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"Showing videos and the occasional Hollywood film in the classroom is an innovative way to demonstrate concepts and expose common misconceptions while providing a thought provoking change of pace for students. These worksheets are NOT meant to supplement good interactive, thought provoking activities in the classroom, rather they are meant to provide an OCCASSIONAL change of pace in the classroom. It is recommend to show the film, then stop the footage, do some teaching, and start it up again."

"The focus was on how to use technology as a tool for learning to support all learners in the 24/7 classroom." Interactive presentation on designing a digital classroom.

"The issues surrounding copyright have never been more visible. But the classroom presents its own copyright-related challenges, for students and teachers alike. How is an educator to know what the rules are? How do those rules apply in the classroom? And how can we make sure that students know the rules as well?"

"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

I have used Skype to read aloud to another classroom on the other side of the county.  I will be using it this year to connect to a class in Hawaii and will try to use it for reading, science and social studies.

Another great idea to help #1 flip your classroom or #2 just help personalize instruction, or #3 work with small groups and individuals through Screenchomp and your Ipad.

This is a good article authored by Melissa Kelly, an educator affiliated with several Florida programs and also a proponent for technology in the classroom. The article touches on several of our LTMS 600 classroom discussion topics. New literacies, cost/open source options, parental buy-in and other (tech integration) concerns are highlighted. Several of her discussion points are confirming for many of our classroom topics.

This blog features a list of why this teacher uses a flipped classroom. One of the key points made was that flipped classrooms have been used for centuries in Humanities classes which is where my interests are. I am a big fan of flipped classrooms.

Article on the Truth about Flipping your Classroom

This article talks about many different resources available to teachers to use in the classroom when YouTube is not available as some school districts block it. The only one I have used is Hulu because I enjoy catching up on television shows online, but looking over this list makes me realize there are many tools for showing videos to students. I think it would be easier to use one of these instead of showing an old video tape on the television for several reasons including you could post the links online so students who miss class can watch them which is not always possible when you use regular videos.

Great lists. I have used a few of these sites. I have watched Ted Talks several times, but I tend to use it for my personal growth rather than in the classroom. How Stuff Works and The Future Channel are both great sites to use in the classroom. I have used both as a launch into a lesson. I have The Future Channel set up to notify me when new videos are available.

I wish the title didn't say "alternatives to youtube" but rather, "47 video sites - OTHER THAN Youtube." Youtube is powerful for its content, most of which is not available on the other sites. This harkens back to when schools would say, "We block youtube but we have teacher tube." It's not about having a 'tube.' It's about the content. Maybe I'm picking too much, but it drives me up a wall! :-)

"Yesterday, we announced full Google Apps for Education Integration with Wikispaces Private Label. Today we're showing you some great ways you can use this integration in your classroom."

Great way to share student work with parents.

Great place to grab some ideas for the classroom

Great place to grab some ideas for the classroom

"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."

Their portal for Education. "Wolfram Research is dedicated to the advancement of science and mathematics education. For both students and educators, this educational portal contains a collection of resources spanning all precollege grade levels, including dynamic classroom Demonstrations from the Wolfram Demonstrations Project. Explore the topics below to find Demonstrations for your classroom or for individual study."

10 ideas for using Forms in the classroom.

50 Great ideas for using Google Earth in the classroom. From elementary to high school

The archived recording of the webinar about Edmodo

I would agree that for colleges and adult learners it might be, but I'm not convinced that the same holds true for K12.

Learning has to occur in a community, eh? If that's true, THEN can we get twitter, skype, Flickr, youtube, Diigo, etc unblocked so we can take advantage of that community?

VERY significant, don't you think?