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The 3D Ancient Wonders virtual museum allows you to explore ancient wonders by walking through them or exploring them in real time online 3D. To view you will require the free & popular educational online 3D Shockwave Player. Fun online learning experience. 3D Ancient wonders is a collection of 3D interactive archeological reconstructions of ancient architecture, buildings, artefacts and relics.

The Connected Online Communities of Practice project will steward a scalable, sustainable ecology of online communities in education to improve teacher and leader effectiveness, enhance student learning and increase productivity. There are already many online communities through which educators can connect with people and resources, but these communities tend to be isolated from each other, leading to redundancy of effort, missed opportunities for collaboration, and difficulty in finding appropriate support and resources.

Quizlet is an innovative, interactive Web 2.0 site that makes learning fresh and creative. You can browse the areas by subject or career and learn how to choose the best way to learn something new.You can study online here, play educational games and learn vocabulary.

3 days of presentations re: teaching and learning online

The world's best online comic-making software

Online tool that can be used for diagramming and mindmapping. Very similar to Inspiration. No download required.

FREE online course you can take on various subjects! Just browsing through them a lot were tech related. OR you can create your own class (and charge people...)

Free textbooks online with multiple resources. A variety of courses and topics are available.

lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser. Take a note right away wherever you are: Access lino from your home, office, or even on the road and post a sticky note online whenever you need! Reminders on your special days or deadlines: Set due dates on your stickes, and you will receive an Email reminder on the morning of the due date. Free layout of your pictures and movies: You can arrange your pictures and movies as you like and share them with your friends.

Online courses from the world's top scholars.

Focuses on instructional design principles for the development of online learning environments

October 20th, 2009 Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on to learn how you can be using Facebook in your classroom, no matter if you are a professor, student, working online, or showing up in person for class.

Better Brainstorming with Mind Maps Collaborative Mind mapping made easy for everyone. ■Brainstorm online with your colleagues. ■Plan your product, marketing or sales. ■Evaluate concepts, ideas and proposals. ■Share your work.

Combine the Power of Visual Thinking and Outlining to Enhance Thinking, Learning and Collaboration Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Webspiration unleashes your creativity, strengthens organizational skills, and transforms your ideas and information into knowledge.

Semi-annual publication by the NIGMCS and NIH to bring science to the classroom. There issues available online and teachers can order a classroom print subscription for free. There are image galleries and interactive games as well.

Madander initiated this blog to discuss how to use Twitter in kindergarten classes. There were ways examined to make sure the online work was safe. There would be communication between many kindergarten sites. Sharing information on weather, class questions, special days, poetry and story starters would encourage collaboration and thinking outside the box. This site is appropriate for early elementary classes to use for inspiration on the project.

"Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space and other junk you don't want? PrintWhatYouLike is a free online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds!"

A good starting place for finding Web 2.0 sites in Ed Tech in the following areas: Distance ed, web conferencing, networking, video, online collaboration, interactive learning, web development

Online video tutorials of various SMART Notebook applications, techniques, skills, and lessons. Good for free professional development.

As concern mounts that U.S. students lack sufficient understanding of science and related fields, it has become increasingly clear that schools can't tackle the challenge alone. This special report explores the field often called "informal science education," which is gaining broader recognition for its role in helping young people acquire scientific knowledge and skills. Opportunities abound outside the classroom to learn about science, and to inspire a passion for it. Zoos and science museums, robotics clubs, science competitions, and online games are just a few of the options to engage American youths. Education Week reporters examine what informal science education looks like in practice, and what we know about its impact, its potential, and the challenges it faces.