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collect, reflect on and share your achievements and development online, in a space you control create online communities and social network through Groups, Blogs and Forums

I like reading marketing blogs because they focus on communicating and building support for new ideas--sounds a lot like technology integration and education in general. Consider this revised quote from the bookmarked blog post: "The reason social media doesn't matter is because, upon further review, it doesn't exist beyond a label. While all the categorizing, classifying and departmentalizing was going on, that which was called social media simply settled into the center of [learning] and [instructional] strategy and behavior. Everything that we called social media is irrelevant and mislabed - there's a new way of doing [teaching] and [learning] for sure, but it's a behavior and focus on [student] involvement that's become a new norm - and that's all there is to it. We don't need social media tools, social media plans, social media agencies, or social media departments, we need [instructional] strategies and [practices] that are informed by a terribly heightened [learner] expectation."

Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader and Flickr. See your social media in a magazine layout that is easy to scan and fun to read. Share articles and photos

Soundzabound™ - the ONLY royalty free music library which meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education! Soundzabound Music Library offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grades K -12 and universities that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts, PowerPoint™, videos, news shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more!

The goal of this collaborative wiki is to "unmask the digital truth" with respect to the reasons some leaders today are overfiltering and overblocking web 2.0 sites in schools and libraries, and provide reasonable alternatives which support broader student and teacher access to these sites.

make projects the primary mode of learning (as opposed to something that just complements lectures and exercises)

Are you sick of forgetting to-do items and losing paperwork? Stop looking for some high-tech solution. Try the 43 folders system at home and at work. Chrissy Scivicque, the Managing Editor of OfficeArrow.com, is going to show you how use the 43 Folders Tickler System and how you can create one for yourself

this isn't really technology but organization--- how could this be done electronically? ideas?

This is part of an on-going list that I participate in. It is a really interesting perspective in relation to my findings and as a result, I am sharing it here. More later.

Basic online html image mapping tool. No software to download. Use images from the web or your PC. Load the image, map out your links and get the code! The Best and most Simple online image mapper and free.

"Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling."

"Interested in convening and hosting a World Café? These resources will guide you through the process. Taken together, they cover everything from considerations related to the design of the café, physical set-up of the café environment, creative application of the café design principles, and much more. All you need are people and a place to meet!"

strategy for doing cafe conversations...

"ArcSoft Magic-i™ Visual Effects 2 is a smart and simple webcam application designed to enhance your video chat experience through frames, effects, and themes. It can be launched with your favorite chat programs."

a fun way to chat... skype- used it today and makes you laugh..

The following Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help you do just that. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions.

This self-assessment instrument has been designed to:Provide individual reflection and evaluation on your personal skill level/stage with regard to integration of technology into your teaching and learningProvide information to help you develop your professional development plans (PDP) as designed by you and your department supervisorProvide input to guide improvements to our professional development program in order to help teachers become proficient in the integration of technology in classroom instruction

fter the iPod revolutionized how society listened to music and the iPhone pushed the boundaries of smartphone technology, the iPad stands poised to alter the face of mobile computing. Many have praised its potential to make personal and professional lives that much easier - and that certainly includes the education industry! Teachers with a love of technology and a passion for nurturing the minds of their students can easily discover creative ways to incorporate the iPad into the daily routine, and some of these great educational and organizational applications are bound to help them get started.

"AmazonKindle is a website dedicated to helping Kindle customers learn more from the books they read. be able to read comments you have made on your kindle books Our customers have told us that they love being able to add highlights and notes to their Kindle books. AmazonKindle makes it fun and easy for you to review your highlights and notes."

"This video is a montage of several educator and student perspectives about the question, "What does it mean to have vision as an educational leader in 2011?" These videos were recorded and uploaded to YouTube in January 2011 during a workshop led by Wesley Fryer and Karen Mongomery in Missoula, Montana."