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"Want to convert PDF to JPG? Submit your PDF, we convert it to JPG, online! You will also have the opportunity to download the pictures as a zip file."

This is a great tool to use and/or share with students that need to convert PDF documents to a JPG format so that they may be uploaded to Schoology! It is free, it works entirely online and does not require the student to create an account. Woo-hoo!

"School teachers and administrators can log in and watch any video, but students cannot log in and can only watch YouTube EDU videos and videos their school has added. All comments and related videos are disabled, and search is limited to YouTube EDU videos. YouTube also has created a page for teachers, YouTube.com/Teachers, to help them learn to use the site as a powerful educational tool."

Is this something we should be looking at? Might be a lot like Schoology, but I like the connection to the Common Core State Standards for teachers as well as the available online peer-reviewed lessons... It is free!

"Futurist Friday: Uglies, Pretties, Specials and Extras "The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it."-Frank Herbert "

"Apple's "trifold" announcement last week was exciting: textbooks coming to iBooks; iBooks Author software to create your own books; and a dedicated iTunes U app, which "bundles" courses in a manageable, multimedia package. If you haven't watched the Apple Keynote, I highly recommend it, but I want to guide you to my favorite part. It comes in around the 56:25 time on the video where Eddy Cue announces that K12 Institutions can now sign up to deliver content in iTunes U. This is phenomenal news, and I believe, will have the potential to transform education more than the textbook announcement."

No software to install. Works on any web browser, iPad™, iPhone™ or SMART Board™. The IBM 2010 Global CEO study discovered that CEOs cited creativity as the most important leadership quality over the next five years. Further the report stated innovation needs to be CORPORATE activity, not just an R&D activity.

PaperRater.com analyzes documents immediately, 24/7, in real-time. The site provides in-depth analysis to help the student improve grammar and writing. Some features include: Plagiarism Detection Auto Grader Spelling and Grammar Check Style and Word Choice Analysis Readability Statistics Title Validation Vocabulary Builder tool

Convert PDF to JPG online - Free PDF to JPG converter, nothing to download, no registration, no watermark.

One of the most valuable #edtech lessons that I ever learned came from Hall Davidson, who suggests that teachers interested in incorporating digital storytelling projects into their classrooms create digital kits that students can use as starting points for their efforts.

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse, without charge. 

Lesson Plan/Activity Ideas for Hunger Games

The atomic method of creating a PowerPoint and a link to "Really Bad Powerpoint".

"The Internet has made researching subjects deceptively effortless for students - or so it may seem to them at first. Truth is, students who haven't been taught the skills to conduct good research will invariably come up short."

The GoogleDocs Form is an efficient way for teachers to collect small pieces of information because it automatically displays the information in a spreadsheet. Teachers can add formulas to those spreadsheets to create multiple-choice quizzes that grade themselves. Since a form can be linked or embedded into a website, wiki or blog, students do not need email accounts to take a quiz.

Lots of tips and tricks for using Google Apps

Welcome to the Storyboard Generator. You can choose a script and create a storyboard. Try building your own storyboard using background location photographs. Once done, you can save and share your storyboard video with friends. Remember to register with Generator first if you would like to save your storyboard.

10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox

10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox

Weebly for Education is Perfect for You and Your Students Weebly is perfect for creating classroom websites, student e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects. Our drag & drop website editor is stunningly simple to use, and appropriate for use with students of all ages. Weebly enables your students to express themselves creatively using a variety of multimedia features, all within a protected environment that you control.

Enable additional e-mail functions through Google Labs.