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How do I know if my use is a fair use? This tool has been developed to help teachers and students reason through the fair use process. You can see an example of how this tool is being used HERE Use the form online. The data from this form feeds into a google spreadsheet so you can compare how individuals or groups reason the fair use of copyrighted material in a work. If you would like to use this form in your work you can click here. If you have a google account, you can sign in and copy into your google account.

How to Setup Multiple Twitter Accounts with One Email Address

Some videos that describe the process of Accountable Talk and the different aspects of it.

Good resources for accountable talk rubrics from simple to more in-depth models.

Microsoft is working to make SkyDrive bigger, faster, and more useful. I've had my skydrive account for a year and haven't used it. Is it too late for this considering Dropbox has such a large lead and is already embedded?  I do like that the online versions of the Microsoft Office Suite seem to be getting better, faster, and with more features. I think I'll need to work on making this a testing priority for myself over the next few months. 

Good cheap tool. It's web based and you really need the Pro account for editing purposes. 

We introduced Diigo to WJHS this summer and I thought I would pass this news along to everyone, but especially that group. I still think Diigo is an incredible tool for collaboration in the classroom for research, group work/accountability, formative assessment, reaching beyond classroom walls both with students and colleagues. Additionally, Sean does some nice simple video production (with totally FREE tools) that I want to share with other teachers. It's easy to do, is a way of getting information to your students easily and in a manner that allows them to access the information as many times as they like/need.

or the uninitiated Wordle is essentially a word cloud generator that creates word clouds from text you either manually enter or draw from websites, news feeds or utilise tags from a del.icio.us account to create a visually appealing word cloud which you can customise and stylize to suit your needs. The beauty of Wordle is that there is no signup or login and the whole process can be completed in as little as a minute depending on how complex you wish to get.   Here is a Wordle I generated from my website at www.edgalaxy.com

"Reading and writing in the content fields (content literacy) represents one of the major changes in the recently adopted Common Core Standards. In only a few short years, content teachers will be held accountable for supporting literacy standards in their content instruction. "

Use your twitter or facebook feeds to create a newspaper to really maximize your PLN. Paper.li links to posted links, and puts them into categories.  Similar to PostPost for Facebook. Check out this great example: http://paper.li/ITLynda If you have a classroom twitter account this would be a great way of organizing all of the classes  tweets into publishable 'paper'

I think this post or article is incredibly flawed and lacks a lot of basis for the positions being advicated, but if you have a Diigo account, it is a great example of participatory nature of the internet. You can leave a note for other Diigo users. It would be a fantastic way for students to read something, include their notes, respond to each other, and discuss in class the next day.

Another potential tool to use with your students. It's like twitter in that it is a microblogging tool, but is meant solely for educators and students. You create an account and a group that your students join. I don't know how to use it yet but it does seem to have potential.

Creates a graphic of words based on several criteria, can be used to create a graphic of vocabulary from a chapter or a graphic of tags from a class delicious account. Not an end all site, but great way for students/teachers to present a list of topics in a unique way during a presentation. I can see using this to help create a word wall activity using the interactive whiteboard.

Great social studies resource. Lots of PRIMARY SOURCE material, as well as models for how to link to material, write secondary accounts that use primary sources. Great teacher resource!

Sqworl is an online bookmarking tool that saves a screen capture of each page you bookmark. To help you organize your bookmarks, you can create multiple groups of bookmarks in your Sqworl account. Should you choose to share your bookmarks you can share one or all of your bookmarks groups via the unique urls Sqworl assigns to each group.

Easy note taking site. Create an account, type in your notes simply and add new notes by hitting enter.  Site has a mobile friendly version for viewing notes. quicklyst.com/mobile that makes accessing the notes via a smartphone easy and quick. 

Wordle is a great tool for using in the classroom, and this is just another example of how it can be used. I want to point out several aspects of this site- - it uses a wiki as the hosting site (easy to create) - is centered on using a tool called wordle - embeds wordles within the wiki - uses a Google form (go to "Today's Wordle" page) to have people submit information - has created a twitter account to advertise/keep participants up to date with information - has created an RSS for those who want to follow new wordles daily

Story Top is a good web-based tool for creating digital stories and comics. Story Top features an easy-to-use drag and drop tool for creating your story. To use Story Top simply select your background, characters, and text bubbles from the menu and drag them into your story box. After selecting the basic story elements you can then add additional elements like plants, animals, and vehicles. When your story is complete you can save it in your Story Top account or send it to friend. You can also share your story with a group of other Story Top users.

These add-ons can help capture information on the internet to share with your students. The information does not have to be text based to share.

Drag & Drop.io 2.0.1: Store and share pictures, videos, audio, documents and more without an account, registration or email address. Sharing is private.