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A local newspaper article that looks at cyber schools' pros and cons and reasons why they are growing but often do not meet ayp.

The challenge of fusing the three Rs and the four Cs of education is more urgent than ever. From September 20-October 5, 2010, thousands will gather online for the Cyber Summit on 21st Century Readiness where we will learn about, discuss and advance 21st century readiness in the United States.

The schedule is here: http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=964&Itemid=63

I signed up for this and am going to share with those at school

Nice rubric posted on twitter today by @coolcatteacher

"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."

"the tools of learning have changed, as have the tools of collaboration, of distribution, of creation, and if our schools do not teach these - and much more - help our students to understand how they must manipulate these tools for their purposes - and the world's - nothing else we do in school really matters, because our students will not be able to effectively work with what they know."

Do you need this?

I hope everyone has received this notice from HU and has run the test. THey won't be able to get on, otherwise.

A nice list of videos to share with your teachers.

I really liked the video on motivation by Dan Pink. Very thought provoking.

"Want to rap a math concept for your class, but not sure where to start? Alex Kajitani, the Rappin' Mathematician, breaks down how to write a rap. "

Shared today on Twitter, written by our own Joyce Valenza. Forward this to YOUR librarian. NOW!

a MUST SEE!

Syncdocs lets you "Go Google" by migrating all your files to Google's cloud. Simply select a folder on your PC, like "My Documents", Syncdocs copies it online and across all your computers, automatically. This folder is then kept in sync. Syncdocs integrates right into your desktop opening your files in Google Docs.

"Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in all Webkit browsers such as Chrome and Mobile Safari. If possible, exporting your Flash animation as a SWF 5 file might give better results. "

That is so COOL!

"This site was created by Dr. Alice Christie to share an exciting new approach to teaching and learning. Enabled by Web 2.0 tools, GoogleTreks™ allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. GoogleTreks™ Video."

If you're on twitter this is an oldie but a goodie. See where your followers are on a map

Nice article to show newbies how to get started with this idea of QRCodes

Students can sign up for free accounts and make 30 second videos using text, videos, and pictures.

nice site

Let's teachers and students create sets of flashcards that you can share with others. Can also do searches for existing sets. Great for subjects that use images as well (for example rock and mineral identification in earth and space science)

Google Sketchup Training Videos. Good to get started.

A great site to post quick polls to your followers