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"Demonstrate your expertise at helping schools make the most of Google Apps by joining the Google Apps for Education Certification program. Certified Trainers are recognized by Google as having proven expertise and experience in delivering high-quality teacher training and professional development course materials to schools of all sizes."

Shared recently on twitter. No account needed. For you but probably not the students. Nothing wrong, but certainly won't raise a test score. :)

Wow, Google Docs rock.

"The iPad is finding its way into more and more classrooms because of the growing number of educational apps that can be used with students. Some of the best ones are the new breed of iPad book apps. These apps make it great to use an iPad for reading books in class. Here are 10 of the best."

NASA's JPL developed this fun interactive site where "you can try your hand at making your own planet."

Today's PETE&C PreConf. CFF Coaches - Digital Literacy Woops Home Pg - http://cffdigitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com/

Google has built a pretty neat site using the Google Earth Plug-in to show off information about all 44 presidents that we've had in the US.

"Link primary sources to locations on a map to practice spatial thinking and understand the impact of geographic factors in history."

A digital History textbook created by students, for students!!! A collaboration between Two Middle School.

from Michael Horn's Horn's Innosight Institute and The Charter School Growth Fund.

"The paper profiles 40 influential blended learning organizations that are among the earliest pioneers of this fast-growing sector-including several Apex Learning high school district partners such as Chicago's VOISE Academy (pg 150) and Wichita Public (pg 157). Also documented is the effectiveness achieved by these organizations in reducing costs and improving academic performance with high quality, personalized instruction through online learning in brick-and-mortar classrooms."

Syncdocs lets you "Go Google" by migrating all your files to Google's cloud. Simply select a folder on your PC, like "My Documents", Syncdocs copies it online and across all your computers, automatically. This folder is then kept in sync. Syncdocs integrates right into your desktop opening your files in Google Docs.

" Use this calculator for graphing, for calculating, for sharing, for creating. Look on the right for help or inspiration. "

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The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess the basic concepts and skills needed to use a computer. Computer technology can help you in your everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for yourself, your family and your community. Whether you are entirely new to computing or have some experience, this curriculum will help you understand computers better. From using the Internet, to sending e-mail, to creating a CV, the Digital Literacy Curriculum helps you develop the essential skills you need to begin computing with confidence.