Pennsylvania Coaches

These competencies address the skills and knowledge about technology necessary for library work. This competency set also addresses the role of providing access to and educating the user in the use of technologies and equipment relevant to information seeking, access, and use.

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Public Learning Sites A wide range of informational and educational sites for general reference, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile

From the author: "another list of  some equally important digital skills that you, as a teacher, need to seriously consider if you want to pave the way for the 21st century teaching. I have added a list of web tools under each skill for teachers to better exploit it."

Now, no email accounts required for students. This one was shared in the Educators Group today.

Shared today in the Classroom 2.0 group, this points to a free e-book download, or you can purchase the print version. It's written FOR educators.

"Are you using BigHugeLabs in the classroom? Sign up for a free Educator account and get the following benefits: * Pre-register your students so they can sign in without requiring an email address. * View and download content created by your students. * Use the site advertising-free. * Ready to print ID cards for your students"

Educator accounts!

Download free courses & lectures from some of the world's leading universities, including Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, MIT, Oxford, Harvard and others.

Download free courses & lectures from some of the world's leading universities, including Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, MIT, Oxford, Harvard and others.

"Luckily, there are resources across the Web that allow you to use multimedia content for free with some simple attribution."

Wow! A java-based app that grabs your Google Calendar and exports information to XLS format. Works like a charm!

Holy Moses! This will help me make quick work of my district's required coach logging!

This is where to find statistics about online use, etc

"A recent 93-page report on online education, conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a starchy academic title, but a most intriguing conclusion: "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.""

Got a google wave account? Then you may want to try out some of these extensions. FUN stuff! (Shared on Twitter today)

Students of the past spent most of their academic time in the library, pouring over encyclopedias, and sifting through pages of data. It's easy to get lost in a text-heavy reference book, amidst numbers and figures; this is especially true for science majors, whose art and skill revolves around specific numbers and very precise information. Fortunately for today's scientist, much of the information that was once found only inside the walls of a library is now available online. These awesome science search engines will help you find what exactly what you're looking for, as well as remind you how much fun research can really be.