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A toolkit  designed to provide innovative ideas and support for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.

A Toolkit  designed to provide innovative ideas and support for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.

"Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, "

Very nice site, great quality materials.

Technology needs to trickle up, she said, not down. We need to give the most powerful tools to the most vulnerable populations because they are the ones who need it. "Young learners, non-readers," she continued, "need high-speed access, they need animation and graphics and sound. And that's the truth." According to Lovely, and education technology consultant and speaker at the FETC 2009 conference in Orlando, FL in January, it was the recognition of those needs that led her to develop a "top 10 list" of go-to technology tools to help inspire young students and empower under-funded teachers. "The important thing to remember here," she said, "is that this isn't about simply providing you with 10 links. It's much more important to ask, 'What are you going to do with these things? How are you going to use these tools?' That's why we're here," she said. "So I can show you not only what's out there but also how other educators are using these resources to teach their students right now."

Photoshop is one of the most powerful and useful platform for graphics and creative, Photoshop was discovered earlier 90s by Adobe which is the largest software provider organization which provides technical software which makes softcopy work easy and easiest, Photoshop is use to create any graphics or edit or retouch

With so many free and user friendly tech tools available for teachers, it's hard to know where to begin to put together a list of the best tools for teaching and learning so I decided to take a look at my own resources to determine which tools I use the most.

Students can construct deep knowledge about a topic as they engage in building a multimedia project. If used effectively, a well designed student-driven learning experience can take the place of traditional methods of teaching content. Use of digital tools can provide students with flexible learning paths to meet their unique learning styles.

View this MentorMob playlist to find samples of ways to use Thinglink, a tool for creating interactive multimedia supported graphics.

Last week I learned that the folks at ThingLink and MentorMob had done some work together to integrate their tools, making it possible to embed a MentorMob playlist directly into a graphic. After experimenting a bit I decided to remix some of the content I've been using for years to teach digital citizenship and the result is the creation of Avatar Adventure .

A key component of the Plan is to create more and better opportunities for workers through skills development.