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A list of keyboard shortcuts for Google documents. If you're looking for keyboard shortcuts for comments and discussions in Google documents, you can visit the comments and discussions guide.  If you use a Mac, you can use the shortcuts below by replacing Ctrl with Command key (or 'Apple' key), and Alt with the option key.

Gong is a free system for voice communication on the Web. It allows groups of people such as students and teachers to participate in discussion groups using their computers, using both synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous chat. It is commonly used by schools and universities for providing a 'voice board' for teaching purposes. There are several different ways you can use Gong. All are free and unlimited

Free forums for everyone! Start a free forum on Nabble; embed a free forum on your website; customize a forum to exactly match your website; provide free message board hosting; create free discussion group; archive mailing list; free standard forum like phpBB, vBulletin and SMF.

"bioethics.com is a public service provided through the collaboration of many individuals and organizations to improve the discussion of issues in bioethics."

Each episode presents and discusses one technology product suitable for the K through 12 educational setting. This podcast is targeted to educators who are looking for guidance in planning and implementing instructional technology in classrooms.

Twitter is a software tool that allows users to continually post (or "tweet") very short text messages to the Web from computers or mobile phones. These quick public messages simply describe what a user is currently doing. Twitter's appeal has mushroomed, making it a much-discussed new tec

Join educators sharing and networking with other educators. Our focus is on the community discussion surrounding learning resources facilitated by Web 2.0 technologies.

This might be an interesting way to facilitate conversation in classes and professional development.

At a time when tech-savvy educators are touting the power of technology to transform teaching and learning, thousands of attendees at the National Educational Computing Conference gathered here this week to discuss and debate how to make the best use of those resources and extend their use to more of the nation's classrooms.

NonFictionVideos is an online and iPhone ready archive of documentary films populated by the submissions of it's community of users. Our mission is to share the work of documentary film makers, increase awareness of various non-fiction topics, educate the public on various points of view as well as foster discussion and innovation within the community.

Wimba is solely focused on education and committed to harnessing the most powerful element of teaching-the human element-so that facial expressions, vocal intonations, hand gesticulation, real-time discussion, creativity and passion can be conveyed in the online learning environment. 

"Organize Your Education!™ GradeMate is a powerful online organizer for teachers and students to keep track of their courses - from managing grades, assignments, and events to sharing files, course notes, and class discussions."

Adobe® ConnectNow, one of the Acrobat.com services, is a great way to share ideas, discuss details, and complete work with others - all online. Reduce travel costs, save time, and increase productivity with a web conferencing solution that's easy to access and simple to use. Built on the Adobe Flash® Platform, ConnectNow operates inside a web browser. There's no installation required, so getting started is easy - and free.

This looks like a tremendous tool to engage discussion around different topics without having to search and mine through tons of resources.

I went to the website and saw the revolving screens with the notepad in the bottom...but still cannot grasp what speedgeeklearning is about. is it about posting video in that cool revolving way and then allowing people to write about it? can u explain how I can use this in the classroom?

"Those of us that provide staff development around instructional technology have identified a need to share more than just tools with teachers. To evaluate them based on Bloom's Taxonomy is simply a way to connect the tools to those that would be identified with the Affective, Psychomotor, or Cognitive domains--specifically the Cognitive. The visual that you see here is the seed of discussion. There are other models in the section to the left called "Ideas for the Visual." I would hope that the critical analysis of what we've started here includes attention to the fact that we are building something from the ground up, starting conversations and collaborating around doing what's best for kids and teachers."

"Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs. "

Speak Up is an annual national research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow. Schools in the NCES database. Quantitative survey results are available to participating schools and districts, online, free-of-charge, so that they can use the data for planning and community discussion.  

Social media in schools - a sometimes pedagogy that empowers and connects...

Fascinating discussion starter...