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Shannon Wells

Educational Technology Guy: Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools - great list of web 2.0 res... - 0 views

  • The resources are sorted by categories such as "presentation", "music", "collaborative", and "research". There are 18 categories, plus a "Teacher's Resources" page with lesson plans, books, games, and more
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      This is an example of all of the different categories that are on the websites to make it easier for the teacher.
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    A website containing hundreds of educational technology tools from music to research. It is for teachers to incorporate technology into the classroom.
Alan Christy

Blog on Free Technology for Teachers - 0 views

  • Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology Pages
  • gText is a new service offering free group text messaging. There are other services that do the same thing, but those services weren't developed by a high school student the way that gText was.
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    So, this is just a blog, but very cool for high school. Older posts may be worth exploring. On this page a high school student's app for group-texting, and is being used by teachers to text assignments and more to students!
Alan Christy

Google For Educators - 0 views

  • Apply by 11:59 PDT on 9 February 2012.
  • The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators from around the globe get the most from innovative technologies
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  • 50 innovative educators are selected to attend each GTA based on the merits of their online application. Potential applicants include classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, technology specialists, librarians, administrators, professional trainers, and other education professionals who actively serve the worlds’ primary and secondary teachers and students. Participants are selected based on their professional experience, their passion for teaching and learning, and their successful use of technology in school settings. Since the program relies on a "train-the-trainers" model, we are particularly interested in educators who actively provide technology-related mentoring or training for classroom teachers.
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    Google is accepting applications for free professional development to a select few.
Shawn Miller

Instructional Technology Tools for Teachers - 1 views

  • For Online Teaching & Learning. Used by both CPS students and teachers.
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      Testing of a Sticky Note.  P.S. I'm not a big fan of Black Board
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    A link to multiple websites for instructional tools for teachers
Alan Christy

The Educator's PLN - The personal learning network for educators - 0 views

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  • This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators
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  • This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators
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    A personal learning network for educators, with lots of videos and podcasts! It looks like a great resource for educators using technology and who want to further explore the world of PLNs.
Alan Christy

Fun Embeddable Math Games - 0 views

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    Fun Embeddable Math Games from Visa. Families can play together to help learners cooperatively, playing together with their families, and later independently, through the use of technology as an educational tool.
Alan Christy

Jane's Pick of the Day - 0 views

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    Great site for looking up and incorporating the latest tools into learning and classrooms.
Alan Christy

Voki - 0 views

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    Create talking avatars for free, which you can embed and use to improve your message, improve comprehension and motivate recipients, as well as a test-to-speech tool.
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    Voki is a lot of fun. (You can embed finished Voki projects in Wikispaces, too, which could be very handy, especially if you're trying to create a simple site that would be engaging for kids.)
Alan Christy

Teachers and Principals Talk about Google Docs - YouTube - 0 views

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    Educators talk about the benefits of Google Docs, particulalry the ability to publish for peers and the world. 
Alan Christy

Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility - 1 views

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    There are many types of cognitive and learning disabilities and an even wider variety of interests and capabilities of users who have these disabilities.This population is larger than those with all other physical and sensory disabilities combined. Cognitive accessibility can be defined by the following principles: Simple, Consistent, Clear, Multi-modal, Error-tolerant, Attention-focusing. Improving web accessibility for this audience will improve access for everyone.
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