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5 Sources for Free and Legal Images Filed as Guides on October 6, 2008 9:01 am by Jonathan BaileyEveryone knows that almost any blog post is better with images. However, getting them can be a difficult matter. With a maze of licensing and fair use issues

Karl Fisch reflects on how Web 2.0 is changing the way people can relfect on politics and the political debates in real time.

Create animated comics using band-aids.

Blogging helps encourage teen writing Survey reveals that student bloggers are more prolific and appreciate the value of writing more than their peers

I think it might be more accurate to say that "Web 2.0 will be a significant part of the future of learning," and that in the best case scenario it will become an important part of our formal educational institutions.

Downloadable PDF guides on using Google Earth in education.

How to make a self-grading quiz using Google forms.

30 days to being a better blogger - Steve Dembo

21st Century Skills - worksheet for podcasting, gdocs, digital notetakeing and more...great resource.

University of Kansas project "to improve middle school reading and math achievement through the development of interactive educaitonal games hat use PDAs, iPods and video cameras, along with web-based resources . . ."

An interesting collection of web 2.0 tools for the classroom.

New assessments like the CWRA, however, illustrate that the skills that really matter for the 21st century-the ability to think creatively and to evaluate and analyze information-can be measured accurately and in a common and comparable way. These emergent models also demonstrate the potential to measure these complex thinking skills at the same time that we measure a student's mastery of core content or basic skills and knowledge. There is, then, no need for more tests to measure advanced skills. Rather, there is a need for better tests that measure more of the skills students' need to succeed today. … Read the full report: Measuring Skills for the 21st Century

Education Week article on how teachers and schools in Iowa are adapting to the RTI model.