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Children's Books 40% - 60% Off Until Monday - 8 views

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    Books are a great gift and now is the perfect time for parents and teachers to stock up with Internet only special sale pricing discounts for their family or school. Whether you have pre-readers, beginning readers or advanced readers, you will find a broad selection of age and skill appropriate learning-based books from which to select that children love. Search for educational books (fiction, classics and non-fiction) by age, topics, Accelerated Reader, popularity and more… Stock up for your students, children, friends, relatives and classroom. Teenage boys love reading with the new Conspiracy 365 series (12 books in 12 months).
LUCIAN DUMA

Top 10 web tools #googlereader alternative to save favorite blogs - 4 views

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    I also work to a list Top 100 google reader alternative where everyone can propose new tools / apss who can replace google reader for web / ipad and I will share this list on my blog in 2 weeks http://list.ly/list/5Kl-top-100-web-tools-ipad-apps-who-can-replace-googlereader-follow-web20education .
Heather Sullivan

Top News - Free text reader to help print-disabled students - 0 views

  • a partnership that will give print-disabled students a free text reader to access electronic books from the Bookshare.org library.
  • those who receive special-education services and who are unable to read standard print materials owing to physical limitations.
  • At the start of the 2008-09 school year, qualified students will be able to use Don Johnston’s Read:OutLoud Bookshare.org Edition text reader to access more than 36,000 books, magazines, and newspapers in the Bookshare.org library free of charge.
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  • The Bookshare.org Edition text reader offers text-to-speech capability, embedded reading comprehension strategies, and instructional supports that align with state educational standards. The software includes audio feedback, electronic highlighting, and note-taking features that allow students to capture their ideas, as well as a bibliographer that logs and organizes sources in a structured, step-by-step process.
Jeff Johnson

Sony fights Kindle juggernaut with public domain e-books - Ars Technica - 0 views

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    Sony's e-book reader will now have easy access to specially-formatted copies of public domain books scanned by Google. Can free (in both senses) content help Sony in its battle against Amazon's Kindle juggernaut?
Lisa M Lane

Official Google Reader Blog: "Life is a great bundle of little things" - 4 views

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    Simply drag some of your subscriptions -- or even folders -- to your bundle, add a title and description, and click "Save". Just like Reader's other sharing features, bundles you create can be automatically shared with your Reader friends. You can also email your bundles or post them to your blog. You can even browse all of your friends' bundles -- who knows, maybe one of your buddies is actually an expert in gluten-free cooking.
Lisa Winebrenner

Solar Products for personal devices - 4 views

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    Personal Portable Solar Panels with Battery Packs For use with: Kindle, Nook & other e-Readers, Apple Devices: iPad, iPod, iPhone, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA): Blackberry, Palm, Handheld Games: Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable (PSP), Mobile Phones: Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, etc., Digital cameras: Canon, Minolta, Nikon, Portable Media Players (PMP), MP3, MP4, GPS & other Mobile Devices
Elizabeth Koh

notify.me - Stay update on the information that matters - 1 views

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    An "RSS reader" for IM, SMS, Email, or Desktop Application.
Tom julick

Ipod Cassette Adapter Car MP3 Player SD Memory Card Reader - 0 views

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    Some times being old school is not that bad, especially you own an old car and want to listen your tunes on the road. Then, you need to think about this - IPod cassette adapter. It takes a shape of the cassette tape but different technology. Convert digital music to analog and play it in your car cassette player. To be more convenient, it allows SM card reading and mp3 files.
Sheryl A. McCoy

Mind Candy - 0 views

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    This group of developers are trendsetters, IMHO;D
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    the developers of Moshi Monsters, Perplex City and various widgets; work with girls, kids and readers
Kate Olson

Read The Words - convert text to audio - 0 views

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    reads any text, you can upload MS Word, PDF, HTML, website address, choose from 15 readers, english, spanish, french
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    I've tried this out several which ways and personally found it to be a weak product. It just doesn't even sound close to natural, but I think they'll eventually get there.
Allison Kipta

69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies (My First eBook) - 0 views

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    After a lot of filtering, I have settled for 69 learning nuggets posted on ZaidLearn, which I believe readers might find useful to their own learning. To make it a bit more convenient to find what you are looking for, I have divided the book into six learning galaxies (or themes), which are: * Learning * Teaching * Stories * Free e-Learning Tools * Free Learning Content * Free EduGames
Jeff Johnson

COVERITLIVE.COM - Home - 0 views

  • CoveritLive's web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. Our ‘one-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they come to mind. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published. Try our software for your next live blog. Your readers will love it.
Heather Hurley

Blio eReader - 8 views

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    The Blio eReader software is the new touchstone for the presentation of electronic books, magazines, and digital content. Its feature-rich design is perfect for today's power readers, who increasingly rely on digital content for work, leisure, and learning. The extensive Blio Bookstore was created in partnership with Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of literary content and value-added services, and the world's largest publishers. Enjoy a vast selection of titles, with a superior, color reading experience on desktop PCs, netbooks, tablet PCs and mobile devices.
David Wetzel

Making the Most of Wikis in Your Science or Math Classroom - 18 views

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    Wikis are the most popular Web 2.0 tool being used in science and math classrooms. Based on a survey of readers - 43 percent use them to support their teaching and student learning. A Wiki is appealing, encourages participation, supports collaboration, and promotes interaction by students who love to use technology. By the way - this includes most students today!
Lisa Winebrenner

Set Up a Simple Home Surveillance System with Google+ Hangouts - 14 views

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    Reader Delerium explains how to keep an eye on your house while you're away, using just a webcam and the Hangouts feature of Google+.
Maggie Verster

Summify - Make summaries of your social media world - 9 views

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    "When you signup for an account with Summify, you have the option of adding your Twitter, Facebook and Google Reader accounts to receive a e-mail digest of the top five stories that have been shared in your social network. The e-mail also gives you information on network sharing, comments and engagement."
Lisa M Lane

Skim: pdf annotation for Mac - 15 views

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    "Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file." Absolutely what I needed to get a Bamboo pen tablet to let me markup a PDF by drawing (Mac).
Professional Learning Board

Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Aug 18 - 25, 2012) - 3 views

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    Go Animate Create animated lessons and videos online. Stupeflix Create videos online by mixing photos, clips and music. Classic Reader An online library for classic fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, and more. RESOURCES Krebs A video to teach citric acid cycle. Code Academy Interactive, fun and easy way to teach basics of programming.
Professional Learning Board

Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways - 11 views

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    Searchypants Provide a safe and secure search environment by creating a custom search home page for your students. Calibre Convert eBooks into your desired format. Also, sync with other eBook readers, find and add tags to your books. Gnowledge Create, publish, share and take tests, exercises and assignments.
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