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"eduTecherTV is a show that focuses on educational technology and web-based tools that can make learning an even more fun and dynamic experience" This is a youtube channel that I stumbleupon (no, not the app) that seems very relavant to our LTMS 600 course. The video show seems to show new and useful ways to use web 2.0 tools to create a dynamic learning experience for students. Cool stuff!

This blog explores the idea of using Facebook for education purposes. It always goes over some pros and cons of it. The blog has links to some interesting articles related to this topic including one about a professor using Facebook to teach a class at Penn State. I really found this blog valuable for the debate about Facebook in education. I personally support some of these methods like using it for important notifications in regards to safety alerts.

Great compilation of online articles about using social media in the classroom. As an added bonus, it is laid out using a gorgeous Web 2.0 Magazine creator: scoop.it. 

Fast Follow. Anyone in the US can receive Tweets on their phone even if they haven't signed up for Twitter. This is a simple way for people to get information they care about in real-time. For example, let's say you want to get Tweets from New York City's office of emergency management (@NotifyNYC). Just text 'follow NotifyNYC' to 40404 in the US.

An open source application similar (VERY similar) to Microsoft's Zoomit. Give this to every teacher (Windows users only. Mac users have it built in) who uses an interactive whiteboard.

Thanks for sharing this. Even though I do not have an iwb (yet), I think this will be useful when using a projector.

Think of Stixy as your online bulletin board. Create as many Stixyboards as you like, one for each project. Use Stixy to easily organize and share: * Your family's schedule * Projects at work * An upcoming holiday with your friends * Your photos from your last bike trip * Or share a file or two with a friend Only you set the limitations for how you want to use Stixy.

What is Smilebox? Smilebox is a fun and engaging service that connects you with family and friends using your photos and videos. It's free, easy to use, and the results are amazing. What can I make with Smilebox? With Smilebox, you can create animated scrapbooks, photobooks, slideshows, postcards, and ecards for any occasion, and email them to anyone.

ImageStamper is a free tool for keeping dated, independently verified copies of license conditions associated with creative commons images. You can use it to safeguard your use of free images from license changes, or to prove you are the original image creator.

"Blogging is becoming more and more popular in the classroom. Teachers can blog to stay in touch with parents and students or they can incorporate blogs from all of the students as a learning tool. The beauty of the student blog is that children from Kindergarten to high school can blog. No matter how you use blogs in your classroom, these tools will help you get started, enhance your experience, or bring the students into the fun."

Checklist for using Moodle including Admin settings and resources

A lot of you mentioned using Moodle as the course delivery method for your project. Nice checklist to make sure you are ready to use Moodle.

"Nineteen Interesting Ways* to use Wallwisher in the Classroom"

"At Learn it in 5, you'll learn what is Web 2.0, and strategies for using Web 2.0 technology in the digital classroom - all in 5 minutes or less. Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slidesharing and much more."

thanks- added to bookmarks and following on Twitter

"List of twenty-five tips, ideas and resources that may galvanize educational uses for the Wave."

This looks very interesting and I have bookmarked it for when I have time to check in out more.

"This workshop was originally developed by Mark Wagner, Ph.D., President & CEO, EdTechTeam, Inc., to introduce educators to the read/write web. This wiki is a template that you can use for any Professional Development or Training sessions that address the use of wikis in education. With Mark's permission, we are making it available to educational technologists who are looking for tools to show their teams what can be accomplished with wikis in general - and Wikispaces in particular - in the K-12 environment."

Must use this site with ANY grad class that discusses using the "Web 2.0" tools with kids

Using primary source documents, students can use critical thinking to make their own conclusions about what happened in history.

Check out this fun science project done by elementary students. Look at all the tools they used. Can YOUR students use those tools?

If you are new to Google Earth (GE), there are some useful stories written in the Google Earth Blog which might give a beginner, or even an experienced user, some insights about this exciting program. If you are looking for more advanced things, try going to the GEB home page and use the categories or Search option for things like: GPS, Geocaching, GIS, network links, image overlays, and more. On this page are links to stories which might help guide you to learning enough about Google Earth that you will soon be a GE expert.