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EXCELLENT SITE!

Lists of apps for k-6, teachers and parents

Excellent perspective on "The 'W' Word" - use it wisely for what it is - high school and college kids shouldn't be citing any general knowledge encyclopedias for serious research - but that doesn't mean there aren't some excellent uses for it.

Service de direction d'un url vers un média social. ::: Social Media Tool for directing a URL to a media service

URL shortener

Finally someone has admitted it, Facebook makes you dumber.

A good, editable url bunching site. Get one link to many sites. Great for homework links. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Can't even imagine how useful this tool is for educators to create and store website slideshows!

Want an easy way to share a bunch of URLs? Simply list down all the URLs you want to share in the box below (one link per line, including http://) and we will create a single link to share.

I love this online tool. 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.

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 Creating a Wordsearch using Google Spreadsheets I'm a fan of alternative learning and testing techniques. Back when I was the teaching assistant for the "History of Video Games" class (yes, that's a real class), I gave the final exam as an illustrated crossword puzzle. It was surprisingly hard to find software for creating that crossword, so I hoped to make a Spreadsheets gadget to make it easier. Unfortunately, crossword-solving algorithms that run entirely in JavaScript are hard to find, and I gave up and went for second best: a wordsearch gadget. (A big thanks to Robert Klein for the wordsearch JavaScript library.) Here are steps for using the gadget: Create a new spreadsheet, and put a list of words in the first column. (Or, alternatively, use an existing spreadsheet that has a column of words you're interested in). My sample spreadsheet has a simple animals wordlist: Click on the "Insert" menu and then select "Gadget..." This presents you with various categories of gadgets to choose from (similar to the iGoogle directory). My gadget isn't yet in the gallery, so you'll need to select "Custom" and then type in the URL to the gadget: The gadget will appear embedded in the current worksheet, and it will prompt you to select a range of data to send to the gadget. Select all the cells that contain the desired words, and you should see the Range text field update with the range. If it doesn't work, you can always manually type it in. You can now customize the number of rows and columns. The default is 10 by 10, but if you have more words, you likely want a larger wordsearch. Click "Apply", and see the generated output. You have a few options for how you use the wordsearch. You can play with it immediately, inside that gadget, or you can use the option on the gadget menu to move the gadget to its own sheet and use it there. Note that each time you reload the spreadsheet, the wordsearch will be randomly generated with a new layout - so

A neat little trick to find indepth articles. Just add "&tbs=ida:1&gl=us" to the end of your search URL

maximm of 2 urls. Excelent as provides a domain name url

A well designed and easy to use site that lets you bunch upto 5 links into one url to share. When you link on the link it shows you where the links are taking you. Great for making a collection of sites for projects and homework. See an example at http://hiperurl.com/?s=pa http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A nice simple way to share multiple links as one bunched url. No sign in required, although you can sign up to an account to customise your links. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A quick and easy QR code maker for web links. Just enter your url and choose the shortener. Also has some nice widgets and tools for your site under the 'On your site' section at the top of the screen. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

"Conversation is key . Sawyer succinctly explains this principle: "Conversation leads to flow, and flow leads to creativity." When having students work in groups, consider what will spark rich conversation. The original researcher on flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, found that rich conversation precedes and ignites flow more than any other activity.1 Tasks that require (or force) interaction lead to richer collaborative conceptualization. Set a clear but open-ended goal . Groups produce the richest ideas when they have a goal that will focus their interaction but also has fluid enough boundaries to allow for creativity. This is a challenge we often overlook. As teachers, we often have an idea of what a group's final product should look like (or sound like, or…). If we put students into groups to produce a predetermined outcome, we prevent creative thinking from finding an entry point. Try not announcing time limits. As teachers we often use a time limit as a "motivator" that we hope will keep group work focused. In reality, this may be a major detractor from quality group work. Deadlines, according to Sawyer, tend to impede flow and produce lower quality results. Groups produce their best work in low-pressure situations. Without a need to "keep one eye on the clock," the group's focus can be fully given to the task. Do not appoint a group "leader." In research studies, supervisors, or group leaders, tend to subvert flow unless they participate as an equal, listening and allowing the group's thoughts and decisions to guide the interaction. Keep it small. Groups with the minimum number of members that are needed to accomplish a task are more efficient and effective. Consider weaving together individual and group work. For additive tasks-tasks in whicha group is expectedtoproduce a list, adding one idea to another-research suggests that better results develop

Three aspects of communication as outlined by Aristotle.

A beautifully made site to bundle a group of sites together in one url link. A great way to share project/homework links with your students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This is amazing!!! Thanks so much!!! Am sharing with all my networks now!