Here's a page with links to many more ways to use Twitter. I thought this was a good extension from the article we read by Steven Anderson early in the term (though he isn't referenced in this one).
Set up the Diigolet floating toolbar for easier bookmarking when using Diigo
Diigolet is not as feature-rich as the Diigo toolbar, but it can be set-up by simple drag-and-drop - no download or installation needed, and it works for all major browsers. Much more powerful than bookmarklets offered by other social bookmarking sites, Diigolet is a "super bookmarklet" that allows you to highlight and add sticky-notes, in addition to simple bookmarking.
Dropbox is a robust independent file syncing tool (which Apple once tried to buy) that recently hit the 100m user milestone. It's arguably the most popular cloud service around, and for good reason.
One of the key advantages of Dropbox is that it's so easy to use-you simply set it up and then forget about it - but if you dig a bit deeper into the application you'll find that it has more strings to its bow than you might have realized.
This blog links three short TED talks that creatively address technology in education across the world. The specifics of the talks may not focus on collaborative technology, but I believe that the TED initiative itself is all about collaboration and making resources accessible.
I found this article interesting. I've seen a lot of articles suggesting the use of different tools, but nothing about how these tools should actually be used. I found this informative.
This sight can help you understand copyright law and fair use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes. A lot of the information and media on the World Wide Web is copyrighted. It is important for students and teachers to not infringe on copyright in the name of creating presentations or lessons for schools.
Charts are a great tool because they communicate information visually. You can design and share your own charts online and for free - supports a number of different chart types like: bar charts, pie charts, line charts, bubble charts and radar plots.
Shared by Dana B in her Lib510 project
Wow! A searchable database of 109 (so far) of library/research related lesson plans. Searchable by grade level. Still accepting lesson plans, which are vetted and connected to Common Core standards before being added.
Larry Lessig is a lawyer and activist for sensible intellectual property law for the digital age. He was a founding board member of Creative Commons, an organization that builds better copyright practices through principles established first by the open-source software community.
This is a quick video that explains what Creative Commons provides. Copy right is a controversial topic on the web and creative commons provides an outlet for like-minded creative types to share their stuff. I think it is a good topic to address with students.
This is a site containing activities that involve online collaboration between classrooms. Classrooms can register for collaborative projects that are featured on the site.