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Joyce Valenza Announcing: Animoto for Education April 2, 2008 Animoto, the tool that allows you to produce MTV-style videos in no time flat, recently added the ability to download videos as MP4s or Quicktime movies, to export video directly to YouTube, and most importantly, it just added an educators edition which includes many of the formerly premium features.

Images, for education

This is the direct link to Google Search Education, including lesson plans for teaching Google search. It was discussed in a blog post saved earlier for this group.

"Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. (See Creative Commons Licensing.) Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions. Also visit our new Thumbnail list. Note: always check individual licensing notices before publishing on the Web or broadcasting!"

Great blog post (April 2, 2008) on how one educator is using Twitter. Wonderful ideas and resources!

Skype for educators

Pathfinder swap wiki...share your best pathfinders with other educators

My article in Forbes on the critical role school librarians play in our education system.

AdLit offers information and resources for parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers in fourth through 12th grade. Its content is free and provided by a nationwide multimedia project from WETA, Washington D.C.'s public radio and TV station. From book suggestions to classroom strategies and college-readiness advice, everything here is available to the public. There's no sign-in required; the site is easy to browse and broken down into sections such as Common Core Classroom, Hot Topics, and Research and Reports, among many others. Rotating features on the home page include segments like "Choosing a Book in the Comfort Zone" and "Thinking About Assessment and Evaluation." The site also hosts videos and webcasts featuring professional development and discussions related to adolescent literacy. Read More

Nicely put.

Research starters gathered for high school students by the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.

A curated list of 101 websites that are useful for social studies classes

How to create virtual scrapbooks and examples

"Calendar: Create monthly calendars from your photographs."

Poster creation - the Internet way