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Free Technology for Teachers: Gives step-by-step instructions for using Google Docs' forms and spreadsheet capability for creating an online quiz that can be easily graded inside a spreadsheet.

Video about uses of technology in teaching - motivational

Good overview of motivation for using web2.0 tools, building a personal learning network, examples of using tools in the classroom

Shows use of 2 google tools - looks intriguing. Wonder Wheel gives you a visual picture of relationships or subsets of the term you searched; you can then search on the subsets of interest. Timeline arranges links in order, from oldest to newest, and shows a frequency distribution of the links, over time. This includes ancient (pre-internet) information, if it's coded with a publication date.

Automatic captioning for videos on some sites Auto-timing for videos uploaded with transcript, using speech recognition. Should help with producing videos accessible to hearing-impaired students

This is a fascinating concept with some interesting possibilities- Most students have a cell phone, it's affordable technology- Being able to leverage that ubiquitous technology to teach is a clever idea; however, the teacher using it should be savvy to the various ways that a cell phone can be misused in a classroom before they try it-

Incorporation of cell phones into class rather than banning their use - ideas