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"HTML Tidy is a tool for checking and cleaning up HTML source files. It is especially useful for finding and correcting errors in deeply nested HTML, or for making grotesque code legible once more. This online version enables you use it without installing the client tool on your PC. More information about HTML Tidy is available from the original W3C page, and you can download a local copy of it from the SourceForge project page. "

"The iPad's iBooks application supports the standard ePub format as well as books you purchase through the iBooks store. This means that you can use the huge library of free eBooks available from Project Gutenberg & Google Books. You can also read eBooks purchased through other sources such as The Pragmatic Bookshelf. Simply drag any ePub books you download to iTunes and after you sync your iPad, those books will appear in iBooks."

You can download for free software for PC or Mac to create your own Lego creations.

WebJunction has collected training materials and resources that have been developed by library staff from around the country. These materials can be downloaded, reused and repurposed by other trainers. We would also encourage you to add your own training materials to WebJunction to help grow the resources and contribute to the learning community! Please add your technology training resources to the document tab above or to the Patron Training discussion. "

"Microsoft offers free tools to help engage students in a variety of subject areas-from art to music to science and beyond. Teachers can use these interactive tools to encourage self-directed learning or to create fun, dynamic group projects. The tools are simple to download from the Web. For the most part, they don't require special training, so you can start using them quickly and help your students do the same. "

3 options to use when wanting to show YouTube video's but remove all items around the video w/o embedding or downloading.

Decades worth of historical video footage available for download.  Could be good green screen video options. 

transform your screen into a user-friendly interactive whiteboard use with Wiimote--takes the place of a Smartboard

Welcome to Sound Jay's free sound effects web site! You are allowed to use the sounds on our website free of charge and royalty free in your projects but you are NOT allowed to post the sounds on any web site for others to download, link directly to individual sound files, or sell the sounds to anyone else

" Welcome to the e-gadget factory Welcome to the e-gadget factory shop. We sell interactive whiteboard activities called e-gadgets in topic packs that keep the cost at a very low level. These are available as downloads in Smart Notebook format, in Promethean Flipcharts or through an online subscription that will work with any whiteboard."

"Looking for some rubrics to hone in your students presentation skills ? The rubrics below will definitely be of great help. I came across these materials on Discovery Assessment in an article written by Dona Criswell and I really liked them specially that they cover different grades. However, it should be noted that these rubrics are the property of Bucket Institute of Education, a leading source on project based learning materials and for some reasons the download link Donna provided is not working so I am hoping you will be able to have rough idea of how to create your own rubric based on these samples here."

The author has curated a list of some useful places to start with when looking for lesson plans. The websites included below are the 7 most popular ones the author recommends.