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Technology is a tool that can be used to help teachers facilitate learning experiences that address the diverse learning needs of all students and help them develop 21st Century Skills, an idea supported by the Common Core. 

"Mexico City: A judge has denied US technology giant Apple an injunction that would have allowed it to continue selling iPhone-branded products in Mexico, ruling that the company iFone had the rights to that brand name earlier, an attorney for the Mexican firm told EFE."Read More...

A free online course in how to use OER materials.

The goal of Encyclopedia of Life is to be a portal to information about all species of life on Earth. Ultimately, the Encyclopedia hopes to "serve as an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet, as well as all those later discovered and described. Encyclopedia of Life will be used as both a teaching and a learning tool, helping scientists, educators, students, and the community at large gain a better understanding of this planet and all who inhabit it." Many resources are available already, however, this site always will be a work in progress.

The Closing the Gap Professional Development Toolkit is designed to be used in both group-facilitated sessions and by individuals in self-directed learning. Customized instructions are provided for each type of professional development.

Through the use of colorful text and interactive games, this engaging site from the American Museum of Natural History teaches about the causes of infection, and about how to detect and prevent infection. The site includes facts about infections, interactive games that teach about microbes and bacteria, tips on solving microbe mysteries, and more.

Thought provoking post about screencasting.   However, how about using screencasts as method of assessing student learning?

"The early results for Windows 8 adoptions likely won't please Microsoft: Net Applications reports that only 0.45% of Windows computers in October used Windows 8. That compares to a much higher adoption rate of 2.33% for Windows 7 during its October launch three years ago." Read More...

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"Use our comic builder to draw your own comics, caption photos, take webcam pictures and add speech balloons. Read, rate, and comment on comics made by people from all around the world."

A handy chart for teachers.

Avoid failure in Lean business systems, industrial process systems, ISI 9001 and Six Sigma failures. Use the Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness way.

Amazon Fire TV is a 4K Ultra HD streaming set-top box. This second-generation version now supports Amazon Alexa voice assistant and other new features. The second generation has the same interface and works the same way. The main difference is support for 4K content & Alexa support. This set-top box is great when used with Amazon Prime services. The Fire TV is a rival to the Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku's media streamers.

An online presentation created with SlideRocket to provide effective ways to use technology as a tool for vocabulary instruction.

A simple site with fun facts - could be used for transitioning activities or class starters

What a great idea for faculty professional development or any kind of sustained, elearning that needs to occur over the summer months. Creative, motivational, feature-rich, easy to use.  Beautiful.

To accommodate differences, Vocabulary and SpellingCity had added several lists of British spelling words and their corresponding US words.

A teacher outlines the six purposes she uses Edmodo.