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Free Technology for Teachers: 77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try This Summer - 1 views

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The school year is either over or almost over for the majority of readers of Free Technology for Teachers. The summer is a good time to explore and experiment with new things that you might use in the fall. In the PDF below I've compiled 77 resources that you might want try out over the next couple of months. Even if there's nothing new to you in it, please consider passing it along to a colleague that could discover a few new things from it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The school year is either over or almost over for the majority of readers of Free Technology for Teachers. The summer is a good time to explore and experiment with new things that you might use in the fall. In the PDF below I've compiled 77 resources that you might want try out over the next couple of months. Even if there's nothing new to you in it, please consider passing it along to a colleague that could discover a few new things from it.</div>

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SpiderScribe-Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - - 1 views

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Sean Harvatine on 16 Jun 11

Capture, connect and share ideas easily! SpiderScribe is an online mind mapping and brainstorming tool. It lets you organize your ideas by connecting notes, files, calendar events, etc. in free-form maps. You can collaborate and share those maps online!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Capture, connect and share ideas easily! SpiderScribe is an online mind mapping and brainstorming tool. It lets you organize your ideas by connecting notes, files, calendar events, etc. in free-form maps. You can collaborate and share those maps online! </div>

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State Abbreviations - 1 views

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Are you teaching the U.S. States in your classroom? Are your students learning the famous states song, The Fifty Nifty United States? If you answered "Yes," then this is the website for you! State Abbreviations is a fun game for teaching and reviewing the States.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Are you teaching the U.S. States in your classroom? Are your students learning the famous states song, The Fifty Nifty United States? If you answered "Yes," then this is the website for you! State Abbreviations is a fun game for teaching and reviewing the States. </div>

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Minigroup - 1 views

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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High-Stakes Online Testing: Coming Soon! -- THE Journal - 1 views

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For decades the No. 2 pencil and bubble sheet have ruled the student assessment process. The time has finally come to move those tests online. Here's what you can expect.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For decades the No. 2 pencil and bubble sheet have ruled the student assessment process. The time has finally come to move those tests online. Here's what you can expect.</div>

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Making the Big Shift -- THE Journal - 1 views

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Districts in Indiana have created innovative alternatives to textbooks, thanks in part to a change in state policy.

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ASCD Express 6.19 - Team Up for 21st Century Teaching and Learning - 1 views

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From ASCD...What Research and Practice Reveal About Professional Learning

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BBC - Podcasts - Witness - 1 views

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From the BBC: Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the BBC: Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.</div>

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SnipSnip.It - Share the Good Parts - 1 views

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YouTube editing tool

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Animaps - 1 views

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Create and view beautifully informative animated maps, for free!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Create and view beautifully informative animated maps, for free!</div>

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Infographics - 1 views

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From Kathy Schrock...This site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From Kathy Schrock...This site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom. </div>

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Support Blogging! - Links to School Bloggers - 1 views

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shared by Sean Harvatine on 17 Jul 11 - Cached

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Huge list of educational blogs.

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Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction | Connect all Schools - 1 views

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Sean Harvatine on 03 Aug 11

"Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction" was developed to help teachers use the Internet to "reach out" globally.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction" was developed to help teachers use the Internet to "reach out" globally. </div>

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Free eBooks at Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature - 1 views

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Welcome to Planet eBook, the home of free classic literature. All our novels and books are entirely free for you to download and share with your friends, classmates, and students.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Welcome to Planet eBook, the home of free classic literature. All our novels and books are entirely free for you to download and share with your friends, classmates, and students.</div>

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Common Core Curriculum Maps | English Language Arts - 1 views

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Common Core has released a new, Second Edition of the K-12 Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts. The Maps are designed to help educators meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards, which call for the standards to be "complemented by a well-developed, content-rich curriculum."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Common Core has released a new, Second Edition of the K-12 Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts. The Maps are designed to help educators meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards, which call for the standards to be "complemented by a well-developed, content-rich curriculum."</div>

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OnlineLabs.in - Virtual laboratory simulations for science education - 1 views

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OnlineLabs.in aims to serve as a comprehensive, encyclopedic reference about online labs in a variety of subjects, particularly virtual laboratory simulations for science education. We categorize useful listings for online lab simulations, virtual science experiments and free educational software.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">OnlineLabs.in aims to serve as a comprehensive, encyclopedic reference about online labs in a variety of subjects, particularly virtual laboratory simulations for science education. We categorize useful listings for online lab simulations, virtual science experiments and free educational software.</div>

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Collaborize Classroom - Online Education Technology for Teachers and Students - 1 views

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Collaborize Classroom™ allows teachers to extend their classroom discussions to a structured and private online community. Get 100% student participation. Save on monthly printing costs. Reduce grading time by up to 2 hours per week. *Yes, it will always be free!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Collaborize Classroom™ allows teachers to extend their classroom discussions to a structured and private online community. Get 100% student participation. Save on monthly printing costs. Reduce grading time by up to 2 hours per week. *Yes, it will always be free!</div>

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ScreenChomp for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 1 views

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ScreenChomp is a free app for creating and sharing short tutorials or lessons on your iPad. ScreenChomp provides a whiteboard on which you can demonstrate things by drawing and talking people through your instructions. ScreenChomp records your voice as you go. When you finish your recording share it to ScreenChomp.com where a shortened URL will be provided for you to share with anyone you like. From ScreenChomp.com you have the option to download recordings as MPEG-4 files.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ScreenChomp is a free app for creating and sharing short tutorials or lessons on your iPad. ScreenChomp provides a whiteboard on which you can demonstrate things by drawing and talking people through your instructions. ScreenChomp records your voice as you go. When you finish your recording share it to ScreenChomp.com where a shortened URL will be provided for you to share with anyone you like. From ScreenChomp.com you have the option to download recordings as MPEG-4 files. </div>

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58 Interesting Ways* to use an iPad in the Classroom.ppt - 1 views

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62 Interesting Ways to use an iPad in the Classroom

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Free Technology for Teachers: 77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try This Summer - 1 views

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High-Stakes Online Testing: Coming Soon! -- THE Journal - 1 views

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BBC - Podcasts - Witness - 1 views

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Support Blogging! - Links to School Bloggers - 1 views

Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction | Connect all Schools - 1 views

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