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Anita Brooks-Kirkland describes the transformation of the school library website into a virtual learning commons and advocates the allocation of sufficient resources to achieve the goal.

"Amazing augmented reality map-based app where users pin images to specific geo-locations for others to discover. Upload photos, clues for a virtually trail, or virtually displaying work around your school. Default set to share to contacts only for pupils to use safely, but teachers can share publicly."

A fun art site where you can design a virtual plate and fire it in a virtual kiln. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

"In the virtual world, the definition of a student-teacher relationship is hazy, particularly on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, where adults and teens share the same forums to connect and keep in touch with friends, classmates, relatives, and co-workers. Chances are, your teen has already found her teachers on Facebook and sent friend requests to join their networks."

Keeping Pace report on virtual state school, online initiatives, and blended learning

A virtual tour of the secret annex where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis.

A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics

The use of virtual manipulatives help students visualize relationships and applications in virtual learning environments.

record growth in profits (from failing public schools and from charter schools) despite bad NYT press and class-action lawsuit by stakeholders

Revealing article about junk bond king Milliken, William Bennett, and their company K12.com that runs virtual schools for many states.

Virtual Field Trips

Mix chemicals and solutions without producting any unpleasent smells (hopefully) with this virtual chemisty lab. Use online or download. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

virtual fetal pig dissection.  good prep for AP bio dissection or introductory anatomy/physiology dissection.  includes pictures of external features, how to tell if the pig is male or female, and then shows several systems

This is a MUST TRY site. It's not often that I'm amazed be an educational resource, but I am with this one. Pora Ora is a stunning educational virtual world for Primary school aged students. Play truely fun educational games which practise skills in English, maths and many other subjects. The graphics and useably is superb. Online safety is at the heart of this site. The parential admin account can set the student's account to free chat with everyone to completely locked down where they have the world to themselves and everything in between. The site has a language filter and users can report any incidents of trouble. Also, the first task requires the user to complete an online safety task. The site is free with a few premium features coming out later. You have got to try this one! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A beautifully made virtual word wall and sentence maker. Use the default words or add your own. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

What are the possibilities for situated learning created by a growing number of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Devices from Oculus Rift, Samsung, Google and Microsoft?

I plan on Attending this ISTE unlpugged session but first I think I'll check out that list of 50 ways to tell a story.  I have my first totally virtual class next year and I don't want to try to teach physics through lecture.  11:30 am - 12:00pm [Concurrent Session 6] Title: Beyond Lectures: How to Re-Invent Your Online Content Delivery in Face to Face, Hybrid and Fully Online Courses Description:Good pedagogy delivers content multiple ways to engage students and address different learning styles. Online learning, however, resides comfortably in lectures and discussion. This needn't be the case: learn to add free and easy tools to online content delivery that will appeal to all students and address the needs of multi modal learners. Inspired by Alan Levine's "50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story," this session will explore a variety of current tools that transform lecture delivery into an interactive multimedia activity that will engage myriad learning styles. Presenter: Pamela Kachka, MA.Ed.

What Eric Whitacre has achieved here is simply awesome.  Think of how teachers could harness the power of the social web for collaboration and learning using his genius as inspiration and example!