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Slideshow presentation by Chris O'Neal (ISTE) and Rob Bayuk (Microsoft). Microsoft and ISTE have joined forces to put together a series of web literacy lessons, activities, and support resources to help students develop their critical thinking skills when searching the web. You can find the teacher resources here: http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/critical_thinking.aspx

Discover Web 2.0 and how it can be used with today's youngest learners to enhance creativity, communication, and collaboration. Explore student work and watch tiny techies in action!

Session with Rob Bayuk, Microsoft K-20 Marketing Manager. Microsoft and ISTE have joined forces to put together a series of web literacy lessons, activities, and support resources to help students develop their critical thinking skills when searching the web. The new student-centered curriculum will provide guidance and activities for your students on how to search effectively, how to analyze "the anatomy of a search result," and moreover, understand how to judge the validity and source of the content they find on the web. This curriculum was developed collaboratively by ISTE and Microsoft and will be available soon, free to educators.

Classroom Observation Tool optimized for the IPHONE. C3 is a data collection, collaboration and coaching tool designed to help administrators conduct walk‑throughs, get an accurate snapshot of the classroom, analyze data, and share concepts with staff. It is a web‑based application that can be used with most web browsers, and is optimized for use on an Apple iPod Touch or iPhone. The program is server‑based, which means that all data is instantly available, and there is no syncing required from device to device. The data resides away from the computer or handheld device, so it can be accessed from the Internet with an account login.

Download a free copy of "Using Web 2.0 to create interactive lectures with your students" from Mike Zimmer.

Tammy Worcestor's list of favorite free web tools.

Pump Up Your Web Presence and develop your personal learning networks. Tools for getting started.

Free collaborative Web 2.0 tool for mapping out ideas.

Free web application that enables everyone to easily create cool animations.

Dr Howie DiBlasi version 6 of the series. Answers to the question of "How To Change The World of Education. How To Empower Teachers. 20th century leadership. How to use Web 2 in Schools. The Flat World of Education. Globalization and The Information Age

SecretBuilders is a virtual world for children 5 to 14 years old powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and game developers. On SecretBuilders, children will explore virtual lands, undertake quests, play games, maintain a home, nurture a pet, and interact with their friends. Three features which form the backdrop for SecretBuilders distinguish it from other online worlds: * Children learn through immersing themselves in the stories, themes, and concepts from the best in literature, arts and humanities. They will interact with famous historical and fictional figures and be introduced to content and characters from world civilization and the great thoughts and ideas of human creativity. * Children will create this site, not just consume it. They are directly involved in creating this world with their ideas, critiques and contributions on virtually every aspect of the site and many of their ideas will be implemented! * Children publish their works - writings, art, videos - making SecretBuilders their own personal store of creativity. They can invite friends and family to view their works, and comment upon them. Seeing their works published and enjoyed by others instills tremendous for self-confidence as well as motivation to do more.

"Learning Tools Smackdown ~ Teacher-librarian and technology educator practitioners will share their ideas relating to effective practice in use of 2.0 tools to deliver the mission that resonates well with ISTE's NETS*S."

Global collaboration project headed by Vickie Davis and Julie Lindsay. Connect your classroom locally and globally to create meaningful and authentic learning communities using Web 2.0 tools and emerging technologies.

Communicate with parents, teachers and students online in a Web 2.0 environment.

No teacher has enough time to search for instructional technology resources. Learn from ISTE author, Bonnie Hamilton, which Web-based resources will give you the most power.

Blabberize is an easy web-based application that allows you to speak through a picture. Students can manipulate the picture to say what they want it to say. Teachers have used this resource for quick projects such as having students retell a story, book reviews, explain a math or science process, create biographies.

Web site of Gwyneth Jones, co-presenter with Joyce Valenza. (SIGMS Forum: Media Specialists SIG Learning Tools Smackdown)

Awesome web site of Joyce Valenza ( SIGMS Forum: Media Specialists SIG Learning Tools Smackdown)

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