Thinking Outside 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.

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

Edmodo (like Twitter), Animoto, Audacity, VoiceThread

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-

links to several tutorials

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Comprehensive list of Web 2.0 tools, categorized by use and type

How some educators are using Diigo

Good sources for materials for classes, both online and face-to-face