LTMS600

I like this acronym when looking at tools for use with students. SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

"You can't swing a stick in social media without hitting something on Facebook. Same goes for education. You can't talk about how technology is revolutionizing education without mentioning Facebook. It's a simple service to figure out but what about once you become a regular user? If you're a teacher, you would be well served by spending 3 minutes to read through this must-have guide. "

Microsoft® Popfly™ is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, games, Web pages, and applications. Create games, build mashups, design webpages.

PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

Use drop.io to create drops and privately share your files by web, email, phone, fax, and more. Drops are protected from search engines so you can conveniently share what you want, how you want, with whom you want.

Video Presentation Outline:\n 1. Wiki Background\n 2. Why students need to know how to wiki\n 3. A brief overview of the active portion of this project\n 4. The pedagogical use of wikis in the classroom\n 5. Wiki assessment strategies\n 6. Common questions from school administrators

Create interactive guided presentations by combining web pages, photos, PowerPoint and more with your voice, notes and highlights.

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.

5th graders sing math!

Technology New Site.  Great for keeping up on the latest equipment advances and technology news

"UUorld (pronounced "world") provides an immersive mapping environment, high-quality data, and critical analysis tools."

"StoryJumper is a place to create and discover stories for kids. What's your story?™" Shared on twitter

"Bringing together students, teachers, researchers, policy-makers, educational professionals, and other community members, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is a center for fostering collaborations to improve education."

Watch some of the videos. Where do those assignments reach on the Bloom's scale?

Learn how to use any of MANY applications, from Office to Photoshop, etc. OUTSTANDING!! Basic skills on tons of apps

Check this out!

A list of nice tips and tricks for searching with Google

Free Printable QR Code Generator, Creator And Encoder For T-Shirts, Labels & Stickers

It was easy! I made one!

"As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change? " ~ Smithsonian Magazine

A nice collection of tools and how they help learners. (Thanks, Julie Lehmer)

This is an excellent resource to help in the completion of a needs analysis!

Moodle flow chart

Rebuttal to the Newsweek article. Both articles were shared by CFF coaches on our lsitserv. The power of a PLN - learning from each other.