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Using SimplyBox in as a resource for teachers

Time and money often prevent educators from attending as many conferences as they want, but Web 2.0 is really changing this. Many conferences today have some aspect of online participation either in real-time or via archived sessions. One really great directory to check out is the 2009 T.H.E. Conference Calendar. Set up your search according to month and geographical location. Clicking on a particular conference will give you details such as when and where, a conference description, who should attend, website location/reference and contact information. While not all of these will have a virtual participation component, it certainly is the trend.

Great ideas for using Skype in the classroom. Also has some links to other websites that have information about Skype.

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Create awesome jeopardy games

Awesome ideas on how to use web 2.0 to enhance curriculum

An online photo editor tool if used professionally can bring a lot of difference to the image. A colossal presence of photo editors available online for free really makes it difficult for user to choose the best one. To help our readers in making the best choice for themselves BestDeignTuts.com has made a collection of 55 online photo editors.

This site requires that you sign up for a free account in order to use the interactive stories. It has bunches, grouped into different levels, beginning with Nursery Rhymes, and moving up to Traditional Tales. The kid can login, click the story, and it reads it aloud along with animations. After you start the story, you can turn on/off the words, voice, etc. There are even games as well as printable worksheets to go along with each of the stories!! It's awesome, and FREE! After you register and login, click on the GUIDED READING link to access the stories.

Ideas for using Skype at school.

60 Second Recap is an awesome new site that has one goal, they want to make the great works of literature accessible, relevant, and irresistible to today's teens. Using short (60 second) video albums, they seek to help teens engage with the best books out there ... not just to help them get better grades, but "to help them build better lives". Looks like a welcome and nice alternative for Cliff Notes and Spark Notes. Check this one out - it only takes a minute.

This content unit gives an overview of the use of STARLOGO software (FREE) for education from MIT. This is an awesome software and curriculum!

Try these awesome preschool apps for a great educational experience on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

"Here's a really awesome use of Moodle: embedding a complete website and all of it's HTML/videos/link structure, etc."

Great videos like "Less Selfies and more OtherPeopleies"

Let's admit it. Some of us feel useless or left out in our current professions. Often we feel like we're not really moving in any direction or getting successful. This kind of feeling is difficult to overcome and often results in switching jobs.