Pulse.to is similar to Cel.ly. You can login to the website, create a free account and then you start to set up pulses. You can have a public or private mass texting channel (called "pulses"). In addition, you can select if only the pulse owner can send messages or if everyone in the group can send messages. Pulse.to works in many different countries besides the US and Canada! In addition there is not a short code to join, rather students/teachers/parents can text in to a real phone number (so phones that don't work with short codes or keywords will still work with this service!). For example to join my Pulse you text JOIN KOLBY to 704-323-7775.

Cel.ly is a new mass text messagingservice that says they are interested in schools using their free service! You can get started by texting "start" to 23559. Cel.ly will then ask you for a login and password. You can then go to the website Cel.ly, login and set up text message channels. Each channel is set up with a keyword so that students, teachers, community members, and parents can join your mass text message with a keyword from their cell phone! There does not seem to be a limit on the number of people that can join your mass alert. Cel.ly also gives you three choices in how you want to set up the mass text alerts. You can have all members send messages back and forth to the whole group. You can have only the teacher (owner of the channel) send messages to the group. You can have the group members send messages back to the teacher only! In addition your texting channel can be public or private! All messages are archived in Cel.ly! You can send messages via the Cel.ly website or via phone. It works quickly and easily!

Playlist by Richard Byrne that includes "Vision of Students Today," etc to use at the beginning of training or conversation starters.  He will be adding to it.

Online and collaborative photo editing and music maker.  If you have Web access, can easily replace photoshop.

Great tool to make image searching quick.  The Flickr images it pools all come from the Creative Commons area, but I would still check. Draws from wiktionary, flickr, google & yahoo images.  Searched for "dirty" stuff and it wasn't too bad or concerning.

A replacement site for ning.  Similar features and price structure already spelled out with a free option.  Gives code to help migrate your content from the ning or at least post a redirection link on your ning.

14+ yr olds review U13 sites for content and describe its use and appropriateness for the targeted ages. Nice activity to introduce the critical eye to kids during an eSafety unit.

To everyone looking for ways to justify cellphone use in the classroom, this won't be on Hulu for long, so enjoy.

Talks about the research about using the phones and how they will use them in Math and Science (linear equations specifically). Home school (illness) kids can still communicate with other students. Teacher can always see what the kids are doing with their phones. Supplementing? Or improving?