I know Wikipedia is a galvinizing tool to many teachers, but this is a great example of what Wikipedia can do that few other sites are capable of doing. What a great place to start the conversation with the expectation that students back up any information with outside sources!!!

Another look at the Gulf Oil Spill of 2010

Another online comic maker.

Another great/pertinent blog post from Free Technology for Teachers. What a great collection of resources for students to explore in class regarding the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Statistics that lie! This is a great example of data that isn't reported correctly. The article decries the death of Netbooks, when in fact it is more about a stabalization of sales. I encourage math teachers to let students read the article and at least the first two responses. It's a great example of blatant misinformation. 

Creating slideshows can be an excellent way for students to summarize their learning, share their what they've learned, and to share their ideas. If you have students that create slideshows that you or they think should be shared with a wider audience than that of their immediate peers in the classroom, the web offers many ways to do that. The following are ten free ways for students to publish their slideshows to the web.

Are you new to using an interactive whiteboard (IWB)? Have you used one for ages but want some other ideas? Are you using an IWB regularly but know you could use it better? Then you are invited to join The 2010 Interactive Whiteboard Challenge! The aim of the IWB Challenge: To improve the use of interactive whiteboards in classrooms everywhere by having students and teachers set challenges for each other by creating videos and screencasts of ways they use their IWB. The aim is also to connect educators and students to others who are working at improving their IWB practice.

I love Diigo, and this is a nice explanation of ways to use it. 

The Bugscope project provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) so that students anywhere in the world can explore the microscopic world of insects. This educational outreach program from the Beckman Institute's Imaging Technology Group at the University of Illinois supports K-16 classrooms worldwide.

Some interesting perspectives on use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. 

Simple article, but very nice examples of podcasting routines that would add value to classroom instruction.  Podcasting takes some time to develop but offer students opportunities to listen to materials multiple times, when they want/need to hear it again. 

Dooble scheduling that interacts with Google and Outlook

Free Online Screen Recorder

Google Sidewiki allows you to contribute helpful information next to any webpage!   · Publish helpful information about any web page right in your browser  · Read insights in context from Sidewiki entries added by others  · Share Sidewiki entries through Blogger, Facebook, Twitter and Google profiles

Magma provides video aggregation capabilities from any source on the net.

Multimedia online note taking tool. Students can capture screen images, make audio recordings for notes, or write text notes to accompany drawings. These different media can then be organized into videos!  I envision it being similar to Evernote with more interaction capabilities and with the great addition of being able to create videos of the information gathered. I like this tool!

Virtual Nerd is developing some very interesting video tutorials. The videos are primarily symbolic and procedural but they are thorough , organized, and model notes accompany the videos.  they are in the process of developing physics videos. 

Virtual Nerd is developing a nicely organized site. The videos are primarily symbolic in nature but are thorough, organized, and do a nice job of modeling notes to accompany the explanations. 

Not a lot of posts, but some very good examples of the bar model. I share it because I think the examples are useful for teachers to understand how to help students bridge the gap between text and symbolic representation.