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This seems like a useful tool for doing math online, which is often difficult with the demands of math symbols/tools.

This appears to be a tool that would be helpful for some math applications.

Free tools for transfering text to speech. Pretty amazing.

If you need a big picture view to support you with technology intergration this is a great resource. It is an overview of the Edutopia professional development guide for integrating technology tools in the classroom.

Great tool for "instant" interaction among students that have technology -- or for the teacher if you quick want some materials to "hang" together so you can share them. 

Creating practical food and water tools for the developing world.

This list of digital story telling tools has some new ones in it. I've found these very useful for asking students to represent something they've learned. For instance, in an Ed Psych course I had students choose one concept and create a children's story about it. Just as easily could be about concepts in physics, biology, math etc.

June 4, 2009: "Engaging the Digital Generation: Insights from Kids, Teachers, and Parents" Host: Amy Erin Borovoy(1), video programming producer, Edutopia Presenters: Nichole Pinkard, Founder, Digital Youth Network(2) and director of Innovation, University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute and Vicki Davis, Teacher, blogger(3), and IT director at Westwood Schools Today's students use digital media in ways hardly imaginable just a few years ago, revolutionizing how kids create, collaborate, and teach one another. Join us for a stimulating discussion with innovative educators, parents, and students from the Digital Generation Project(4) as they share practical tools and strategies for engaging the digital learner.

By Laura Turner This is a continuing series on Web2.0 and other web-based tools for educators. This information is specific to math educators, but there is some crossover into science. Math educators will find a large number of useable interactive companion web sites for the teaching of math concepts and skills.

Here is a listing of interactive tools for teaching chemistry concepts. I did not check it out but it might be interesting.

By Laura Turner The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new 'tools' or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Internet.

Nice tool for brainstorming technology integration ideas based on student performance goals.

Another online presentation tool to consider.

This is a great online math tool for everything geometry and algebra!

A data visualization tool -- the old form of infographics...

Math education has not kept up with technology--especially with Web 2.0 tools, which have the potential to transform and expand learning beyond the classroom and into kids' social and recreational lives. What can be done, and what free resources are available to educators to help make a transition possible?

Web 2.0 technologies are used to support the development of science content and evidence-supported argumentation construction in high school chemistry classes. I analyze video-podcasts, delicious.com tags and resources, individual essays, and

Complete resources for PBL, K-14: publications, online tools, professional development, and research. Website resources include 'how-to' videos and example projects, a Do-It-Yourself project planning tutorial, links to online project libraries, useful downloads of project planning and management forms, and a forum for posting questions to experts and fellow practitioners.