i-SITS

A tool for merging multiple RSS feeds into one feed.  Great for collecting a bunch of feeds to share with a group.

PrimaryAccess is a suite of free online tools that allows students and teachers to use primary source documents to complete meaningful and compelling learning activities with digital movies, storyboards, rebus stories and other online tools.

Awesome but a bit insulting.

6 min. audio

Chop and capture youtube videos

Great site for grade 6 Science unit on electricity. Looks at circuits, conductors & insulators, switches, changing circuits, and circuit diagrams. Would work well on a Smartboard or have the students work at individual computers.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells

A editable alternative to Google Maps.

Working around "Yeah - but......"

Crowdsourcing maps and events.

the importance of educators using twitter - two excellent short videos

The introduction of social media means parents need to supervise their kids' use of the technology though they may not know much about it themselves

by Morag

Some interesting thoughts about do everything devices.  

The downloadable pdf is great!

A great little physics game. It can really be extended if you get into creating your own levels. It is an excellent addition to a SMART board.

an original song about the permanence of one's online postings.

The Web and cell phones help us communicate, connect and learn in ways we never could before, but they've also forever changed how we interact with others. Things we used to share in person - and in private - can now be broadcast to thousands, instantly. Sometimes we type things we would never say to someone's face. As a result, new issues like forced sexting, textual harassment and cyberbullyiing have emerge