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Great resource with a variety of web 2.0 resources for secondary teachers. Great exampl of livebinder (another free tool)

"We believe that everyone should have the same opportunity to learn. The best way to make this possible, we believe, is to organize into one, super directory the hundreds of thousands of good videos currently available on the Internet. To make this a reality, we invite teachers, instructors and educators to suggest videos for inclusion into our directory, and then to review, approve, and assign those videos into appropriate categories using a wiki framework and philosophy. The videos are the highest quality found on the World Wide Web, cover all major educational topics from elementary to secondary schools (or age range 1 - 18), and are Kid Safe!"

Article has a variety of apps for K-12 students. Some are for secondary and others are for elementary.

A series of short lessons (with abundant examples and worksheets) for use in teaching basic professional writing skills. I encountered in a grad class, but much of it looks like it can be easily applied to secondary students.

Livebinder created by Shana Ellason with math resources K-12

This collection of ready-to-use graphic organizers will help children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. All of our printable graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts by allowing students to visually identify key points and ideas. By using graphic organizers across all subject areas, you will be empowering your students to master subject-matter faster and more efficiently. We have graphic organizers for reading, science, writing, math, and for general use. You'll also find blank printable templates like graph paper, dot arrays, and other useful tools.

Blog about Courage Using Photos. This is a readwritethink activities that has teens think about the concept of courage and then find or take photographs from their own lives that they think exemplify courage.

Interesting idea for blogging. Think about how many concepts we teach, thus there are numerous ways an activity like this could be used in a variety of content areas.