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An online art project developed by Google, this site is a place for digital storytelling through pictures, not words. Students can work collaboratively to create a short animated story, with each animation building off the previous branches. Students can create their own seeds & invite others to grow a tree with them. Before students can create their own seeds, they do have to contribute to an already existing tree. If a student does not feel they can express their words with an animation, think about having the students pair up. Have one student become an author & write an outline of the story, while the other student draws the animation of the story.

"There is an ever growing number of teachers and students using iPads for creation projects. Little by little, people are understanding that the iPad is not just a consumption device for reading emails, watching YouTube and checking FaceBook and Twitter. The iPad is a powerful creation device. But an issue arose during the year at my school: How does one share large student videos and other projects with parents? Read ahead to find out."

Virtual Reality (VR) and crowdsourcing are both shaping the future of the medium but are themselves constrained by and ruled by a factor much older than film itself.

Althernative to Kahoot that does not need to have questions projected onto a screen. The screen of each participating device shows the questions.

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Free screen sharing from any device, including smart phones and tablets. Hmm ... does this replace reflections or Apple TV in presentations?

This article will get you thinking about the iPad as or not as a creation device.  The author does provide points that make you think twice. 

We have this persisting opinion of lawyers being dishonest and all for the money. Mahesh Chander Mehta, also known as M.C. Mehta, disproves generalizations. He is an environmental lawyer based in India, his home country, where bureaucracy is not for the faint hearted. M.C. won cases to protect the Taj Mahal, Ganges River, and other historical sites. He upholds Indian's Right to Life, Polluters Must Pay, the Precautionary Principle, and the Public Trust Principle. He wins cases through sheer hard work and impeccable integrity. He does not earn much but the respect he has won is priceless. To read more about Mahesh Chander Mehta visit www.thextraordinary.org

Not many people would have the audacity to leave the comforts of their office and relegate themselves to doing field work so an endangered species does not go extinct. Dyan deNapoli is driven by so much love for penguins that she christened herself The Penguin Lady. She founded her educational business after leaving the New England Aquarium. As its Senior Penguin Aquarist for over 7 years, Dyan's experience equipped her with impeccable know-how on how to care and help penguins thrive. Her book "The Great Penguin Rescue" has earned the accolades of award-giving bodies. What saving 40,000 penguins could do! To read more about Dyan deNapoli visit www.thextraordinary.org

Site lets teachers post a question online. Students then respond via webcam (no account required) and have their (moderated) comment added to a really great-looking video wall online. Site does cost $65 annually, but that includes 10 walls and virtually endless questions/responses.

All of us in education have heard how various types of music can have a positive impact on learning. This infographic points out different influences music has on learning.

One of my roles is to serve as the Network Coordinator and help facilitate the Internet filtering. Well, educators are awesome at finding value in tools that others may see as "entertainment". In this case, YouTube does provide a wealth of education resources and this list just touches on a few. Thanks to EdTechReview for compiling this list. Those of you reading my share please add any additional channels that are beneficial to educators in their comments feed.

Contrary to popular opinion, newer teachers aren't any more likely to use technology in their lessons than veteran teachers, and a lack of access to technology does not appear to be the main reason why teachers do not use it. Which comes first? Do teachers use technology frequently because they are trying deliberately to foster 21st-century skills? Or are 21st-century skills necessary conditions, byproducts, or logical outcomes of frequent technology use?" Another finding that could surprise some people is that a lack of access to technology doesn't appear to be the main reason why teachers don't use technology in their instruction.

Blog--new literacies and how literacy has changed.

Prezi does a fantastic job of covering Blooms and the Revised Blooms while including video to enhance the information and discussion generated from the preso.