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Sketchcasting is a new way to communicate something online by recording a sketch, optionally with your voice speaking. Any sketch can then be embedded on your blog/ homepage for people to play-back, and you can also point people to your sketchcast channel here (or let them subscribe to your sketchcast RSS feed). Sketchcasting is new but it's based on an old principle: the whiteboard (or the napkin in a bar) on which you sketch something to get a concept across... or to just have some fun. Sketchasting was invented by Richard Ziade on July 23rd, 2007, Creative Commons licensed.

FREE - The new green way of delivering education. Eliminate paper work. Standards-based instruction, assessments online/offline, communicates with parent's online, access thousands of lesson plans and activities.

ISTE Learning is an anytime, anywhere online community for professional development where educators can sample free concepts, buy cool resources and exchange creative ideas. This space provides relevant learning experiences in multiple formats to strengthen the teaching experience and grow digital literacy.

Great example of a Kindergarten teacher using a blog to facilitate communication between the classroom and home. Each student has their own blog page that they use to share examples of work, drawings, writing, and what's going on in class.

"Both the Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly changing, but Internet safety messages change very slowly if at all. A few years ago, some of us in the Net safety community started talking about how to adjust our messaging for the much more interactive "Web 2.0." And we did so, based on the latest research as it emerged. But even those messages are starting to get a bit stale…. Now it's time for Online Safety 3.0."

WatchKnow is both a resource for users and also a non-profit, online community that encourages everyone to collect, create, and share free, innovative, educational videos. WatchKnow is now officially launched, after being developed for over a year. Whether you're a student, a parent, a teacher, or just someone who cares about the education of children, you can now use our service and get involved to make it even better. Please sign up! (But did you know that you can add new videos to our system without signing up? They'll have to be approved first.)

Collaboration and community strategies for helping to reform schools without drastic measures.

News article about one small non-profit in Southwest Michigan dedicated to helping the community with technology and recycling it. They provide low income families with refurbished computers, and now have a recycling center where people can dispose of their old electronics ethically.

Links to tools that could be used in a pProfessional Learning Community.

Minigroup is the easiest way to share the right stuff with the right people. Communicate, share, and collaborate. See all your groups in one place. Great tool to collaborate between teachers

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Free private chat service - create your own chat room and invite people by email. No installation or registration required.

Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages