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Einstein is often quoted as having said "If I have an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." Clearly Einstein understood how to attack puzzling problems. As teachers we face a host of puzzles on a daily basis. Every student we teach, thanks to their idiosyncrasies presents a unique puzzle. The interactions between students further complicates things. Our goals for our learners, their learning needs, the demands of the curriculum, pressures from beyond the classroom all result in puzzles for us to manage and to solve.

:Prijector enables you to set up a wireless presentation or screen mirroring in a few minutes. Rather than connect the MAC to TV with so many wires across the wall, the MacBook to TV connection makes it wireless. This means you do not have to move to where the TV is to do your presentation or long cable running to behind the TV. It is a simple but highly effective technology.

Fortunately there are a number of free tools that do these things and they are available for use on any technology platform as they require nothing more than access to the internet. Recently Eric Sheninger used a set of these tools to give his audience at the Hawker Brownlow Conference on Thinking and Learning in Melbourne a voice.

"Upworthy runs on a simple mantra: sharing is caring. Barely a year old, it's already a leader in a crowded community of social news sites, bringing attention to content that's inspirational (watch a news anchor fight back against a bully who called her fat) and very shareable (see a waitress get a $500 tip). Its deceptively simple design emphasizes well-written headlines, the content itself and sharing options, creating a powerful viral effect. Just try and resist its siren call."

This one is very specific to what I do as a music teacher--but I still think it's a great example of the power of the cloud for sharing ideas.

Using a tool like this may bring more "life" into the online learning experience especially for those management teams separated by geographic distances. Pictures speak 1000 words!

Great to develop storytelling in the classroom and to reinforce the visual element of our slides.

Great list of Web 2.0 tools and links to access these resources.

Google Docs (spreadsheets, documents, presentations, forms, database) and storage of material that can be accessed anywhere where there is internet access. All of this is very useful when so many students don't have Microsoft Office or when many different operating systems and platforms are being used.

Terrific tool for adding files to websites, or as I've just discovered D2L messages. The system first requires you to upload your file to their server. They then produce an embed code you place using html on a webpage (or message box). This will open your file in a window on the page in question. Great way to display pdf or word docs, Nerdy, but nice.

Free system offers 36 minutes of uploads.  Paid plans after that.  Very mobile and connected resource.  UK based.

Program that allows you to upload your office or PDF documents and turns them into a published album, portfolio, print media etc. It provides the ability to share th album online. This technology could be used for a final capstone project in a class to give it a professional look and appeal.

Looking for a way to show a YouTube video in your classroom? Copy the video link from YouTube into this website and it will generate a safe link you can use that has no advertisements.

"Not only does SafeShare.TV remove distracting and offensive elements around YouTube videos, but it also allows you to crop videos before sharing them."

Safeshare edits offensive content in Youtube so you can show it in school? Is this a youtube sanctioned group? Do creators of the material on youtube get a say?

A visual presentation on the benefits of sharing learning materials with peers and others.

I thought both the topic and mode of presentation might be of interest to this group.

Article about the use of Flickr in the science classroom. The article discusses the use of digital images to clarify scientific concepts and to address student questions.

Interesting article about the use of Flickr for education. Discusses the advantages and different tools available for teachers and students.

Flickr is a social photo sharing site of the Web 2.0 world. It is packed with 2.0 features like RSS throughout, contacts, comments, groups, geotagging, and of course an Open API.

An online resource for uploading, sharing, and viewing digital photography. The site showcases millions of photographers wolrdwide and has become the place the share digital images online.

This is a collaboration and sharing site full of free online resources, classes, and lectures. Teachers can post and students can view lectures or classes on various topic around the world.

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