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"Folks with website can easily make a feed for their website using a service like Feedburner but if they have no feed, I am now using Page2RSS to create a feed to add to my RSS subscriptions. Since I use Google Chrome for my primary browser, I installed the Page2RSS extension. For those of you using other other browsers, you can get a bookmarklet on the Page2RSS website. Of course, you can always just go to Page2RSS, paste in the URL for the feedless website, and the site gives you a feed URL to add to your subscriptions. "

I use my Google RSS a ton for professnal learning. Occasionally, I come across a site without an RSS feed. This is not a problem anymore thanks to this post from Wanda Terral.

RT @thenerdyteacher: The Best Google Features You're Probably Not Using http://t.co/rAnlSjHB via @zite The Best Google Features You're Probably Not Using http://t.co/rAnlSjHB via @zite - Nicholas Provenzano (thenerdyteacher) http://twitter.com/thenerdyteacher/status/221051183995961344

"From 2005 up to this moment, thousands of educational blogs have seen the light and educators from all around the globe have been experiencing with this medium in their teaching.In this regard, I deemed it important to pause for a while and create an easy and simple guide to remind you ( in case you are an experienced blogger ) and walk the new teachers ( excited about how to use blogs in their classroom ) through the different procedures and pedagogical implications behind the use of blogs in education."

Daily Math for 2nd grade using common Core -Lory's Page

Site to use if you are researching for an app to use to supplement your teaching

List of free apps, sorted by grade level. Something you could use as a resource when exploring possible apps to use in your classroom. 

80 Interesting Ways To Use Google Forms In The Classroom http://t.co/a5RpexLcq7 via @teachthought - schink10 (schink10) http://twitter.com/schink10/status/348992253919887361

"@ipadSammy: 13 Ways To Use iMovie In The Classroom via @AnaCristinaPrts | http://t.co/oKN9S5fh #ipaded #socialedcon #iste12" #zuipad - Nicholas Yates (digitalemerge) http://twitter.com/digitalemerge/status/216589726361198593

The Complete Guide to The Use of Skype in Education http://t.co/ghHTpydg via @medkh9 (h/t @dougpete) #edstuff #PDSmem - Philip Cummings (Philip_Cummings) http://twitter.com/Philip_Cummings/status/220899212919971840

This website is a great took that my students love to use. It allows the the boys to create customized avatars and add voices to them. The uses/possibilities are endless. 

Great site for us to find images to use for writing prompts, headlines, etc.  

(via @rmbyrne) "Clipboard's basic structure is similar to Pinterest in that users create private and public boards to which they can save content from the web by using the Clipboard browser extensions and bookmarklets. Clipboard does have one feature that makes it slightly better than Pinterest. That feature is the option to save Flash-based games and apps on your clipboards and using them as fully-functioning games and apps within your clipboards."

top 3 tips: 1. keep 3-5 min, longer= lose interest; call out students names in videos, allude to class secret or secret word used during next school day 3. Storyboard plan your video 5. Hold students accountable: can't participate in class experiment/activity if haven't watch video. Give quiz at beginning of class. Use unlimited attempt online quiz to complete to 100% after watching quiz. 6. Create forum where kids can discuss video, ask questions...then assign kid to be teacher assistant to answer questions, cont discussion

3 dimensional images to use in class

Great video about Mesopotamia using legos - the kids will love it!

75 interesting ways to use the iPad in the classroom.

A short daily tips and tricks podcast on using the iPad as a personal learning tool running from 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012

Few ideas on using instagram in the classroom

Screencasts about the tech tools to use for education