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Great idea to help colleagues get started on Twitter with a #WW ~ "Welcome Wednesday"

internet safety hangman. I do find this an oxymoron, and yet this is an activity that many may like.

presentations in powerpoint for science

super hyper type spider recommended by @fsinfo on Twitter for typing. "Hungry lizards with words on their backs are after Berry the hairy spider! Save Berry from these colorful, wacky creatures by typing words quickly as they appear on their backs and help her from becoming someone's lunch! Type in the letters or words you see on the lizard's backs as soon as they appear on the screen to clear them away. Some words will be harder than others so type really fast to win! Each round will end when the spider reaches the top of the tree. "

List of resources for teachers on Facebook.  Students could benefit from some of these, as well, as lessons in digital citizenship.

Dean Shareski talks about the importance of allowing students to use video to express themselves versus just the traditional focus on writing.  Dean shares a powerful video made by a student who is bullied to get his point across.

A link of a screencasting webinar that came to me. If you want to record the screen, this webinar by Lorna Costantini is one that can help you.

This is a guide for high school girls to inspire a career in engineering.

This site is designed specifically for middle school girls to see all the applications and benefits of an engineering degree.

Great Web 2.0 Tool list

Exhaustive list of online creation tools for all categories

"I have access to an incredible wealth of credible resources, and I am given as much time as I need to synthesize information and determine how to best leverage it. I have opportunities to collaborate and learn with, and from, experts all over the world. I have the chance to participate in challenge based learning projects where I work to find solutions to a variety of real world problems, and I do it with individuals in locations that I have never been to." "You may be wondering where this amazing classroom is, and my response is unique given the time of day: at home, the gym, my car, the gas station, a school, a picnic table, a friend's house, my back deck, a restaurant… and that is just a few of today's locations. "

Solid conversation about the rigor of online learning. "While some students thrive in this environment, some students don't realize how much they're going to miss the socialization." and "You're not going to learn more easily or teach more easily; it's just different."