CTAP Siskiyou Web 2.0

Check out this search engine, which provides short videos on a multitude of topics. Great for younger students or struggling readers.

Richard Byrne discusses two great ways to collect student work online, whether it be a Word or Google doc/presentation, etc. Powerful way to cut down on paperwork and filling your email Inbox.

New Tools Workshop wiki presents a page of great resources, including good information on copyright and Creative Commons.

I'm going to use this new web tool to create some tutorials this year. Sounds like a fun way to do it. 

Simple way to cut only the part of a YouTube video you want others to see. Can't download the edited video, but you can share them with a URL by FB, Twitter, etc. or embed it on a website or blog.. Nice tool!

The two I'm especially interested in are BigMarker and JoinMe. JoinMe is a good way to share screens and to actually work on someone else's computer. BigMarker gives the ability to do voice/video conferencing. Richard Byrne suggests using it to provide online tutoring, brainstorming sessions, and other online presentations. You can have a public or private meeting room, can share screens, and it comes with a white board you & others can draw on. I saw something that indicated you could upload docs & share those, as well. Lots to consider trying.

Good stuff on my favorite sea explorer

Great list of hashtags for Twitter for education - best way to make connections with others who are interested in particular topics & growing your PLN.

Looks promising as a no-cost, low-cost solution for teachers. The $10/year version allows for a student/teacher web portal. 

SimpleShare is a Mac and Windows based app for sharing files, screenshots and screencasts across the box.net cloud storage system. We've shown you a simple hack for direct right-click in Windows uploading before, but this new free app makes the process even simpler. Best of all it's available for both Windows and Mac, and it's a joy to use.

One teacher shows how they use Voicethread. The examples are great and shows how he has thought through how to make it a collaborative tool.He also has done a couple on poetry, hate, and genocide. Interesting stuff! http://ed.voicethread.com/share/1106060/  http://ed.voicethread.com/share/88781/  http://ed.voicethread.com/share/62276/

Great editor and easy to use. Try editing the sample pictures. I also like using Pixlr as an online editor. 

Search for FREE books for Kindle books for kids :)

Collection of 29,000 free eBooks to choose from

Lessonopoly, a free tool that lets you manage your classroom, find and share lesson plans, and connect with other teachers. Over 30,000 plans to choose from!

3000 BBC clips divided into secondary, primary and by subject:

Organization site for urls.Bunch a set of links together into one url and share the link to view the sites. Switch between the sites using the convenient bar at the top of the screen. Great for making sets of resources. - Martin Burrett

Important blog post of district looking @1:1 computing, and the cost/advantages/disadvantages of iPad/MacBooks/Netbooks in a school environment. I was reminded of Jim Klein's Linux image for netbooks that helps run a faster netbook and is LOADED with 60 educational apps, including Open Office. Installation of image is done with a USB key and takes 4min.20 seconds Lots to consider.

Ready for the next generation of textbook creation that utilizes good pedagogy? Imagine a living, breathing, dynamic textbook that offers different assignments for each individual based on their learning styles, allows for student-created work to be posted and featured based on accuracy/creativity votes and having students all around the world discuss content and share resources in real time through an integration with Google's new social networking service Google +.  Imagine all of this in a new dynamically changing interactive living 21st Century textbook ecosystem. Brain Mannix  would like to use the Blackboard/Collaborate platform as an engine to bring students and teachers around the world together to make this happen. Check it out!

Wow...want to read about someone with courage and who has leveraged their PLN connections? Then read this post. Very challenging and encouraging.