FCPS TRT

Third Party apps being developed for Edmodo

The study results indicated that, in general, using interactive whiteboards was associated with a 16 percentile point gain in student achievement. This means that we can expect a student at the 50th percentile in a classroom without the technology to increase to the 66th percentile in a classroom using whiteboards.

Hashtags for teachers and some for admins with twitter. Good "chat" hashtags too!

great stylistic tool to make word clouds. Makes Wordle look a little basic.

Nancy Flanagan shares an interesting perspective on what teachers do and don't need from PD

It's possible to add audio to a Prezi

put in full size mode to push the ads off to the side

Inanimate Alice is Transmedia - designed from the outset as a story that unfolds over time and on multiple platforms, the episodes are available on all devices capable of running Adobe's Flash Player. 'Alice' connects technologies, languages, cultures, generations and curricula within a sweeping narrative accessible by all. As Alice's journey progresses, new storylines appear elsewhere providing more details and insights, enriching the tale through surprising developments. Students are encouraged to co-create developing episodes of their own, either filling in the gaps or developing new strands.

Mission US is a multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set in different eras of U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: "For Crown or Colony?," puts the player in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. As Nat navigates the city and completes tasks, he encounters a spectrum of people living and working there when tensions mount before the Boston Massacre. Ultimately, the player determines Nat's fate by deciding where his loyalties lie.

Good video to explain Twitter with teachers as a PLN.

Guide to creating Prezis including some advanced techniques.

Great examples of how to use Expressions in the classroom. If only they explained how the set them up.

200+ interactive resources

Some creative commons links to sites that have flexible copyright for using the music in projects.

A LiveBinder Binder of LiveScribe ideas and resources

a list of 20 skills that "every" educator should have and links to the sites and tutorials related to those skills. Great set of basic skills for 21st Century teachers and administrators

TechSmith tutorials for Jing

Promethean Planet Group about using Flash activities in ActivInspire. Download some of these to use with students.

Alternatives to Google Docs for online collaboration.