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Voicethread - with a Wikispace account. Another way to add audio to your wiki.

List of apps that could be beneficial to education. Most are more appropriate for elementary and older.

Includes "Pre-K" teachers for 2nd year. Interesting stats on K-12 vs. Pre-K access to technology and usage of digital media.

Minnetonka Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) teachers are using a lot of technology in their classrooms.

The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is to help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale, and breadth of their online programs according to their own distinctive missions, so that education will become a part of everyday life, ac

The Fred Rogers Center was established at Saint Vincent College in September 2003 to serve as a national and international resource for addressing emerging issues affecting children and families. The Center continues Fred Rogers' commitment to building br

Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) / Course Management System (CMS)

This is a very useful site for those interestign in learning more about using web2.0 tools within the education realm. With this site you are able to connect with others and share experiences and ideas in using web2.0 tools.

The Distance Education Clearinghouse is comprehensive and widely recognized web site bringing together distance education information from Wisconsin, national, and international sources. New information and resources are being added to the Distance Educat

EduTools is owned and operated by the WCET - the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications. WCET's EduTools provides independent reviews, side-by-side comparisons, and consulting services to assist decision-making in the e-learning communit

One stop source of information about University of Wisconsin Distance Learning courses, degrees, and certificate programs. Information about distance learning, admissions, registration, financial aid and student services.

An online directory that connects people through social networks.

This was one of my tools that I used for the tech project. As a teaching tool in an increasingly computerized world, I think it is important to use what people know and are comfortable. As one of the most used social networking sites worldwide, facebook is a great tool for this use. I know I've used it in education settings (setting up meetings, chatting with classmates, making a schedule and sending messages, and having a group dedicated to a class or group project). In using facebook in the classroom, you use a powerful tool that students will use whether it has educational content or not. The educational information might as well be embedded in this site that would be more commonly checked and utilized than just about any other technology tool (with the exception of email).