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new digital book formats, also soon to release iPad application; mentioned during TEDx conference by Joyce Valenza, 6/25/2011

" Because these students cannot fully portray their family's finances, the amount of aid they receive may not fairly reflect their needs."

How-to video: Group texting with Celly Brief synopsis: Celly is an amazing group text messaging application that allows administrators to set up secure "cells" for group text discussions. Benefits: Allows teachers to empower students to learn, using the technology they want to use -- their mobile devices and text messaging.

Easy to use and free survey builder online

A quick overview of using reading prompts to encourage critical thinking.

A good post about what a flipped classroom is and what it can be. It outlines what it is not, as well. Good basic introduction to flipped classrooms.

Direct link to the curriculum document (PDF) From Delaware's DOE. Very helpful for Family and Consumer Science teachers updating curriculum in the UbD Framework

Whether you're writing a blog post, email, or job application, an extra pair of eyes can really help get your message across. Poetica makes it easy to ask friends and colleagues for instant feedback on your text. It's for anything you're struggling to write, anywhere on the web.

Good article along with links to various applications for digital story-telling

Math Learning Center Apps - Number Rack, Geoboard, Number Pieces and Number Pieces basic.  Available as iPad app and web app.

Great set of links to virtual manipulatives for enhancing math understanding

Photo Pin is a new website offering images that can be re-used for blog entries, video productions, slideshows, and print media. Photo Pin uses a combination of Flickr's API for Creative Commons search and Fotolia's image library to serve-up royalty-free images. The search results page on Photo Pin clearly delineates between images that are free to use and images that you have to purchase. Applications for Education If you're looking for a new way to find Creative Commons-licensed images for yourself or your students, Photo Pin could be a good option for you. I like that Photo Pin offers a clear reminder to users that they must correctly link to the sources of the images that they choose to use.

Search Creative Commons photos adn attribute them for your blog or website easily

useful for creative commons images - free and subscription based but none free ones usually have sponsored across the corner of the thumbnail

Host Eric Robertson's conversation with Michael Truong, Associate Director of UC Merced's Center for Research on Teaching Excellence looks at technology innovations at the UC system's newest campus as an indicator for what is happening nationally. After covering topics ranging from the role of Learning Management Systems to trends in student technology purchases, their conversation focuses on UC Merced's Mobile App Learning Lounge, a resource designed to help students and faculty explore the possibilities of teaching and learning using mobile applications. Truong argues that mobile tools are dramatically enhancing assessment, communication between students and faculty, collaboration activities, and even access to and time spent with learning materials. The conversation concludes with a fascinating discussion about the challenges of teaching in an age of technology driven distraction. Referencing thinkers like Michael Wesch, Sherry Terkle and Nicholas Carr, Robertson and Truong explore how faculty can help students develop critical thinking skills in a "search culture" by moving beyond consuming knowledge to curating and producing it.

A digital portfolio is a computer-based collection of student performance over time. Portfolios make classroom learning more accessible to parents, administrators, and other district support staff because they provide a window into student learning. A portfolio showcases both student achievement and student learning over time.