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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!

"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."

"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!

Google has added graphing functionality to its seemingly ever-growing list of search bar capabilities, the company announced Monday in a blog post."

This is a list of free and inexpensive Apps that support Common Core math standards for grades 6-8.

"It's rare for education reformers, policymakers, and funders to listen to those at the heart of education reform work: The students. In fact Ann Curry who hosted Education Nation's first student panel* admitted folks at NBC were a little nervous about putting kids on stage. In their "Voices of a Nation" discussion, young people provided insight into their own experiences with education and what they think needs to be done to ensure that every student receives a world-class education. After the discussion Curry knew these students didn't disappoint. She told viewers, "Students wanted to say something that made a difference to you (adults) and they did. Now adults need to listen.""

"APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings. "

"Google Cloud Print is a new technology that connects your printers to the web. Using Google Cloud Print, you can make your home and work printers available to you and anyone you choose, from the applications you use every day. Google Cloud Print works on your phone, tablet, Chromebook, PC, and any other web-connected device you want to print from. "

"Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office brings collaborative multi-person editing to the familiar Microsoft® Office experience. You can share, backup, and simultaneously edit Microsoft Word, PowerPoint®, and Excel® documents with coworkers. "