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Awesome Sims for science from the University of Colorado

case studies of iPad success in classrooms

This set of applications lets you set up audio drop-boxes so your students can record and turn in their spoken answers. There are also ways to create worksheets for videos and embed them together in a "mash-up" activity. Especially for foreign language teachers, this seems like an awesome assortment of apps!

This is a really cool website that is about an iPad trial in schools in Australia. The website provides case studies, information on the benefits of using iPads, classroom ideas, videos and pictures, and more. My favorite part of the website is that it also provides a list of great educational apps broken into different categories and subject areas.

A site for creating interactive texts.

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively - essential skills for life in the 21st century.

This is a fairly open and comprehensive list. There is at least one other RSS feed aggrigator on here, (I think) and some cool looking personal organization things.

"Best Practices for Using Technology in the Classroom Technology in the Classroom When using technology for teaching, there are four basic principles to be kept in mind: Alignment: Technology should be used for a purpose-not for the sake of being flashy and not as a distraction from other forms of pedagogy. Carefully consider the ways in which video or other media that you share with your class are aligned with your learning objectives. Consider the technology that is most closely in alignment with your teaching skills and the needs of your students-if you don't like to teach with Power Point, consider giving students a handout outlining the main points of your lecture and listing major concepts to assist them in note-taking. Accessibility: Be sure that the technology that you intend to use is accessible to your students. While computers are virtually ubiquitous, and students living on campus have ready access to computing labs and other technology on campus, do consider whether or not your students have access to technology that you want them to use. Also, consider your own access to technology: make sure that you are familiar with all of the technology that you use and that media technology in your classroom is functioning correctly before the class. Plan ahead. If you are going to show a film, for example, don't wait until you walk into class to find out if the player in your classroom supports your DVD's regional format, or you will find yourself scrambling to come up with a lesson plan that does not include the film. By checking the regional format in advance, you will be able to have a matching-format DVD player delivered to the classroom by Technology Services. Assessment: As with lectures, discussions, and labs, provide your students with guidance when dealing with media technologies. If you are showing them a film, provide them with the learning objectives that you have for them in watching the film. Consider giving them a short assignment to be fil

Van notating web pages with diigo

Beautiful website about all things ocean-related

Math and The Simpsons

This website includes interactive hands-on activities for Pre-K to 12 in the areas of Numbers and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability. These are great for use with the SMARTBoard, on individual computers for practice, or even just projected onto a screen and done as a class activity.

Excerpts from Henry D. Thoreau's writings on Walden Pond

An article I found interesting, especially since it had to do with our reading for this week.