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"Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web."

from noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne) The news of Google shutting down iGoogle (November, 2013 for existing users) has left people scrambling to find alternative start page services on the web. One alternative to iGoogle that I tried last fall is ...

Metta is a new digital presentation tool that allows you to combine videos from YouTube, pictures from the web or from your desktop, text, and voice recordings to create a presentation.

List of tools to support inquiry based learning

"TinyPNG uses smart lossy compression techniques to reduce the file size of your PNG files. PNG is the only widely supported image format that can store partially transparent images. The format uses compression, but the files can still be large. Use TinyPNG to shrink images for your apps and sites. They will use less bandwidth and load faster."

A FREE and safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. From their website: "Remind101 was built, in conjunction with educators, to solve communication obstacles between teachers, students and parents. Across all grade levels and institution types, Remind101 is a safe and simple communication solution to help teachers extend their classrooms."

Read this collaborative blog for ideas, inspiration, and context for emerging educational technology. The content is a curated collection of free and open resources produced by the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, whose mission is to advance research in the service of a more equitable, participatory, and effective ecosystem of learning keyed to the digital and networked era.

By being ad-supported, AnyMeeting offers its services at no cost to users, making it an ideal deal for small businesses on tight budgets. If you are looking for free alternative to WebEx, GoToMeeting and others, anymeeting is the way to go.

In class, are your students texting or on task? Why not both?? TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs."

This is a great go-to source (the entire website) for information on Bloom's Taxonomy. This particular page translates the taxonomy to account for production in digital mediums/contexts.

PLText developed the world's first plagiarism checker and remover tool. We detect plagiarism by scanning and comparing your text with millions of web pages and academic resources from the internet.