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"Sqworl is a web application that provides a clean and simple way to visually bookmark multiple URLs. You can use Sqworl to... Make a personalized homepage for yourself. ex. http://sqworl.com/64da50 Take notes when comparing items. ex. http://sqworl.com/3e3b34 Create a step-by-step tutorial for other users. ex. http://sqworl.com/7518ca and much much much much much more."

"Here's how it works. The instructor attaches a blank piece of paper to the back of every exam. Students may write on that sheet any exam questions they couldn't answer or weren't sure they answered correctly. Students then take this piece of paper with them and look up the correct answers. They can use any resource at their disposal short of asking the instructor. At the start of the next class session, they turn in their set of corrected answers which the instructor re-attaches to their original exam. Both sets of answers are graded. If students missed the question on the exam but answered it correctly on the attached sheet, half the credit lost for the wrong answer is recovered."

Looking for a great collaborative project with students?  Check out Quadblogging!!!   Imagine four schools that had a partnership/agreement that would mean that for a four week cycle, each school's blog would be the focus for one week out of four. Each school in the Quad would spend some time visiting the blog of the school for that week, leave comments etc. After that week, another one of the four schools would be the focus and this would be repeated for the four week cycle and then repeated. It wouldn't take the pupils long to work out that during their week, they would get a boost in visitor numbers and comments. This would give a real focus to have posts online ready for this bulge in visits. During the other three weeks, pupils get to visit and comment on other blogs in their quad. Pupils being pupils, they would also venture out of the quads and visit other blogs that are linked.

This clever little widget reads the page the widget is on, tries to find out what's interesting, and then lists the results in the widget, with links off to a site search, a Google search

My Ideal Vacation Spot:  Alesson introducing teachers to their iPads -  When your teachers need to learn how to integrate the iPad into their classroom

onceptboard is an online feedback software used to place comments, derive tasks and ultimately achieve the release of your designs and concepts. But not only that: Additionally, your board offers a simple option for starting ad-hoc live meetings. You have the option to expand your drafts directly on the boards using sketches and drawings, and you can link web examples or place a screenshot right next to your draft. The discussion about a design or website feedback produces quick, high quality results and can take place internally, or even with the customer.

Creating a fake Facebook profile for a character in a book or of a famous person in history could be a good way to get students interested in writing about that person. Doing that on Facebook.com is a violation of Facebook's terms of service, but there are some ways to create fake Facebook profiles without using Facebook.com. Here are three ways to create fake Facebook profiles.

Automatoon is completely web based and free. There's no fussy authoring software to install (or pay for!) and you can effortlessly share your animations online. You can also easily export your animations and embed them in your own websites, all for free!

Make a short URL for Google+.  Mine is gplus.to/myweb4ed

Create tilt-shift style photos in 3 easy steps

Excellent video tutorials on popular software programs....Free!!!

With so many educational apps on the App Store, there's no limit to the learning possibilities at your fingertips. Take a look at some of our favorite apps for learning.

"Do you find that students often struggle to put together effective oral presentations? To help students, try this activity as a way to provide feedback before the big speaking day. The four-corners activity can foster confidence in students while informing them about effective non-verbal/verbal delivery, audience needs, and how to craft effective speaking notes. "

Welcome to Vocabulary.com, the quickest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary.Regardless of your education level or age, Vocabulary.com will help you to master the words that are essential to academic and business success.

Here are some classroom ideas for activities using a range of apps that teachers can try with their students. The activities are grouped into broad categories to provide a starting point however many of the apps can be used across a number of learning domains.