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"The new school year is here for many teachers. For those who haven't started school yet, the new school year will be here soon. If you've set the goal of trying something new in your classroom this year (shouldn't that always be one of our goals), here are eleven techy things teachers should try this year."

"ClassJump.com provides teachers web sites free of charge, where multiple classes can be managed and updated using an easy to understand interface. No knowledge of web site programming is needed to get your class or classes set up and quickly providing up-to-date information for your students and parents. "

"The Flip camera is great for all types of projects in science and math - at any grade level. Flip cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to a computer with a USB plug that "flips" out from the side of the camera. The benefits of these cameras include another means for assessing students understanding of concepts beyond worksheets and tests. Besides a teacher's record, the videos provide a digital record for parents and administrators to show a student's successes or areas which need improvement."

"Allow a student to create a faux Facebook page for a famous person from history using a Google Drawing! A fun way to introduce research to students."

"If you browse or read a lot on the web, we believe you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one -- it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other." http://www.diigo.com/about Not only can you bookmark sites, but you can share them to specific people, groups, lists, and everyone in the world. You can highlight the pages and add sticky notes for yourself, your group or the public. You can easily capture and annotate images on the web to save to your virtual library. And that's not all... check out the about page and the video below to learn more about Diigo:

Strategies for Using LiveBinders The following are 5 reasons or strategies for using LiveBinders in your science or math class.

Hi and welcome to the Livescribe Education blog! We are excited to share and discuss ways to use the Livescribe Pulse smartpen to improve student learning, foster professional development, enable collaboration, etc. Look around, read the posts, make a comment and share, share, share.

"Last week I asked for your ideas on how you make connections with kids on the first days of school. I am overwhelmed by the response. With right at 80 ideas there is surely something here for everyone, or at least a new idea to try."

This is material I developed for the website I closed. For those interested in guitar, especially the physical/postural problems which should be conquered before learning music. Exercises and lessons available for free download. RA

"Creating "Mathcasts" Using the LiveScribe Smart Pen\n"

Dan Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational.

"The Interesting Ways to Use series has been really successful. I measure their success in how useful they are to teachers and other educators in helping with professional development. They have been a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas and it has been great fun connecting with all of the people who have taken time to add an idea. It is remarkable what can be achieved and created together if you give people the right way to do it. Thanks for all the help so far."

Wikispace used for the 2010 summit.

Livescribe in the Classroom: The Pulse smartpen Revolutionizes Learning

"Project Global Inform (PGI) is an in-school project where students use media to spread awareness about human rights violations. PGI came out of the idea that we too often "teach" our students about genocide and human rights violations, but never "do" anything about it. This project's main objective is to create awareness about current human rights violations in our schools, communities, and abroad. Through the use of media and technology students have the power to make a difference."

 Blogs, Wikis, Docs: Which is right for your lesson? A Comparison Table

Check out the book trailers that my 6th grade students made this year using Movie Maker. Also, we have "bookcasts" separated by genre. For both the book trailers and podcasts, students can find a book designated with either a speaker sticker or a movie reel. They then can go to the computers to either view the trailer or listen to the podcast. It has really sparked the students interests in books. The trailer link is at the bottom of the page--don't miss it--it is the best part :)

"Digital Media Scoring Guides First choose one of the following communication types and then customize your scoring guide by checking ONLY the traits and elements you want to use at this time. Click on each keyword for descriptors. For more detailed information on these scoring guides and further resources, see Overview of Digital Media Scoring Guides. "

Kristin's Prezi for PLN

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