It is my opinion that merlot is part of the path that will be required for future educators being both a place for portfolio placement and collaboration.

Survey monkey can be used for more then just the occasional 'what do you think'. Use it for both pre and post testing in edtech.

How-to guide for powerpoint from San Jose State U.

Use this video with adolescent learners and they will watch it twice then use what they have learned. Adults take a few more views...

Wiki of thousands of educational resources. Some are a bit esoteric, included is learning theories - with multimedia links which is nice for us edtech geeks.

This is an evolving site with high quality tools for both the technologically savvy and the digital immigrant. This is not an exhaustive site, nor one where you will find everything you need - but the graphic organizer section is well done and contains the majority of a classroom teacher's needs. This is definitely a site to keep an eye on.

This is a large site that is a bit cumbersome to navigate. If you take the time a teacher can find some amazing resources listed. But it does take time...

This site allows you to create flashcards that can include both audio and pictures. The format is basic but flexible. The one thing you have to be aware of is the save function. You have to save cards as you go along in order to view them. The one downside is moving between the preview screen and the edit screen. There is no embedded button to return to the working area you have to use the back navigation button. But since this site is still in Beta that may change.

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Presentation specialist's tips and suggestions on how to create significant powerpoints and workshops.

Thought this might be an interesting reference site for those who do a lot of presentations with powerpoint.

In line with the best practices of a multimedia presentation, YouTube has thousands of how to videos that can be embedded into power points. In fact there are several videos on how to embed into powerpoint. I have used these videos numerous times in my general ed classes and in my tech classes for both adults and children. With the tech classes the students watch the video through once, then reproduce the activity while watching it through again. It is rare that I have to reteach when they do this.

This is one of the best portals for core curriculum lesson plans, activities, ideas, pictures, pod and vidcasts, access through a group of 10 consortium partners. The partners include: the Smithsonian Institution, AAAS, National English Teachers Association, National Association of Teachers of Math, National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon, National Geographic, and The Association of Economics Educators. The site has its own search engine which can be used to find material across the disciplines, with links that are all peer reviewed. The site is free and open to anyone who wishes to use it.

This is by far one of the best powerpoint oriented portals on the web. The nice thing is that you can save a useful ppt on your computer without licensing issues. The drawback is that there are so many options and links that just dropping in for a fast pick-up of a presentation is difficult. Additional links on the site go to educational clipart and interactive activities. Just a great site.

This is video created to provide an insight into the future of education, technology and communication worldwide. The comparisons between the education in the U.S., India, and China are very interesting. I have played this selection over the last few years at almost every workshop I've hosted. The presentation does not fit into Mayer's (2008) efficient multimedia formats, but the material does make an impact. This is especially good to shake up those folks who espouse that technology is just a fad.