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Tools For Communication- In this post I highlight class websites, blogs, RSS readers, and Drop.Io for enhancing communication in and out of the classroom. Tools For Collaborating With Students- Here I discuss Google Docs, wikis, Edmodo and Social Bookmarking as ways to promote collaboration with and among students. Tools For Collaborating With Professionals- Learn about how Twitter, Ning, Skype and Google Wave can all be used to connect with and learn from other educators. Tools To Create- See how easy it is to create a multimedia-rich classroom with Animoto, podcasts and Voicethread.

"Young people also need guidance and adult assistance to learn how to safely navigate the virtual environments of the 21st Century. Schools must be proactive, rather than merely defensive, in helping students acquire the skills of digital citizenship needed today and in the future. Simply banning read/write web tools on school networks is an inadequate response: Educators must strive to learn alongside students and parents how these technologies can be safely and powerfully used to communicate and collaborate."

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Collaboration tools

- Collaboration - Content Creation - Research / Content Use - Communication - Data Collection - Simulation - Skill - Tool Use - Design / Engineering

We can no longer wait to begin integrating the latest and most effective Web 2.0 Applications into our daily instructional repertoire. The time is now! We can choose to either engage our students in more interactive, collaborative enriched environments or

a good example of a contract to use with K-12 students when using a wiki

Here are my picks for The Best Online Collections of PowerPoints For Teachers and a link to a list of 7 Search Engines for PowerPoint Presentations.

This wiki is intended to be a launching pad for professional growth and learning through technology, looking at where we are, where we should be, and how we are going to get there.

wiki creation tool

Today's Meet helps you connect with the room in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs.

alternative to ning

over 50 class blogs to give you ideas for creating your own