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Embedded below is a slideshow outlining the basics of setting up a Wikispaces wiki.

This Google Site has been set up by Dr. Helen Barrett to focus on the use of Google Apps to create ePortfolios. On this site, there are instructions on how to use the different elements of Google Apps to maintain e-portfolios.

We took a new approach to go beyond search to build what we call a decision engine. With a powerful set of intuitive tools on top of a world class search service, Bing will help you make smarter, faster decisions. We included features that deliver the best results, presented in a more organized way to simplify key tasks and help you make important decisions faster.

In this second post of The Edublogger 'podcasting series' learn how to host podcasts on blogs so readers who know how to create video/audio can set up their podcast feed.

If you've not seen this, do check it out. Show this to your social studies teachers.

kmlfactbook.org can use either Google Maps or the Google Earth browser plugin to preview the KML files that you create. To switch between the two modes press the 2D Map and 3D Map buttons to the right in the screen. The Preview in Map button will show the selected data-set in the Google Maps or Earth plugin preview window. The Download KML file button will download the same file to be saved locally on your disk or opened in the standalone Google Earth application.

Got some good home interwebs? How 'bout setting up yer own free proxy server instead of finding one that the filter hasn't busted?

This Help area was set up to assist teachers using Wikispaces in the classroom. Lots of great information.

Takes participants through a series of financial decision- making experiences in the fun setting of a fictitious planet, where visitors discover the results of their actions & decisions.

Google Web Search - Classroom Lessons and Resources Web search can be a remarkable research tool for students - and we've heard from educators that they could use some help to teach better search skills in their classroom. The following Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help you do just that. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions.

A site where students or teachers can upload a file (100 MB limit) so all can access it through the Web. The site keeps your document private and allows you to set an expire time from 30 minutes to 1 week.

Activeworlds Inc. launched The Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). The AWEDU is a unique educational community that makes the Active Worlds technology available to educational institutions, teachers, students, and individual programs in a focused setting. Via this community, educators are able to explore new concepts, learning theories, creative curriculum design, and discover new paradigms in social learning.

Has tutorials and problem sets for learning biochemistry, cell, developmental, human, and molecular biology, Mendelian genetics, and immunology.

"Watch these webinars to hear directly from school administrators about how Google Apps has helped them save money and IT resources, plus made students' lives easier with a set of tools for working together."

"# Spreadsheet. With majority of Excel features, EditGrid allows you to start working easily. # Online. With sharing, collaboration & publishing features, EditGrid serves a big set of use cases better than Excel. # Data. Connected to live data sources, EditGrid delivers data on demand."

Share YouTube videos privately, and a funny video by the "ask-a-ninja"

Financial education can help you to avoid bad financial decisions, credit card debt and poor financial planning for the future. In this interactive multimedia course, a series of seven dynamic modules covering everything from how to set up your first bank account to planning for your retirement will put you on the path to financial fitness. The course is suitable for the young, the workforce and for families - or indeed anyone seeking an introduction to financial skills. This version of the Financial Literacy course has been created primarily for residents of the USA.

"Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web."

"While I am not really tech deprived, I'm also not on any list to get a 1:1 classroom, a set of handhelds or any type of interactive anything. ... So in defiance of the creed that tech is here to stay, I offer 8 indispensible tools that every classroom needs."

Simple reminder of the purposes and alternatives to some of our tech tools. Upbeat reality- check.

A versatile counting situation. Add, subtract and compare sets. 'I'm going to put some of these creatures in the sea. Can you count them as I put them in?' 'There are 2 lobsters already. How many will there be if I put 2 more in?' 'What happens if I go really quickly, can you keep up? Now there are lots of them, can you help organise them to make it easier to count?'