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Text to voice.

Interesting site that reads text to you in a remarkably un-annoying voice. Special educators might like this one.

Interactive website that explains how to properly write letters for mailing.

SnapCasa is a free website screenshot generator. Free thumbnails are available in four sizes, do not include any watermarks or ads, and there are no limits on usage.

"Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users."

Teachers are tapping into technology and digital media for learning. Watch How Google Saved a School and discuss the hype and the hopes for improving education through technology. More and more educators are tapping into the power of digital media and technology for teaching and learning. The variety of information resources available online is simply staggering. Explore how teachers and students are using the power of social media to promote students' active engagement, critical thinking and literacy skills. New Forms of Learning. It doesn't need to happen in school. Because it's visual, interactive and social, learning can happen anywhere with digital media as people collaborate and share about a wide range of topics and issues that matter to them. Technology and School Improvement. Technology may transform schools by promoting student engagement and creativity. But critics fear that too much focus on technology takes attention away from what's really needed to improve schools: capable, well-trained teachers; student-centered learning methods; and smaller class sizes. Hope, Hype and Reality. Are today's learners really different from previous generations? Compelling images of students using digital technology are impressive, but the research evidence on the impact of technology on learning is more mixed. And it's sometimes hard to separate the scholarship from the marketing hype, given the deep investment of technology companies in promoting the idea of technology's transformative potential.

"HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. HippoCampus was designed as part of Open Education Resources (OER), a worldwide effort to improve access to quality education for everyone. HippoCampus content has been developed by some of the finest colleges and universities in the world..."

WolframAlpha's new Educators site.

This is an automatically generated public page that is created when a teacher adds quizzes or educational websites to their public page.

Post from Robert Scoble about very intriguing beta Twitter feature and what the rest of us mere mortals can expect once it is released to the general twiiterverse.

Wonderland Montessori Academy is an unparalleled educational facility with a focus on building a foundation for a lifetime of learning. Our team of educators is committed to providing a safe, informative and child driven environment. We implement a traditional Montessori approach on general academics, phonics, concrete mathematics and most importantly an individualized program.

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Cut (clip) pieces of website that interest you and compile on one page. Watch introduction video to get better understanding.

Social collaboration for teens and their education counterparts. Free resource for education to share, create, and connect projects by teens with teens.

Create your own speech just like the one President Obama gave on inauguration day.