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"Virtual field trips allow us to take our students on adventures we never thought possible. We can take our students under the ocean, across the globe and even into space. But sometimes finding the right virtual field trip, or even finding a virtual field trip at all, can be time consuming. That's why we put together this growing database of virtual field trips you can take with your class!"

"Student agency, which we might loosely define as students' ability to influence their own learning, undoubtedly plays a critical role in education. Many schools and districts see the value in it, but it has often been difficult to achieve. Shifting to an approach where each student directs their own learning - rather than the traditional teacher-led approach - does not happen overnight."

"a former Chicago Public Schools teacher who is now the chief technology officer for School District 62 in Des Plaines, Ill., said there are three types of people whom ed-tech leaders will encounter when they encourage their staff to innovate: "hoorays, hmms, and hell nos." The "hoorays" are those who are eager to try new tools and techniques in their classroom, she said. The "hmms" are those who watch with interest but aren't ready to dive in right away, and the "hell nos" are those who actively resist."

"TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines."

EquatIO takes the pain out of creating mathematical expressions digitally. Made for today's tech-focused classrooms, this Chrome browser extension lets you type, handwrite, or dictate equations, formulas and more directly on your computer or tablet. Then add your expression with a click of a button to Google Docs or Forms. Input's easy with EquatIO. You don't need to know any complicated math code or programming languages like LaTeX. 

Manage all your clouds from one login with Otixo. Connect services like Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, Google Docs, SugarSync, Picasa, MobileMe, Amazon S3, FTP sites and WebDav drives...all from one simple app.

Create mosaics using photos of your choice.

So what is the purpose of this site? It's simple. We want to share how technology with people quickly. Each video on the site will be under ten minutes. This is about the same length as my attention span and perfect for showing at the end of a staff meeting.

A nice flashcard website with different games for students and teachers to create and use.

The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. HippoCampus was designed as part of Open Education Resources (OER), a worldwide effort to improve access to quality education for everyone.

What I can do with DebateGraph...? 1. Facilitate group dialogue - and augment individual intelligence 2. Clarify a key argument 3. Deliberate together, decide, and manage the tasks arising 4. Collaborative learning and teaching 5. Conference reporting and engagement

Great selection of various graphic organizers for print.

Quick Rubric is the wonderful new (beta) site for creating rubrics from the creators of Storyboard That. This is far and away the easiest site for creating a beautiful rubric where a user can add a row or a column with a tap of an arrow button. Everything inside of the rubric is customizable (i.e., from the heading to customizing points) and a user can save or print out as many rubrics as they need.