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We have developped a useful free tool to integrate to your browser: the Ant Video Downloader. It is based on the growing demand from internet users to be able to download the videos they can watch on popular sites such as YouTube, Google Video, Daily Motion , etc.

Choose a plant specimen by clicking on its picture to learn about its characteristics. If desired, review the biomes by choosing links on the far left. Match each plant specimen with the biome where it would thrive. A message box will pop up to inform you about your choice. Click on the Score It! button at the bottom for your overall score.

1. Use MS Paint to Resize an Image After opening or creating an image in MS Paint, you can resize it. To do this, place your mouse over Image on the toolbar and click Stretch/Skew. You can type in any number from 0-500 in the Horizontal and/or Vertical box and it will re-size your image by that much percent. For example, if you type in 70, you'll resize the image, or make it narrower, by 70%. This function is great if you need to re-size a large photograph. You can also re-size images by selecting the photo by going to Edit → Select All, and then finding and clicking on the corner blue squares and dragging the photo.

y allowing students to bring their mobile devices to class, school districts provide the benefits of personalized instruction - without blowing their budgets. And they also pass on their purchasing power to families, who can buy devices from vendors at the district's discounted rate.

An infographic which demonstrates the complexity of FAcebook's privacy settings. "To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options. Facebook says it wants to offer precise controls for sharing on the Internet"

Star Phoenix - (available in Canadian Newstand database) According to the University of Victoria political science PhD candidate and digital media researcher, students -- especially those on the verge of graduating and heading out into the working world -- should be aware of their digital reputation. According to Norah McRae, executive director of UVic's Co-operative Education Program and Career Services, there aren't any statistics that show exactly what percentage of employers will Google

So often when we talk about schools, students, parents and teachers, we discuss things in arm-lengths type of way. We discuss how they need to have richer and more meaningful learning experiences, how we need to provide them with the opportunities to use the technological tools in authentic learning experiences. What we don't discuss is how schools need to be places of living not just of learning. They need to be places of community where children can experience life-lessons not just academic lessons. The story that follows is about one such event that took place at our school this past year.

Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak. If used properly, you'll never have to worry about whether you should friend the boss and your mom. You can friend anyone you want while comfortable in the knowledge that not everyone gets to see everything you post.

"In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish."

another Sir Ken Robinson TED talk - well worth watching and sharing with your staff.... I kept thinking about the principles of differentian as I listened.

One to one initiatives

This is an amazing assignment! "One of our grade 7 Humanities teachers, Dan McWilliam, just finished a project with his grade 7 students. In order to understand the concept of perspective in historical accounts, Dan had his students re-write a 'picture book' on colonialization from an alternate perspective."

Media Literacy for Development and Children's Rights "Media Literacy for Development & Children's Rights" was created by UNICEF Canada to help young people in grades 6 - 8 understand the role played by the media in influencing their attitudes and perceptions about developing nations and development issues. This module contains a series of lessons, exercises and background information to help familiarize students with the issues and challenges surrounding representation of other countries and cultures by the media. There are three activities in Lesson One: Optical Illusion, True or False?, and From Your Point of View

Read Write Think offers a free program called the Profile Publisher. Profile Publisher allows students to create and print mock-ups of social network profiles. Students can create profiles for themselves of for fictional characters. Profile Publisher includes fields for "about me," "blog posts," "interests," and all of the other profile fields typically found on a social network. Completed profiles can be printed.

"Here you will find a growing collection of some of our favourite videos on 'Educational Change'. Why not use some of these videos at staff meetings and professional learning opportunities to start discussions and conversations about teaching and learning in the 21st century."

Most of you may have seen most of these videos but it is nice to have them in one place.

Online safety must be relevant to youth, or we're talking to ourselves. It must accommodate the growing body of research on youth risk and what kids themselves say about how they use digital media, and it must be respectful-of both young people and the new media conditions they're ably exploiting.

totally amazing easy to follow tutorials - on many different tools and apps

share these with your staff - they are amazing!

This video shows the user how to set up the Aggregator module in Drupal 6. The aggregator module allows you to import RSS and atom feeds for display on your Drupal site.

These skills are based on the new 2009 ISTE adminstrator technology standards. The standards will provide a framework for educators to use as they transition schools and their classrooms to places of learning relevant for today's learner. This rubric will guide you in determining your level of use of technology and 21st century skills personally and with students.