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Smories - new stories for children, read by children - 3 views

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shared by Ann Baum (Johnston) on 06 Dec 10 - Cached

Ann Baum (Johnston) on 06 Dec 10

"Smories are free original stories for kids, read by kids. 50 added every month."

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The 10 best museum websites - Times Online - 1 views

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shared by Marge Runkle on 14 Feb 10 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 14 Feb 10

Museums are rarely able to exhibit more than a fraction of the material they own, and even then the best stuff is too often sealed off behind glass or mobbed by school parties. There are no such problems on museum websites, where space is unlimited and objects, scanned in high definition, can be browsed in close-up. Here is the pick of the world's collections.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Museums are rarely able to exhibit more than a fraction of the material they own, and even then the best stuff is too often sealed off behind glass or mobbed by school parties. There are no such problems on museum websites, where space is unlimited and objects, scanned in high definition, can be browsed in close-up. Here is the pick of the world's collections. </div>

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Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels - 1 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 11 Dec 09 - Cached

57 per cent of those who used text-based web applications such as blogs, said they generally enjoyed writing compared to 40 per cent who did not.
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Pupils who write online are more likely to write short stories, letters, song lyrics or a diary, the research revealed.
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Even social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users too, claimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. “My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.
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  Interesting twist at the end. Is it good or bad? Just another new thing to adjust to?
  
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Michelle Krill on 11 Dec 09

"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."</div>

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News English Lessons - 1 views

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shared by Marge Runkle on 06 Dec 09 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 06 Dec 09

FREE Handouts, Listening & Quizzes in Simple English - Printable Lesson Worksheets, Podcast and RSS Feed.

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Create your newspaper | NewsCred - Create and Discover Newspapers About the Things You ... - 0 views

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Google Docs Adds Major New Features [PICS] - 0 views

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Kathy Schrock's Top 12 Free Ed Tech Tools - 4 views

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shared by Marge Runkle on 21 Apr 10 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 21 Apr 10

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The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely on Wikipedia - 1 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 29 Mar 10 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 29 Mar 10

"To help you develop such an understanding, we present these 10 reasons you cannot rely [soley] on information in Wikipedia:"

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Excel 2010 New Features -Equation Editor - 3 views

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2010 excel math equation_editor

shared by Marge Runkle on 13 May 10 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 13 May 10

This is very similar to the 2007 version. A very easy "how-to" for Math peeps!

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Sketchcast - A new way to express yourself - Sketchcast.com - 1 views

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shared by Marge Runkle on 20 May 10 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 20 May 10

Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or create art.

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PowerPoint Games - 2 views

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shared by karen sipe on 28 Dec 10 - Cached

karen sipe on 28 Dec 10

Powerpoint games to take back into the classroom immediately.

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karen sipe on 28 Dec 10

Neat site. I have never seen this before. Hope it's something new for many of you.

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YES students use iPod touches to improve reading skills - 2 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 03 Jan 11 - No Cached

Michelle Krill on 03 Jan 11

iPods for reading

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SHOW®/WORLD - A New Way To Look At The World - 1 views

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shared by John Sengia on 04 Mar 11 - Cached

John Sengia on 04 Mar 11

World map that visually changes bases on various demographics such as: income, traffic deaths, education level, etc.

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David Jakes Presentation Resources - 140 Characters and Beyond: Extend Your Use of Twitter - 3 views

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shared by Carol Mortensen on 19 Jul 11 - Cached

Do you want to know what I had for breakfast?  How bad traffic is in Chicago rush hour?  Of course not!  But by now, you've probably have had a chance to try out Twitter and engage in the actual conversations that can help you become an active member of an always-on learning network.  This session will help you extend and add value to your Twitter experience by demonstrating a variety of new Twitter tools that can serve to create a more comprehensive and capable platform for learning.  Leave the session with an understanding of how to enlarge the affordances of Twitter and how to make it an essential part of your practice.
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Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 06 Sep 11 - No Cached

History News Network - 0 views

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shared by Ann Baum (Johnston) on 05 Oct 09 - Cached

Ann Baum (Johnston) on 05 Oct 09

Another fave from Jeff Mummert.

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My Way News - Collector: Lincoln photo uncovered in Grant album - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 05 Oct 09 - Cached

Learn how to play an instrument online | Webware - CNET - 0 views

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shared by Michelle Krill on 05 Oct 09 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 05 Oct 09

If you're trying to learn how to play an instrument, you might be thinking about hiring a local tutor. After all, it's the way it has always been done. But you might be surprised to learn that the Web is a great place to learn how to play that instrument.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you're trying to learn how to play an instrument, you might be thinking about hiring a local tutor. After all, it's the way it has always been done. But you might be surprised to learn that the Web is a great place to learn how to play that instrument. </div>

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Redefine the dictionary - wordia - 1 views

www.wordia.com

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shared by karen sipe on 05 Oct 09 - Cached

Michelle Krill on 05 Oct 09

We're a team of language enthusiasts and general word nuts who have joined forces to create a new kind of dictionary - a democratic 'visual dictionary'. A place where anyone with a video, webcam or mobile phone can define the words that matter to them in their life.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We're a team of language enthusiasts and general word nuts who have joined forces to create a new kind of dictionary - a democratic 'visual dictionary'. A place where anyone with a video, webcam or mobile phone can define the words that matter to them in their life.</div>

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karen sipe on 25 Mar 11

Brings words to life through the use of video. FREE

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karen sipe on 25 Mar 11

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ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues - 1 views

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shared by Marge Runkle on 08 Oct 09 - Cached

Marge Runkle on 08 Oct 09

Promoting education and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format

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