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Here are 8 things to do that will make life easier, and your studies more fulfilling.

Not every school will be able to afford one computer per child, let alone have the luxury of using parent-purchased cell phones for classroom instruction.

I LOVE this quote: Let us forget the term "technical support" and focus on "innovation support".

Some "O Ambassador" projects include: * Building a package of school supplies for a classroom in need * Planting a tree on school grounds * Creating "AIDS Awareness" posters * Organizing "Read-A-Thons" * Collecting old blankets and sleeping bags for local homeless shelters

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: This call encourages all educators, both experienced and novice with respect to Web 2.0 learning tools, to submit proposals to present at this conference via this link. Take this opportunity to share your successes, strategies, and tips in "amplifying the possibilities" of web 2.0 powered learning in one of the four conference strands.

A very cool visual that shows how those in your network connects with each other.

Great English language vocabulary learning games. This site is adding new vocabulary building games every month.

Improve your vocabulary while having fun. Test Preparation & Vocabulary Building for K-12 & ESL Students. Free Flash word games including Hangman, Word search, Match Game, The Vocabulary Quiz

Invitation to Google Teacher academy

found this ComicLife alternative from Kevin Jarret http://www.ncs-tech.org/t

Twemes.com follows public Twitter.com tweets (messages) that have embedded tags that start with a # character. These are sometimes called hashtags but we like to use the term twemes.

What happened to the kids in A Vision of Students Today. Nice follow up for some individuals and discusses other works by students in the same class.

Narrative richness? Really?

1. Which is your strongest "multiple intelligence" (Gardner)? Take this questionnaire to find out! 2. Choose from the Multiple Intelligence(s) Menu(s) below to see which "Digital Arts" might be most enjoyable for you to explore in iLife and Web 2.0

Me? Write a Book? Really? You got it. You are the "we" in WEbook. Work with friends on your inspiration or add a few lines to someone else's. The very best work will be published as WEbooks.

While most districts are still tackling Web-based collaboration tools from pedagogical and security perspectives, a large number of teachers are already out there using these tools to supplement instruction, engage learners, and encourage their students to become producers of information, as well as consumers of it. In other words, they're experimenting. And here are some of the free tools they're using to do it.

This post will be printed in a Grade 8 Language Arts Text by Pearson Education. "Who did you help today?" It is simple. It inspires empathy. It shows what we truly value… and I look forward to the day when my daughters 'favorite part of the day' is also the answer to 'who did you help today'.

Nice wiki about 21st Century.

The thoughtful/reflective effort it took to write this has made this one of the most powerful things I've done for professional development as a teacher.

Chris Lehmann writes a Brilliant post: "I want to tell them..." about the things he would really like to say for a presentation. Fantastic

When young people help to create content for the Internet -- when they experience being active participants, contributing to what there is online -- they are more likely to see the Internet as a resource that they understand and use effectively.