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The New 7 Wonders: Colosseum - The Great Wall - Petra - Taj Mahal - Machu Picchu - Christ Redeemer Rio - Chichén Itzá Mexico

The Triptico resource application currently contains 23 different interactive resources - all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save and share. You can access them all with one simple download... everything is completely free - and you will receive updates whenever new resources are added!

The MIT Video website - developed and maintained by the MIT News Office - aggregates and curates video produced by the Institute's offices, laboratories, centers and administration. This includes feature and editorial videos, event recordings, academic content and more. Each day, the editorial team at MIT Video selects one or more videos to "spotlight" based on the videos' content, production value and timeliness.

Excellent resource for educators that are new to Twitter. Great for experts to expand their knowledge as well.

New generation of blogging tools. Easy to use and great for teachers to use with students.

The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level.  Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new 'tools' or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Internet.

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.

Well organized course for new and experienced iPad users.

This public Google Doc has an extensive resource list for new and experienced Google Apps for Education users.

Great for our elementary science kids.