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There is more than one way to get a school to start looking at online learning as a way to reach students. As an international educator, I have found no greater motivation to get the conversation started around online learning than planning for the worst…

Getting Started with Spreadsheets Gadgets Spreadsheet Gadget Video screenshot Watch a video of Justin explaining the basics of Spreadsheets Gadgets. A spreadsheet gadget is a small program that interacts with the content of a spreadsheet. It is visual

Click the "Create a Space" button next to each gadget to get started with your shared space.

Always On Teaching, Learning, and Living with laptops both in and out of the classroom. Whether you're a teacher just starting out with mobile laptop carts or working in a 1:1 environment, find the tips and techniques you need to succeed when learning goes 24/7. Join Katie Morrow and Michelle Bourgeois as they share ideas and resources for teaching and learning with laptops.

Google Maps tips for life Learn tips and tricks to save time, look smart, and manage your travels efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on what type of expert you'd like to become.

Picked up an 8-page Acceptable Use Policy which staff members were picking up as they filed into the school. I picked one up too, and when I had a moment I started paging through it, looking at all the ways in which students (and teachers) could get thems

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.

* Getting Started with Google Wave o About Google Wave o Privacy and Security * Your Account o Signing Up and Signing In o Contacts o Getting Around in Your Account * Your Waves o Communicating in Waves o Managing Waves o Using Extensions and Gadgets * Troubleshooting o General Issues and Solutions o Error Messages

After searching some public 'waves,' we came across an educational wave. Entitled 'Wave in Class,' this wave was started by Loren Baum (a self-described "collaborative learning enthusiast" and graduate student at Ben Gurion University) and Sam Boland (a Politics student and "Tech Enthusiast" at Occidental College, Los Angeles).

There are literally HUNDREDS sites that contain links to SMARTboard lessons and resources. Here are a few to get you started. Check back often, as I will add more as I find them.

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.