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" What amazed me most about Classtools.net was not the valuable tools provided, but the ability for teachers to easily customize these tools and use them in any subject area. If that is not enough, how about the ability to embed your newly made instructional resource on your own classroom website, wiki, or blog? Any educator will also like the fact that students have no need to log in or sign up for an account… and neither do teachers! Need tutorials… they are provided! Do samples help you understand better… you will find plenty! Is budget a problem… then free should be affordable! Classtools.net is the work of educator, Russel Tarr, Head of History at the International School of Toulouse, France. Upon entering the site, educators will see the listing of tools. Clicking on a tool allows teachers to individualize that specific tool for their own classroom needs. Teachers then have the option of copying a generated link to place on their own web site or of copying a generated code to embed as a tool (widget) on their classroom site. Also, on the front page, are some video links that will provide further information. Two videos that provide excellent information are the 1 Minute Overview and How to Create Games. The Listing Of Over 20 Digital Tools For Your Classroom The tools that you can even customize are included below. Along with this tool listing you will find descriptions of each tool, an overview of and samples of specific tools (if provided), and any related video (if provided). * Arcade Game Generator - Allows teachers to create concept builders, practice exercises, and reviews. Best of all, one set up feeds into five different game possibilities at the same time The teacher can choose which game, or allow students a choice. Make sure you check out all the examples and pre-made games in (overview and samples). Also watch the How to Create Games . * Random Name Picker - Can be used as an activity management tool or skip the names.

"Independent Voices 2011 is an attempt to recognise some of those names. With the help of PeerIndex - a company that maps the social web and is similarly keen on uncovering new sources of authority online - we counted votes from Independent readers and users of the PeerIndex website across seven categories (UK news, world news, people, entertainment, technology, science and environment, and business) to determine a group of winners and runners-up."

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 1:40 pm, Posted by Jeff Dunn 29 | Featured, Top 10 Lists The 100 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You Topics: best, cozi, edmodo, edublogs, google, guide, prezi, tools, top 10, vuvox, web 2.0, wiki The Wordle of this list! (Click image to enlarge) One of the most popular posts on Edudemic in 2010 was The 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You and I felt it might be time for an update to that list for 2011. In order to put together a list of the best Web 2.0 classroom tools, I polled my Twitter followers, Facebook fans (are they still called fans? Likes?) and ran a contest to try and get as many submissions as possible."

"August 6, 2011 Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts on Kids Psychologists explore myths, realities and offer guidance for parents WASHINGTON-Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to a presentation at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. "While nobody can deny that Facebook has altered the landscape of social interaction, particularly among young people, we are just now starting to see solid psychological research demonstrating both the positives and the negatives," said Larry D. Rosen, PhD, professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills."

"20 time - Your own time for learning August 14, 2011 in learning, lesson ideas, thoughts"

Monday, November 7, 2011 9:00 am, Posted by Jeff Dunn 3 | Top 10 Lists 100 iPad Apps Perfect For Middle School Apple, guide, iPad, ipad apps, middle school This is the second in a set of featured articles on the best iPad apps for the classroom. Be sure to check out last week's '65+ iPad Apps Perfect For Elementary Schools' and stay tuned for more great app lists and resources!"

"To out-educate, we must out-innovate Posted by michael_horn | Under Online learning, Schools Thursday Feb 10, 2011 In his State of the Union address, President Obama urged the country to out-innovate the rest of the world. If we want to bolster America's competitiveness now and for the future, there's no better place to start than education, where Obama also said we need to out-educate the rest of the world."

"Educators traveling to the Florida Educational Technology Conference 2011 in Orlando the first week of February were exposed to some mind-boggling new technology- education's first curriculum featuring "augmented reality" (AR). Pioneered by Logical Choice Technologies, Letters alive™ brings a kingdom of 26 "seemingly-alive" digital 3D animals into classrooms with the ultimate goal of teaching children to read at the kindergarten level."

A compilation of web based tools gathered by educators.

"We are pleased to release Keeping Pace 2011. Updated state profiles, enrollment data, trends, and analysis of K-12 online and blended learning can be found in the full report and graphics, available here!"

"On October 12, 2011, iNACOL released the National Standards for Quality Online Courses, version 2. The standards selected are based on the original standards, the results of a research review and survey of online course quality criteria. These quality standards were evaluated and assembled into an easy to use document for evaluating online courses with common benchmarks. "

"Summer Academy 2011 Web 2.0 Tools Based on Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Instructor: Joanne Hammond Today's Agenda Student Worksheet Bloom's Taxonomy Bloom's Revised Digital Taxonomy Web 2.0 Tools Based on Bloom's Revised Digital Taxonomy"

"EPIC v. The U.S. Department of Education Challenging the Department of Education's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 2011 Regulations"

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ClassLink LaunchPad-2011 reinvents the experience of instructional technology. It’s a true blended learning solution that delivers a personalized learning experience to any device, anywhere. Students and teachers can access tools for creative thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. Leveraging virtualization and cloud computing, this is the future of instructional technology.

" The Future of Online Learning By Jeff Borden / August 2011 Print Email Comments Instapaper Higher education is undergoing an explosive period of transformation that embraces the digital age. From tablets to smart phones to wikis and blogs, today's digital environment makes communication, collaboration and information sharing easier than ever before. "

"Online courses should be part of education mix The Oklahoman Editorial Oklahoman Comment on this article 9 Published: April 7, 2011 IF school districts across Oklahoma aren't thinking about offering online classes, then they're out of step with today's digital world. It's one more way to reach students, particularly those who have gotten behind, need enrichment or have some other reason for needing a nontraditional approach to schooling. Failure to acknowledge this evolving approach could leave traditional districts out in the virtual cold."

"Which open source learning management systems are right for K-12? Which districts are using them? And what has the experience been compared with commercial alternatives? THE Journal offers this overview of both popular and emerging LMS options for K-12 technology decision makers."

"Camilla Gagliolo got the first inkling there could be some real use for iPads in the classroom when she tried them out initially with students who had learning disabilities. Today, the instructional technology coordinator with Arlington (VA) Public Schools said she thinks the iPad is emerging as a tool that can greatly enhance educational technology after what she believes has been a lull in the field's progress."

"If you are one of those out there that believe that Facebook has no place in the classroom, then, well maybe this post isn't for you. But please first take a look at just a few reasons why you should reconsider"