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E-WAVE - Diiging digital annotated bibliographies with Diigo - 10 views

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Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1 - 10 views

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Web 2.0 Tools - 10 views

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Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 3 Tools for Exploiting the Wifi During Presentations - 8 views

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shared by Nik Peachey on 11 May 10 - Cached

Nik Peachey on 11 May 10

There are of course a few gifted speakers who can hold the audience's attention for a full hour and keep most of them listening and awake. If like me you're not one of those, then here are a few tools that, thanks to the increasing availability of wireless connectivity at conference centres these days, might help to turn your passive listeners into a bunch of multitasking audience collaborators.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are of course a few gifted speakers who can hold the audience's attention for a full hour and keep most of them listening and awake. If like me you're not one of those, then here are a few tools that, thanks to the increasing availability of wireless connectivity at conference centres these days, might help to turn your passive listeners into a bunch of multitasking audience collaborators.</div>

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Folktale Times - 10 views

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shared by Meredith Stewart on 16 May 10 - Cached

isnoop.net's fridge 3.0. Play with my magnetic words. - 8 views

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magnetic poetry - possible intro. to poetry unit

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Language Arts Grades K-12 - Hip-Hop Education - 9 views

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Shakespeare is hip-hop

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Free Technology for Teachers: New Sharing and Editing Options in Google Docs - 8 views

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shared by Clifford Baker on 19 Jun 10 - No Cached

Clifford Baker on 19 Jun 10

"Google announced that they would be rolling-out the new version of the document editor to all users over the next couple of weeks. The new version includes real-time updates (no more refreshing to see what your collaborators have written), chatting with collaborators within your documents, margin settings, and floating images."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Google announced that they would be rolling-out the new version of the document editor to all users over the next couple of weeks. The new version includes real-time updates (no more refreshing to see what your collaborators have written), chatting with collaborators within your documents, margin settings, and floating images."</div>

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Mind Dump - Random stuff from Scott McLeod - 8 views

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Todd Finley on 12 Jul 10

The best texters are the best spellers, according to David Crystal.

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BBC News - Internet has 'not become the great leveller' - 8 views

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shared by Leslie Healey on 22 Jul 10 - Cached

Leslie Healey on 22 Jul 10

this is what happens when we look to prioritize our news by what's trending instead of perusing all of it and then deciding. This supports my efforts to add contemporary texts to my World Lit course.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this is what happens when we look to prioritize our news by what's trending instead of perusing all of it and then deciding. This supports my efforts to add contemporary texts to my World Lit course.</div>

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http://www.elabs7.com/functions/message_view.html?mid=1042395&mlid=499&siteid=20130&uid... - 8 views

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Joy Harjo poetry

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Donalyn Miller on 24 Jul 10

Shared by Gary Anderson via Twitter.

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Five Card Flickr - 10 views

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Old School by Tobias Wolff - 8 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 18 Aug 10 - Cached

Dana Huff on 18 Aug 10

Mike LoMonico shared this excerpt from "Old School" by Tobias Wolff which explains why English teachers are awesome.

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Procrastination and Self Control - 10 views

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xkcd: The Carriage - 8 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 07 Sep 10 - No Cached

Dana Huff on 07 Sep 10

Grand Theft Auto: The Emily Dickinson Edition. This cartoon from xkcd made me laugh. Enjoy!

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Beta.BookLamp.org - 8 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 10 Sep 10 - Cached

Dana Huff on 10 Sep 10

BookLamp.org matches readers to books through an analysis of writing styles, similar to the way that Pandora.com matches music lovers to new music.

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tweenteacher.com » Blogging with Middle Schoolers: Frontloading and First Steps - 10 views

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Google Student Blog: Recent updates to Google Docs - 8 views

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shared by Mary Worrell on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached

Mary Worrell on 22 Sep 10

Updates to Google Docs! Some interesting new features here to aid in collaboration.

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A Rubric for Evaluating Student Blogs - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 10 views

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shared by Mary Worrell on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached

Op-Ed at 40 - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com - 8 views

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shared by Leslie Healey on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached

Leslie Healey on 28 Sep 10

too much in here to list. great source for critical reading and writing exercises, even SAT reivew

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