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Getting Started with Chrome extension - Diigo help - 0 views

  • Use the “Save” option to bookmark a page. Bookmarking saves a link to the page in your online Diigo library, allowing you to easily access it later.
  • Highlighting can also be accomplished from the context pop-up. After the Chrome extension is installed, whenever you select text on a webpage, the context pop-up will appear, allowing you to accomplish text-related annotation. Highlight Pop-up Menu – After you highlight some text, position your mouse cursor over it and the highlight pop-up menu will appear. The highlight pop-up menu allows you to add notes to, share, or delete the highlight.
  • Sticky Note Click the middle icon on the annotation toolbar to add a sticky note to the page. With a sticky note, you can write your thoughts anywhere on a web page.
Lisa Ouradnik

creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers - 0 views

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    Creative Writing Prompts collection of writing prompts and story starters for writers. Come up with creative content for blogs and blog stories with the help of these creative writing ideas. Just scroll over the numbers and a prompt comes up!
Allison Johnson

The Future of Reading | Print Article | Newsweek.com - 33 views

  • "If you're going to do something like this, you have to be as good as the book in a lot of respects," says Bezos. "But we also have to look for things that ordinary books can't do."
  • First, it must project an aura of bookishness;
    • Amy Engelhard
       
      I do actually think this is important; there's something about reading a book and I like that Kindle has some "bookishness" to it.
    • Laura Untz
       
      I agree, there is nothing like sitting down in a big comfy chair and reading. I'm not sure I would like using a hand held device instead of the actual book.
    • Aaron Frana
       
      I don't think it's important for the Kindle to look like a book. I'm pretty ok with reading something non-bookish.
  • E-book devices like the Kindle allow you to change the font size: aging baby boomers will appreciate that every book can instantly be a large-type edition. The handheld device can also hold several shelves' worth of books: 200 of them onboard, hundreds more on a memory card and a limitless amount in virtual library stacks maintained by Amazon. Also, the Kindle allows you to search within the book for a phrase or name.
    • Kim Amick
       
      this is one feature that I really do like, the changing of the font size!
    • Amy Armstrong
       
      These are important features for making things more available in alternative formats. Electronic versions offer instant large print and ways to have it read aloud. These features can be helpful for many people with disabilities.
    • Karen Schelling
       
      A kindle will be a great gift for my dad. Larger font and less clutter of book will be great for him!
    • Christine Erickson
       
      I have heard about ebook devices that allow the reader to adjust the font size. I have gotten to the age where that is a great selling feature for me.
    • Sarah Wisthoff
       
      I tried to get one of these for my visually impaired student last year but was unsuccessful. I think it would be a great tool for her to use in and out of school.
    • Allison Johnson
       
      I love the search option! I am always paging back to remind myself how characters are related or other facts I've forgotten. This would make it so much faster.
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    • John Groves
       
      Its still not a book!!!!
    • Kim Amick
       
      I see your point, I don't know that I want to curl up with a blanket and a "machine" to relax
    • Amy Armstrong
       
      I have heard from Kindle (is that what it is called?) users that reading on them is actually easy on the eyes. I'd have to try it to believe it.
    • Amy Engelhard
       
      Oh John...of course you want the traditional real deal. "I'll tell you when you are sixth grader!"
    • Tara Jordan
       
      Yes...you can..hours and hours...living proof right here!!
    • Carrie Varty
       
      I totally agree with you guys!! A nice book is just the great end to an evening!! Meaning an actuall book. I am opening up to the idea of the Kindle though. I like how you can just quickly order a book and it is there in like 2 seconds!!
    • Britni Schmalz
       
      I see both of your points.....but then I think of my weekend and I do curl up with a banket and my "machine" (my laptop) and do work...
    • Whitney Spah
       
      Yes this is true.....but I have curled up and read my computer so it is doable....but not really in a car or airplane.
  • once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born." So it's not surprising, when making mental lists of the most whiz-bangy technological creations in our lives, that we may overlook an object that is superbly designed, wickedly
    • Tracey Schmitz
       
      I like that you can subscribe to newspapers through kindle
  • Amazon has designed the Kindle to operate totally independent of a computer: you can use it to go to the store, browse for books, check out your personalized recommendations, and read reader reviews and post new ones, tapping out the words on a thumb-friendly keyboard.
  • The vision is that you should be able to get any book—not just any book in print, but any book that's ever been in print—on this device in less than a minute," says Bezos.
  • "Books are the last bastion of analog,"
    • Jon Krantz
       
      Classic quote! Analog is going away quickly.
    • Britni Schmalz
       
      This is a great quote!! Analog is pretty much extinct!
  • Long before there was cyberspace, books led us to a magical nether-zone. "Books are all the dreams we would most like to have, and like dreams they have the power to change consciousness," wrote Victor Nell in a 1988 tome called "Lost in a Book."
    • Nathan Johnson
       
      I think that this statement is very true, and something that I have witnessed first hand in my lifetime.
  • 550 years of technological
    • terriduchsherer
       
      Wow!!! 550 years of technology! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Holly Perrin
       
      I have a Kindle and I agree all it takes is a few twitches and walla! I like the fact that when I am done with a book and am itchy to read another I don't have to go to the store... I can just download!
  • "But the next-gen people, in their 20s and below, do everything on a screen.")
    • Britni Schmalz
       
      This is me! I do everything on the web and do not go many places with my computer or my smartphone! I love the e-book idea!
    • tami doppler
       
      This is NOT me but I hope it will be someday I think it will be ALL of us someday!
  • What we love is the words and ideas."
    • Anna Hansen
       
      I just love to read. I've never read on the Kindle, but may want to try it some day.
  • And once you buy, the Kindle does its neatest trick: it downloads the book and installs it in your library, ready to be devoured.
    • Tracey Schmitz
       
      I like kindle and the subscription to newpapers
  • electile dysfunction
    • tami doppler
       
      I would agree that it would be terrible to getting to a readable moment and lose battery.
  • The Kindle is not just for books. Via the Amazon store, you can subscribe to newspapers (the Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Le Monde) and magazines (The Atlantic). When issues go to press, the virtual publications are automatically beamed into your Kindle. (It's much closer to a virtual newsboy tossing the publication on your doorstep than accessing the contents a piece at a time on the Web.) You can also subscribe to selected blogs, which cost either 99 cents or $1.99 a month per blog.
    • Joelle Garcia
       
      This would be very convenient especially when you still want your newspaper or magazine subscription while out of town.
    • clare rodriguez
       
      that is sooooooo cool cuz then my husband could read while we travel in a small space instead of with that bulky paper
    • Laura Untz
       
      So true!
  • he Kindle, shipping as you read this, costs $399.
    • Ashley Griffey
       
      Yes, they are expensive but well worth the money if you are an avid reader.
  • it downloads the book and installs it in your library, ready to be devoured. "The vision is that you should be able to get any book—not just any book in print, but any book that's ever been in print—on this device in less than a minute
    • Joan Hansen
       
      I love the fact it downloads the book and installs it AND it an be ANY book that's ever been in print!!! All, in less than a minute. LOVE it!!
  • Google has already scanned a million books from its partner libraries like the University of Michigan and the New York Public Library, and they are available in its database. (Last week my wife searched for information about the first English edition of the journals of Pehr Kalm, a Swedish naturalist traveling in Colonial America. In less than two seconds, Google delivered the full text of the book, as published in 1771.
    • Joan Hansen
       
      This is very impressive - research takes on a whole new meaning.
  • "Do you really believe that we'll be doing that in 50 years?"
    • jsproductionsnd
       
      I am so happy that I won't be around in 50 years to see the end of books. I just can't imagine my world without them. Sherry
  • The first chapter of almost any book is available as a free sample.
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    What we love is the words and ideas."
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    "Technology," computer pioneer Alan Kay once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born
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    But if all goes well for Amazon, several years from now we'll see revamped Kindles, equipped with color screens and other features, selling for much less. I'll wait for the bigger and better Kindle. :)
Kate McDonald

SHAKE BREAK - PANCAKE MANOR VIDEOS for KIDS | PANCAKE MANOR VIDEOS for KIDS - 0 views

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    Get those darlings up and moving!
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    Get those darlings up and moving!
slpptchr

The Guide to Keeping Up With Google - Shake Up Learning - 0 views

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    Help
Craig Nansen

Redefining Instruction With Technology: Five Essential Steps - 5 views

  • Just bringing new technology in your classroom and working it into day-to-day routines isn’t enough.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      What do you think about this premise?
  • Here are five lessons I’ve learned about redefining classroom instruction with technology—whether iPads or other tools.
  • By setting aside my pre-conceived notions of how my classroom "should" look, sound, and feel, I was able to transform my practice from the ground up.
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  • When rethinking your curriculum and classroom, identify the goals you have for yourself and your students.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      What are your thoughts about these five lessons learned?
  • I created interactive video mini-lessons to increase differentiation.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      What are some tools that could be used if you don't have iPads?
  • I focused on student-creation apps.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      What are some student creation apps that you can use in a classroom without iPads?
  • So if you begin to implement a new app in your classroom and it falls flat, react by asking yourself what you’ve learned.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      Anything you have tried in your classroom that didn't work like you expected?
    • Craig Nansen
       
      This is an example online resource marked up and with comments using Diigo.
  • I saw students become active agents in their own learning—because they now had choices about the methods that worked best for them. Kids who’d professed to hate school were now eager to engage in the classroom.
    • Craig Nansen
       
      This is my sticky note demo
  • One student wrote in her daily reflection, "[iPads] make me want to come to school every day because I know that Ms. Magiera has a lesson just for me."
    • Craig Nansen
       
      This is a floater
Christine Wolla

Teaching Blog Central - 0 views

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    source for all teaching blogs and divided up into specific grade levels just for you.
Erin Baumgarten

Simple Truths - The Blog of Inspiration - 0 views

shared by Erin Baumgarten on 16 Feb 10 - Cached
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    I have signed up for their updates and have been able to view some pretty amazing videos. These are great for motivating kids or yourself. Could be used as a weekly thought of the week.
Kathy Haskins

Science Close Up - 0 views

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    Great site for science explanation for Grade K - 6.
John Groves

EducationNews.org - Study Links Rise in Test Scores to Nations' Output - 0 views

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    Keep up the good work!
clare rodriguez

Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements - 0 views

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    An up-to-date periodic table with detailed but easy to understand information thats free because of the ads.
Nita Debertin

Science Lessons/Rockingham - 0 views

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    Great site for lesson plans, smartboard activities, United Streaming, and Assessments set up for science standards.
Jeni Peterson

GoAnimate Sign Up - 0 views

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    Make videos online
Christine Wolla

Learning Is Messy - Blog | :Roll up your sleeves and get messy - 1 views

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    Best Classroom use of Blogs
Britni Schmalz

Proofreading - 1 views

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    This is a great website for teaching proofreading to your students. They can come up to the Smartboard and interact with this site.
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    This is a great tool in L.A. It is a proofreading game that just helps develop student's editing skills.
Sally Dumas

Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity - 0 views

shared by Sally Dumas on 19 Jan 10 - Cached
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    Here is a fun site for practicing spelling lists!
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    Teaching spelling is easy with SpellingCity.com. Input spelling lists for your students to use for free spelling help. Students can learn spelling words, practice spelling tests, and play fun spelling games. Keep track of your spelling list curriculum, share spelling lists, and get ideas for teaching spelling on our spelling forum. Help your child learn spelling at SpellingCity.com. Use your own spelling words or use our database of great spelling lists. Kids can play safe online spelling games that will get them ready for their spelling tests. Get the free spelling help you need at SpellingCity.com. Practice word lists, look up your teacher's spelling lists, and relax with some fun spelling games. Don't worry about the big spelling test -- just learn your words through SpellingCity.com.
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    Great for spelling practice for all ages.
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    You can create your own spelling lists.
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