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Great guides to Open Educational Resources. If you need to know how to do something, Embi probably has already put a how-to guide together.

This site allows you to make any page interactive for your students. "You can take your students to any destination on the Web, interact with them, guide them, collect and assess their work seamlessly." - Free option is limited to 50 single use student accounts. Upgrade for unlimited is $5.99 a month.

Wiki filled with web tools for classes

Free online screen casting program. Up to 15 minutes recording time with free edition. Unlimited time with Pro account ($15 per year)

Wiki with more than 50 different ways to tell a story. Good digital story telling Resource.

Ad supported, but there are ad free options available.  You may have as many as 200 attendees and 6 video streams. Integrates with your Google account even if using Google Apps for Education. Recording is also available and FREE.

The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. NGA and CCSSO Comment on CCSSI Governance Suggestions October 19, 2010 National Governors Association and State Education Chiefs Launch Common State Academic Standards June 2, 2010 Draft K-12 Common Core State Standards Available for Comment March 10, 2010 Common Core State Standards K-12 Work and Feedback Groups Announced November 10, 2009 Sign up here to receive updates about the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Home About the Standards News Get Involved FAQ The Standards ©2011 Common Core State Standards Initiative Contact Us Terms of Use Public License Feedback Diigo Web Highlighter (v1.6.7)  Highlight     Boo

Tell a story in five pictures. Could be used as a writing prompt.

From Free Technology for Teachers Blog: Chrome Speech Recognizer for Speech to Text. App ois in the Chrome Web Store.

Richard Byrne's post about a tool to create text messages between characters. (classtools.net)

Build your own Google Docs story. Almost like writing with dead authors.

Troy Hick's response to Digital learning Day. Well thought out

Make your lessons more dynamic by creating your own flash and smartboard  games or other cool activites. All tools are FREE. Tools included: QR code generator, Fake Facebook and Twitter pages, 

Shari Hales's favorite site.

Free with ads. Great online tool for playing with images. You can make all sorts of thinks from posters to nametags. There is a color palette generator and a way to make trading cards.

Animated, short lessons from all subject areas. Lots of good stuff here.

More ways to use Google Docs creatively in your class.

Create Animated GIFs online - Great for mini-mulitmedia projects.

Education technology resource site