"Scribblar is great for\n\n* Online training and tutoring\n* Revising artwork and images\n* Creative brainstorming\n* Sales and product demos\n* Interviews and tests"
"Authors Who Skype with Book Clubs\n\nThese authors are willing to participate in 20-minute Skype visits free of charge. (Many also offer more in-depth virtual visits for a fee.)"
Help for teachers interested in using web 2.0 tools to build a Personal Learning Network. Layed out in a "menu" format with explanations and links to tons of great, and mostly free, services.
Great article with lots of resources all on personal learning networks. I am in 100% agreement with this. I think all teachers should be involved and always learning. Isn't that what we ask of our students?
Show Document is a quick and simple way to share a document with other people at the same time. It is a web collaboration platform that lets individuals have a free online meeting.
Zorap is the first real-time communication service that allows groups of people to collaboratively experience and enjoy libraries of rich media content in personalized rooms, on fan pages, and on websites.. Zorap adds an exciting new dimension to the experience of social networks, allowing people to hang out and enjoy stuff together, in real-time.
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.
Members of the REMC Instructional Technology Specialists in Michigan along with teachers from the state, have created this site to provide project-based activities which are aligned to the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S), and the Michigan Educational Technology Standards for students (METS) as well as the Framework for 21st Century Learning identified by the Partnership For 21st Century Skills.