"With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it's no wonder you've seen this cryptic looking code!
Commonly used wherever people get online -- including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs -- these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other."
The structure that has been established for Alabama's technology requirement is something I can support. It's a technology requirement, but not a mandated online course.
"Google Drive: keep everything, share anything
Google Drive is your place to keep single up-to-date versions of all of your files online."
More and more schools are using this application to store and share documents, photos/images, events, student work and a whole lot more so everything is easily accessible and secure.
"The study found that, of the students observed, 94 percent used the Internet, 82 percent go online at home, and 77 percent had a profile on a social networking site. When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills as the top lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views, and communication skills."
"Ariel Braunstein, co-creator of the Flip Video camcorders, announced the launch of Knowmia, an online tutoring service for K-12 students. Knowmia is a digital repository with more than 7,000 videos culled from the Internet by the site's moderators in subjects from microbiology to Mandarin Chinese.
The new site automatically searches through thousands of tutoring videos and recommends lessons based on the user's personal preferences"
Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN) - This is the dissemination project for the Star Schools Program, a federally funded distance education program that helps small or isolated schools in rural areas use new technologies to offer courses to students, and professional development to teachers, that they could not otherwise provide. This Web site includes general information about distance education; instructional modules, enrichment activities and courses; summaries of current research; and online course-design tools....
ZippSlip enables schools and parents to fully process paper forms online, from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. All results are tracked and displayed by our cloud based app that is 100% HIPAA and FERPA compliant.
This website allows you to create charts of various types. Then you can print them, embed them on a website, or share them through various other types of social media. It also has a gallery where you can view charts made by others.