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Notes from a presentation by Barbara Wilson at the ESC10 Technology Conference in Texas. Provides testimonials about using GPS devices to engage students.

This is a nice model of exactly what we should be doing in the second half of the school year to promote more uses of ActivInspire and ActivExpressions.

Cool free drawing utility

very interactive - add sweets, icing, and send to friends - good thing to do on Promethean board or slate

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

Click on the right hand side for "interactives" to see different interactive games for the IWB (math, science, LA, social studies, music, art, health, etc)

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

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.

Students using Diigo...very cool!

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.

"Mikogo is an easy-to-use cross-platform desktop sharing tool, ideal for web conferencing, online meetings or remote support. And you can download the full version for FREE!"

Free tool for desktop sharing. Great idea for meetings.

Good video to explain Twitter with teachers as a PLN.

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.

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

Bridget Belardi, DE Star, is the Guru of Geocaching! Her wikispace is full of great lesson ideas and resources. Bridget often hosts Geocaching events, Discovery Education webinars, etc.

article with research supporting the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom

Did you guys see this article? It was already posted in the Education group once.