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Video explains how to embed video into MS documents. 

Insight for elementary teachers when they are looking to integrate blogging.

"The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress is a "The Best…" list that can come in very handy for teachers and for students. It lists free sites where teachers can register their students, and both can keep track of their progress. They can be useful for reinforcing concepts and language learned in the classroom. Most, thought not all, of the sites on that list focus on English."

Texting improves literacry? Can it be true?

"This year, I have been introducing blogging in my classes (to varying degrees). I have written on them several times in my previous posts: "First Week Using Class Blogs," "Update on Blogging in the Class Part 2," and "Update on Using Class Blogs.""

"The Best Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced English Language Learner Sites"

"A university study investigating exactly how helpful iPads are in an academic environment has recently shared its findings. The results, which were obtained by Abilene Christian University and shared with TUAW, note that iPad-equipped students actually do excel in their studies. According to the website:"

" Using Songs in the EFL Classroom"

On my recent trip to Shanghai China for the Learning 2.011 conference I was struck but so much that the experience will likely feed my thinking for the rest of my life. The conference is a bringing together of international school teachers, led by some of the most stellar educational minds of our time. The cohort leaders at this events lead with kindness, expertise and amazing resumes in the forms of blogs, podcasts, books and proven thought leadership in multiple realms. It was in this rarified company that I was given time and opportunity to go out and explore China as a pedestrian learner.

Nice collection of currently used and successful assistive technologies.

"The Blogging Teacher: Setting Up Your Classroom Page Blogs ("web logs") are an effective way to communicate with parents and the school community about the learning and events taking place in your classroom. As a teacher, using a blog page as a method of sharing news and information can be helpful to parents (and students) by allowing them access to these things online - rather than by paper handouts and agenda writing. "

Interesting writing on "crowd sourcing" stories.