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Stykz is the first multi-platform stick figure animation program in the world (as far as we know!), and it is COMPLETELY FREE! If you've ever used Pivot StickFigure Animator, you'll feel right at home and will appreciate the extra features that Stykz has to offer!

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A list of over 100 ways to use social media for eLearning.

Free customizable message board widgets you can put on your website

Free customizable message board widgets you can put on your website

PinDax offers a fun real-time alternative to the traditional message board. Sign up for free, and get up and running in minutes.

Why wordle? Ideas for using wordle in the classroom.

"Show Document is a Net Meeting platform for instantaneous and spontaneous online meetings where people can work together on the same document at the same time. All the Net Meeting collaborative services can be used to work together at the same time. The web meeting platform offers the following interactive services: * Share Documents *Shared Editor *Share Google Maps *File Sharing *Share Viewing a Web Page *Share to Mobile *Interactive Whiteboard *Share YouTube

I'm not sure how the licensing is working for them. I didn't think you could have one app and share on 40 ipods, but that is what the Charleston County School District says they are doing. From the article: ""Everything from vocabulary, to e-book reading, to art, to science," said CCSD Media Services Coordinator Connie Dopierala. CCSD hopes to invest in a set of 40 iPod Touches for every school in the district, at $150 each. Students can learn math or grammar on inexpensive application programs. "We can download a 99-cent app and load it on all 40 iPod Touches or however many, and that's very cost-effective with taxpayer dollars," said Dopierala."

great how to videos for classroom

Interesting website for those who are graduating or getting married. This lets you create one master registry out of everything on the web. Interesting. For nonprofits, you can create a list of the things that you need and people can put money towards those items. So, this could be used for schools too. Teachers could make a wishlist. Cool idea.

Unity 3D editor is used to create images for the jibe platform. You can do most of what you need with the basic version.

Blogger Ben Johnson asks, "who is responsible for learning in the classroom - the teacher or the students?"

To use or not to use in schools? The +'s and -'s of Google+ integration into Google Apps for EDU

A great checklist to reflect on your social, emotional, and character development work during the past teaching year.

Guest blogger Holden Clemens (pseudonym) describes the frustrations of working with "late to the game" parents and how to better manage parent communications. 

Reinventing Writing on Amazon. You can put on your wish list or preorder and it will deliver it when it is published.