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Meet Eric Sheninger a principal who went from being anti-social media to being known by his students as "Principal Twitter"

"Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate with text documents, useful for meeting notes, brainstorming, project planning, training, and mor"

Hi Steve, it looks like its based on the old etherpad code, a great tool until you hit 15 users.

Mark, Even the interface is very similar. PiratePad (http://piratepad.net/) is another alternative Google have now included the EtherPad feature in its new version of google docs (It' still in preview and you need to tick a box in the document editing settngs). I'm yet to try it out with a class. Found that EtherPad also had issues with the 15 users. In a class I would often make more than one pad.

Another creative commons search engine, goes one step further than FlickrCC in that A great feature of Behold is that it also helps you to pinpoint the type of image that you require.  For example, when searching for "beetles" you may get images of insects or cars.  But Behold's interface allows you to use a drop-down menu to choose the category of images that best meets your needs.   

This is a FREE conference open to ANYONE by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A goal of the conference (among several) is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.

If you want to take part in a google wave about the K-12 Conference email me or Mark Woolley and we will setup an invite for you. You could also visit http://thebigquestion.edublogs.org/ for more info.

You pass through the long security line at the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. While the line of tourists streams forward into the Exhibition Hall, you turn right, and head to the Senate appointment desk. There, you sign in, get an ID badge, and are guided by a security officer to a large meeting room.

Jan 2012- three new and / or improved products for the iPad.  Fantastic addition to the iPad!

A fantastic collection of web-based math resources. Has a mini review for each site.