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You can turn a doc, PPt and more into an interactive book. I see lots of potential here if you write books with students that are then shared with families. Free, of course!

Article from 'the Journal' in decline of social networking sites as social apps develop; very interesting reading.

Good rubric for students to review apps.

Rather than clickers, students get a bar code to respond to polls and such. Worth a look.

cybersafety--free internet safety for students

I wanted to create a writing area with authentic writing ideas for students to choose from during their Daily 5 Working on Writing . you can just put your curser over the numbers.

I wanted to create a writing area with authentic writing ideas for students to choose from during their Daily 5 Working on Writing . This site has just what I was looking for. I am not sure if I will print & display, or just project.

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

Student multimedia book projects. Might have potential.

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.

Cathy Mere's blog--well worth reading, this is a great post about taking time to observe and get to know your students in other ways besides formal assessment.

Students can create comics using predetermined art work.

You students can use words to create pictures--lots of potential for creativity here and summarzing learning.

I think this website would appeal to kids to foster comprehension strategies--lots of visuals and good clear voice as students (grades 3-8--probably best) self select what they want to do (e.g., visualization).

podcasting in classroom--good introduction; lots of ideas of using audio (e.g., embedding in Word). Instructional delivery (e.g., could use this for 504 plans). Reviews lots of podcasting Web 2.0 tools. Good point--limit student audio recording. Discusses editing and when to use.

Pdfs--A Call for Change, which examines the achievement gap for African American males. Also, Beating the Odds, which looks at student performance on NAEP data (2006-2009)

Great blog on what constitutes a blog. Students often misunderstand blogging.

Publish students books using pdfs and they flip online. FREE!

Good slideshare on researching--helpful for students, I suspect.

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