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Nanoogo--This FREE site encourages children to be creative and share ideas. It's a cross between a blog and a digital canvas and formatting is really simple. Users just drag and drop the images and text however they wish. There is also a teacher sign up option, which lets you quickly add a whole class or school. Worth a look.

Free internet resources---great listing for teachers.

This was so helpful to me. Explains many of the 2.0 technologies--what they are and how to use them.

Listing of tools for teachers-technology. Also for parents and students.

Great site for making mind maps and doing online brainstorming. Able to be exported and shared with others. Great tool for teacher collaborators and for kids! Super easy to use

I am bookmarking this because as I try to convince many teachers of the importance of diigo as a learning tool, this outlines WHY so nicely!

Livescribe (reviewed positively in NY Times 8-19-10) allows the writer to take notes that are translated to computer; can also record and play back. Lots of potential, though a bit pricey (around $200--probably will come down, if we are patient!).

I searching through our old posts and found this one. The pens have come down in price, I bought one last fall ($100). My principal also bought a dozen or so with multiple paper packs (an educator bundle). I am using them in the fourth grade tier 2 intervention group for fluency. The students use them to record their reading, then they can listen to them selves to determine expression, monitor their time, and answer comprehension questions (again listening if they need to). I use them in 6th grade for literature circles. The students initial when they talk, so I can go back and tap their initials and evaluate their questioning/discussion. Some of my teachers use them for running records to share with other teachers and parents too.

alternative to YouTube.

Love this story! Just thought you'd like it too to start the year!

Gotta love Google! Many interesting resources here for classroom teachers (and parents).

For those of you looking to build your PLN, this might be helpful and remember, if you want to follow me, it's @kimyaris

Guide to wordle; helpful to teachers, I suspect.

Everything you need to have a successful NYSRA Charlotte Award event! Packed with podcasts, blogs, vokis, reviews, teacher guides and more!

I am going to try to figure out how to do this over break!

ToonDoo is a comic maker--fairly easy. This is a clear guide for teachers.

GoAnimate--teachers can get unlimited access--student accoutns and more. Recommend it.

Free tools to detect plagiarism--might want to introduce to students so they see the function. Helpful to teachers as well.

Teaching podcasting to learners...good website. Look under 'for teachers.'

Voki-classroom--new features. but avatar creation with voice remains the same. Teachers can manages students (no longer have to join individually). Just announced (5/31/11), though I am unable to determine the cost. Keep an eye on this.