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Came across this nugget of awesome today: "To link your Google Docs to your Edmodo Library : 1. Log in to your Edmodo account. 2. Select the Library option from the top navigation panel. 3. Select the Google Docs link on the left panel. 4. Select the "Connect with Google Docs" button and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google Docs account. 5. Select the "allow access" button when prompted about Edmodo permission to access your Google Docs. All your Google Docs will then sync with your Edmodo Library. This will allow you to share documents with your Edmodo groups and students can easily turn-in assignments completed via Google Docs."

Open Thinking Wiki Various Resources compiled by Dr. Alec Couros - May 5, 2009 - Resources What does it mean to be an educator in the 21st century?

screenr_logo_aug09.pngWe have seen our fair share of screencasting tools, but we immediately liked Screenr when we first saw it a few days ago. Screenr, which just launched today, lets you record screencasts of up to 5 minutes in length and stands out bec

Agenda Google Teacher Academy: Boulder, CO August 5, 2009

The 2008 Founders' Letter 5/07/2009 12:11:00 PM Every year our founders take turns writing a letter that is included in our annual report. We originally published the 2008 Founders' Letter on our Investor Relations site. Since today is the annual Stockh

1. Request an educator's upgrade for Diigo; this will allow you to create private student groups that cannot be found by public search engines 2. Use Diigo to invite students to join the group; follow up with emails as necessary 3. Refer students to online videos on social bookmarking, to make sure that students understand what social bookmarking involves. 4. Seed the group with some example texts, including comments and annotations, so that students understand your expectations. 5. Ask students to practice, to find out what issues they might have. 6. Give feedback on early attempts, to reassure students they are on the right tracks.

I like that this article address the obvious gaps of research and lack of control of multiple variables that could eschew results. Nevertheless there are some great data points on why keeping and retaining the best in our profession needs to be a continued focus and conversation. Is it enough to use test scores, of course not. But a balanced system that helps us speed up the process for removing ineffective folks in our profession can't hurt.

Google Wave arrives on September 30th. On that day, GoogleGoogleGoogle will start sending out 100,000 invites to non-developers to its much-anticipated real-time communication platform.