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digital citizenship videos for free for kids

Good example of using Voicethreads with kids

Diigo introductory video

For English Educators and those interested. Interesting things about Historical Fiction in the classroom.

Great website accompanying Roblyer's textbook.

Digital generation video on Kid who loves making videos and video projects. 9 minutes.

Interactive whiteboard teaching ideas

tips for effective powerpoints

video introducing the digital generation, and how connected kids are to tech and immersed in it. 4 minutes. More tech-centric than I'd like.

Wow! If you are an English teacher trying to find people on Twitter to link to for this week's assignment (if you chose to do Twitter), then check this URL out. It's to a huge list of English Teachers on Twitter. Add your name to the list!

A collection of all-star educational websites for each subject. I wish it were divided by recommended grade level though.

An interesting video about how social and digital people are now a days. This video was made to explain the importance of internet advertising to marketers, but there's application to teachers too as we try to understand our students' worlds.

Digital Media follows the old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words!" when it comes to science and math. The use of visuals is ideal for helping students construct background knowledge for developing a better understanding of science and math concepts.

LiveBinders is a web 2.0 tool which provides the ability to save and organize materials for your science or math class. The great thing about this free tool is that you can update the resources instantly to ensure your lessons include the latest ideas, tips, and resources in science and math.

The use of PowerPoint presentations in schools takes advantage of education technology integration strategies and techniques. However, student learning is not improved when these presentations are merely a substitute for note taking bullets from older overhead projectors. To take advantage of the power of this technology, the elimination of boring slide shows must be replaced with interactive story telling that keeps students engaged.

What is Wolfram Alpha? It is a supercomputing brain. It provides calculates and provides comprehensive answers to most any science or math question. Unlike other search sources, you and your students can ask questions in plain language or various forms of abbreviated notation. Contrary to popular belief, Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine. Unlike popular search engines, which simply retrieve documents based on keyword searches, Wolfram computes answers based on known models of human knowledge. It provides answers which are complete with data and algorithms, representing real-world knowledge.

When students are engaged in learning science or math which is personal to them (real world problem solving), they become more engaged in the learning process. Project based learning situations in science and math increase opportunity for students to internalize and make connections.