are photos and videos showing some of the activities in action, and we've collected links to other useful resources. The activities are primarily aimed at the five to twelve year-old age group, but they are by no means restricted to this age range: we've used them to teach older children and adults too, with little modification."

Lure of the Labyrinth is a digital game for middle-school pre-algebra students. It includes a wealth of intriguing math-based puzzles wrapped into an exciting narrative game in which students work to find their lost pet - and save the world from monsters! Linked to both national and state mathematics standards, the game gives students a chance to actually think like mathematicians.

"paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user or any #tag. A great way to stay on top of all that is shared by the people you follow - even if you are not connected 24/7 ! "

Shared by Joyce Vallenza today at #ebc10

Instructions on how to use Google Docs storage area to host your KML file so you can embed it into a webpage.

BTW - I'm using CiteBite to be able to link to the specific spot on the page. Citebite installs and then appears under your right click menu to allow you to link to the specific spot.

Links to grants

gotta get the benjamins

"This wiki was created to easily help educators find other educators on Twitter that have the same interests as them (that teach in the same content area). Check out the list of educators on the pages linked below and add your Twitter name to the appropriate list too. "

Shared today on Twitter - some sites that let you send audio messages via twitter. Interestingly, the link was shared via text. :-)

Librarians and educators need to be able to illustrate to students and users alike that websites cannot always be trusted to provide truthful and accurate data. This page provides examples of websites that are full of lies, inaccuracies or false information - either for amusement or for more worrying reasons. The list does not include phishing sites however; these are intended to fool a person into believing that they are visiting a legitimate bank site for example; there are already plenty of links to these online already.

Links to lesson plan ideas to teach about 9/11

The New York Times has several links to an incredible collection of videos about the attack.

"The Interactive Digital Education Academy (iDEA) offers K-12 educators immersive, high-quality, innovative professional development and support to integrate the filmmaking process into core content instruction. Participants receive a comprehensive, standards-linked filmmaking curriculum and learn how to produce Public Service Announcements (PSAs), instructional videos, stop motion projects, and other short films."

Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL if our students could give presentations in Social Studies like this one by the Gapminder Founder, Hans Rosling?

This is a Tumblr link. If you can't get it at school try this link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/11/30/131695403/watch-the-world-get-healthier-wealthier

A ton of interactive whiteboard links.

Noteflight, LLC is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is dedicated to reinventing the way that people create, share and use written music. Our product doesn't merely improve on other music notation software: it lets written music take advantage of the full power of the web as we know it today. Noteflight is a powerful full-featured application to edit, display and play back music notation in a standard web browser, integrated in an online library of musical scores that anyone can publish, link to, or embed.

Wisdomap is a clean and simple approach to mind mapping Wisdomap helps you to organise your thoughts in a powerful mind map format, and allows you to attach notes, videos, pictures, links and files to your map.

Link to free download of Michael Moore's latest film called Slacker Uprising about the rise of young voters in the current election.

A site from Pennsylvania's Office of Financial Education. Includes a link for Resources for Educators

A wiki with interview questions for various types of educational technology positions with some links to other sites.

This site was created to help students make sound decisions about the way they use media. Since intellectual property laws and guidelines are so complex and hotly debated, this site provides news and links to various perspectives on these issues.