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App Friday is a weekly feature on a family-friendly developer from Moms With Apps (i.e., someone in our Google Group, which are the folks listed on our sidebar). We highlight one of the developer's apps with a review and description, along with a FREE download or special promotion.

Redefining the dictionary 1. Think of a word that has a special meaning to you. 2. Record a video defining your word. 3. Upload your video.

trakAxPC enables you to create professional music and video mixes without any special skills or technical expertise. It provides a drag and drop interface to easily add files from your computer and to record from your microphone or web cam.

Get our students' voices heard.... participate in this special event. Speak-UP for Ed. Tech!

The Genographic Project is a five-year effort to understand the human journey-where we came from and how we got to where we live today. This unprecedented effort will map humanity's genetic journey through the ages. If you choose to participate and add your data to the global research database, you'll help to delineate our common genetic tree, giving detailed shape to its many twigs and branches. Teachers can order Genographic Project Participation Kits at a special educator's discount, get free lesson plans related to the Genographic Project, and (coming soon) access other resources and discuss topics in forum boards.

CFDA provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

below is a list of the top 7 places to watch great minds in action. What makes these conferences special is both the people they're able to assemble together in one place and that they put videos of the experiences online for everyone to enjoy. What other conferences attract the top minds in the world?

Those who constantly strive to learn more from the world around them, who can't pass up an opportunity to pour over a book or dictionary, or who take classes just to learn a bit more are a special breed. For those with an iPhone, the chances for learning just got a lot greater. No matter if you love literature, science, nature, arts, foreign languages and travel, medicine, or Christian studies, there are apps that will enhance your ability to expand your knowledge base.

A mediascape is composed of sounds, images and video placed outside in your local area. To see the images and video, and hear the sounds you need a handheld computer (PDA) and a pair of headphones. An optional GPS unit can automatically trigger the images, video and sounds in the right places. To create a mediascape, you start with a digital map of your local area. Using special, free software, you can attach digital sounds, pictures and video to places that you choose on the map (see below). By going outside into the area the map covers, you can experience the mediascape. Using the handheld computer and headphones, you can hear the sounds and see the pictures and video in the places the author of the mediascape has put them. All sorts of exciting things can happen as you explore the mediascape.

"A document camera is one of the easiest and quickest ways to integrate technology into your classroom. There are very few special skills needed to use this piece of equipment. A classroom document camera can be connected to a DLP/LCD projector through a computer or connected directly to a DLP/ LCD projector. This one piece of classroom technology can be used to actively engage students in the learning process...."

Interesting video about the "21st Century teacher" What's nice about this video is that it's VERY easy to do. A script, some posterboards and markers, some easy filming, and editing, and some background music. No special effects. Your STUDENTS can do this, too!

"BeatPick is a specialized online music licensing agent that provides pre-cleared music for both commercial and non commercial multimedia projects. Approximately 250 independent artists have joined the service, from over 40 different countries. Commercial music licenses have been arranged for hundreds of small to mid-sized clients. Music licenses were issued for major brands such as 20th Century Fox, Ralph Lauren, Toyota, Dodge, Scott Wintersport, The Travel Channel, Chevrolet. The company is also proud to have helped students, developing professionals and open source projects in finding free quality music to use for their non commercial projects. "

Interactive map of Middle East. Share this with your favorite Current Events teacher.

Lists of helpful resources from a mathematics teacher who specializes in training teachers how to use GeoGebra.

Fourteen of us-special education teachers, school psychologists, speech therapists, and other educators-recently spent six hours brainstorming with the goal of producing a starter iPad app catalog for teachers and students in our district, and beyond.

"Designed for use in schools, this sequel to 1992's "Don't Copy That Floppy," follows MC Double Def DP on his ongoing crusade against piracy in the digital age. Join the staff of SIIA and their special guests in a discussion about the pitfalls of piracy in today's world."

"Anyone approaching modern web development is immediately confronted with a blizzard of confusing terms and technologies: REST, AJAX, adaptive design, FTP, and much more. In the face of all that information, it's very easy to become lost and intimidated. While there's no denying that there are many disciplines and specializations in web development, the big picture can very easily be explained with cake."

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