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Create audio for a website and get link by email.

Wow. If he missed any part of podcasting in this article, I don't know what it would be. Very thorough. (Shared by Vicki Davis on the Educator list today)

Cower in fear as the interactive whiteboard companies take teachers into The Cloud!

ZOMG! SMARTnotebook hits The Cloud!

A monthly post of daily anniversary's, birthdays, notable events with links to resources that might be useful to teachers and students. November, for example (as I post this): Aviation History Month; National American Indian Heritage Month; births of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, several presidents, authors, artists; Opening of the Berlin Wall (and, in a perverse sort of coincidence, Kristallnacht in Germany). ...

Sometimes something is just so geeky that I just LOVE the concept. This is one of those. Dual Maps shows side-by-side maps of Google maps and Microsoft maps.

Beyond just a map - compare two maps. What can we learn from seeing the world from two maps?

Posters promoting an appreciation & understanding the role math plays in science, technology, nature and human culture.

"In 1994, Dr. Christopher Moersch developed the Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) scale in an effort to accurately measure authentic classroom technology use. This scale focuses on the use of technology as an interactive learning medium because this particular component has the greatest and lasting impact on classroom pedagogy and is the most difficult to implement and assess. The challenge is not merely to use technology to achieve isolated tasks (e.g., word processing a research paper, creating a multimedia slide show, browsing the Internet), but rather to integrate technology in an exemplary manner that supports purposeful problem-solving, performance-based assessment practices, and experiential learning--all vital characteristics of the Target Technology level established by the CEO Forum on Education and Technology."

Links to the best

Use this timer with preset times/music, upload your own music, or just set your own time and let it count

Morph two photos into one.

DO you sometimes feel like this? :-)

:-)

"Here's another poster to help get you thinking about how you can apply Bloom's higher-order thinking skills in your classroom. This poster shows the segments of an orange with each segment relating to a thinking skill and some helpful verbs to serve as prompts."

"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."

"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."

"Student Journalism 2.0 engages high school students in understanding the legal and technical issues intrinsic to new and evolving journalistic practices. It is a project of ccLearn at Creative Commons, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in partnership with HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory), the University of California, Irvine and Duke University. "

Global classroom portal of interactive resources

There are several on here that I hadn't heard of before.

I hadn't heard of a few of these. It was shared on the Diigo in Education group today

Mathematics illuminates the patterns that abound in our world. The Museum of Mathematics strives to enhance public understanding and perception of mathematics. Its dynamic exhibits and programs will stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics. The museum's activities will lead a broad and diverse audience to understand the evolving, creative, human, and aesthetic nature of mathematics.

"PurposeGames.com is host to educational quiz and trivia games created by its members. In just a few minutes, you can create your very own game to share with your friends!."

"Flowplayer is an Open Source (GPL 3) video player for the Web. Use it to embed video streams into your web pages. "