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"Digital Citizenship: Using the internet and social media in a responsible and ethical way Digital Leadership: Using the internet and social media to improve the lives, well-being, and circumstances of others."

"Ben Rimes talks about connecting technology and Common Core standards.  Ben is passionate about technology in the classroom, digital storytelling, and social media."

Whether for business, education or individual use, Knovio adds your personality and improves the effectiveness of any presentation. Create: bring "flat" PowerPoint® slides to life with your webcam, microphone Edit: make changes, without the need for video editing software or skills Share: publish instantly to private spaces or your social networks"

WikiBrains is a growing community of creative people from all walks of life who embrace associative thinking to get inspired and out of the box. You may associate "Freud" to "Psychology", then someone across the globe links it to "Libido", another one to "Subconscious", and another one to "Dreams" and so on ad infinitum with ever-expanding branches and related content. It is a social, fun and smart space where ideas roam free and multiply.

"The ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS)  suggest the use of more primary source materials in science and social studies classes.  I agree that this will bring some interesting experiences to class and expose kids to some historically important documents."

Media and publishing professionals know that infographics are hugely popular, and are more likely to be shared via social media than a standard blog post or article.

How It Works Plan: Add background, images, text, lines and shapes. Split the content of your story between pages or simply import your power point presentation into the whiteboard Record: When your slides are ready, press the RECORD button. Whatever you sketch add and talk will be recorded as an animation. Press pause at any time. Once you've done, press the save button. Share: Watch your video lesson on the preview. Like the results? Save it and add the lesson name. Share your video with your colleagues and students using social networks or via email.

"I've never been a big believer in teaching to a test. Indeed, since my first year in the classroom I've used a project-based model with my science and social studies classes."

You can store anything and everything in a track-whatever your heart desires-whether it's a task you have to get done ASAP or a cool quote you'd like to share with some of your friends or coworkers. In short, Tracks are like Tweets for doers: they're little bits of information that you'd like to comment or act upon.

Grovo is an online education and training platform that helps people find and use sites, and helps sites reach and educate users. Before Grovo, there was no single, centralized location for Internet education and training. Grovo produces free and Premium Business video tutorials that cover the Web's most popular and useful sites as well as essential cloud services in social media, productivity, and online marketing. Applications include Facebook Profile, Advertising, and Pages, Google Analytics and Apps, Twitter, Yelp, Basecamp, and LinkedIn.

Field trips generally venture only as far afield as the local heritage village, where you're likely to catch pilgrim 'Ezekial' behind the butter churning hut sneaking a modern-day cigarette. Google wants to offer a more far-reaching experience, with a new Connected Classrooms initiative that lets classes take "virtual field trips" using Google+ Hangouts. So instead of learning about pioneer times from a local drama student who has to keep the goat stables clean in addition to infotaining the kids, you'll check out the Seattle Aquarium, Minnesota Zoo or the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Google says that teachers already employ its social network in classrooms, but the Connected Classrooms program is designed to make it easier for more of them to do so. It offers not only those virtual excursions mentioned above (along with a number of other destinations), but also provides teachers a chance to work together on class plans and learning experiences for use both in the classroom and out.

"Kahoot! empowers educators and captivates learners. Through the creation of a trusted learning space, educational content is delivered by asking meaningful questions in real-time, creating a social, fun and game-like environment. Kahoot! flips the classroom with a pedagogy based on encouraging a loop from 'learner to leader' within the learning space, which maximizes the precious learning time spent in the classroom and empowers learners to lead."

Welcome to WorldPopulationHistory.org, an interactive site that lets you explore the peopling of our planet from multiple perspectives - historical, environmental, social and political. It is about the 2,000-year journey of human civilization and the possible paths ahead to the middle of this century.

"Beautiful Infographic Templates & Designs. Choose from hundreds of professional templates for infographics, reports, posters, promotions and social media posts."

"Open Video Chat Group video chat with no login or apps needed! Simply make a link, connect using your PC, smartphone or browser, and hold video meetings with up to 3 other people for free. Share your link through social media, messengers or even text message for instant and easy video chat! Just make your link and get started!"

Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual dimension not only helps them understand concepts better, but also stimulates curiosity and encourages self-learning. NeoK12 also features Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching.

Even that Twitter thing the kids are into these days, with its 140-characters and its perpetual haze of pound signs, has its uses-and quick, simple ways a bit more accessible than facebook. Here are 28 to get you started.

Various free educational games that will challenge students' intellect.

Neat website for team collaboration on projects. Would work well for group projects.