OC Edtech

site on cyber safety for educators, parents and teachers.

"TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for school librarians and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students. There is no charge for using TRAILS."

Teen information on teen issues. Great interactive site

"Create and edit personalized avatar characters compatible with Mii™ characters found on the Nintendo® Wii™"

epals learning community that includes blogs, wikis, and web2.0 toolkits

"Use us to automatically call or text every phone number on your list. Call-Em-All helps make life a little easier for groups, businesses, and organizations everywhere. Give your phone a rest, and keep your group in the loop for just pennies per message!"

Worksheets on mathematics. 6000+ and counting

"Welcome to Yahoo! Safely Learn how to make smart and safer choices online and get advice on using Yahoo! products safely. "

"Manage groups. Create rubrics. Assess performance. Track improvements. Share data."

All kinds of rubrics to help with lessons and evaluating technology

It is no secret that students of today live in a multimedia world where they use video as their primary form of engagement and communication. Teachers and administrators are looking for ways to present information to students that will not only spark their interest, but also encourage them to explore a subject more thoroughly. Meaningful exploration usually means deeper understanding, which translates into higher student achievement, whether measured via standardized tests or an increased graduation rate. The advent of affordable 3D technology promises to bring into reality the dream of fully engaged students. Are you ready?

" EON Reality, Inc. is the world's leading interactive 3D solutions provider for business and education based on Virtual Reality technology. It's powerful break through interactive 3D collaborative technology enables users to experience more by revolutionizing the way companies leverage their digital assets and communicate. [ learn more ] With EON's software tools and applications including Interactive 3D Virtual Meeting, Customer Interaction Management, Simulation Based Learning and Immersive 3D solutions users are able to create realistic authentic product experiences anytime, anywhere. EON delivers versatile productivity to the energy, aerospace/defense, education, government, industrial and medical sectors. Industry leaders and academic institutions use EON's solutions to increase sales, better communicate product functionality, decrease cost of training and travel less by facilitating rich 3D communication over distance."

"Collaborize Classroom™ allows teachers to extend their classroom discussions to a structured and private online community. * Get 100% student participation. * Save on monthly printing costs. * Reduce grading time by up to 2 hours per week."

"IDroo - Online educational multiuser whiteboard * FREE for non-commercial use * Collaborative meetings with many participants (10 or even more) * Insert simple and complex mathematical equations * Draw and write your ideas * Express your mind through images * Take advantage of high quality calls over Skype * All drawings are easily editable vector graphics * Works with Wacom Bamboo, Wacom Intuos and other digital tablets"

"MouseMail uses Active Email Filtering to scan for inappropriate content, as well as non-approved contacts in every email. Questionable messages will not be delivered to the child, but diverted to the parent for review. This filtering alerts parents to any inappropriate communications, giving the parents a chance to talk with their child if an issue arises before it becomes serious."

" Download public domain images and free photos We are a group of photographers who enjoy taking pictures and decided to share them with the public to use them for free in their private or commercial projects. We hope you will find the collection of free and public domain images useful."

"This list isn't categorized in any way, and it'll stay that way until I figure out a good way to tag and qualify them in some way. Most often such a list brings up debate about the quality of content linked to. In putting this list together, I worked with Tony Karrer and his eLearning Learning site extensively to match links that are popular based on social signals, specifically in the Games and Simulation categories."

"The California Teachers Association wants to make it much more difficult to launch new public charter schools."

"When your kids want to play online, put Firefox into Kid Mode! Protect your computer and delight your kid with a safe environment that's filled with fun and learning. Zoodles Kid Mode makes it easy for kids 8 and under to independently play online."

"The Cooliris 3D Wall -- The fastest and most stunning way to browse photos and videos from the Web or your desktop. Effortlessly scroll an infinite "3D Wall" of content from Facebook, Google, YouTube, Flickr, and more."