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37 Ways Teachers Should Use Pinterest http://t.co/c5UwTWoW via @zite

Shows the technology divide in how students and professors use and view technology.

New blog post: 37 Ways Teachers Should/Could Use Pinterest http://t.co/ObDHPbiT #edtech, #TBBN

40 interesting ways to Use QR codes to support learning.

35 interesting ways to use Twitter in the Classroom

It is not just for high school any more. This is a product that is widely used in our educational community and the kids need to be aware of what is happening in other arenas.

Google's calculator tries to understand the problem you are attempting to solve without requiring you to use special syntax.

"At Google, we support the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with online safety organization iKeepSafe to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible online citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation. "

"Google teamed up with online safety organization iKeepSafe to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible online citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation."

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Engaging students with document cameras is not difficult, but it does require a little imagination. With that in mind, the following ideas are designed to help you learn how to use classroom document cameras in unique and innovative ways at school. You might be surprised at just how versatile these great teaching tools really are!

Use a cell phone with no data plan to retrieve information from a website in the form of a text message.

Use a cell phone with no data plan to retrieve information from a website in the form of a text message.

"Free images to choose and use!"

With Symbaloo, you can now create your own desktop on internet, including your favorite websites and sources. The advantage is that you can navigate easily to the most important websites, without remembering the links. Just try to click on one of the coloured blocks. You will see that it is possible to search from the centerbox in useful websites, such as Google or Youtube. More options… Much more is possible with Symbaloo. Listening to the radio, reading the news or reading to your new mail quickly… If you click on an empty grey field, you will enter a new world of blocks! The best fun is to find out all of the features yourself, and explore Symbaloo step by step.

use Photopeach to create a multimedia quiz -- it shows a slideshow with music, poses a question and offers multiple choices. You click on the answer and after a countdown, you see the answer.

use Photopeach to create a multimedia quiz -- it shows a slideshow with music, poses a question and offers multiple choices. You click on the answer and after a countdown, you see the answer.

An interactive multi-user whiteboard application Use it for tutoring, collaborative live training, brainstorming, prototyping An online replacement of your paintbrush application

Board800 is a multi-user-shared interactive whiteboard with simultaneous access and drawing capabilities. Users can use each page independently, and each user can see the changes on each page.

Via @kjarrett -- This is ISTE's list of criteria by which to judge the effectiveness of a training program for potential technology integrators. This could be used to assess tech coaches for how well they are addressing the demands of NET*S at the building or district level.

Via @kjarrett -- This is ISTE's list of criteria by which to judge the effectiveness of a training program for potential technology integrators. This could be used to assess tech coaches for how well they are addressing the demands of NET*S at the building or district level.

This site replaces iCue with the news footage, etc. Looks good. NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom. * Thousands of searchable and downloadable resources (1600s to Today) * Video content aligned to State Standards * Current Events updated regularly * Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health and Business * Personalized playlists for teachers and students * Revolutionary flippable media player

"NBC News Archives on Demand K-12 Edition Bring the World into Your Classroom! NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom. * Thousands of searchable and downloadable resources (1600s to Today) * Video content aligned to State Standards * Current Events updated regularly * Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health and Business * Personalized playlists for teachers and students * Revolutionary flippable media player"

Can be used by students who are visually impaired so they can send speech to text emails, blog posts, tweets, reminders, posts on google calendar, etc.

The Chicktionary Lite: The chicken bobs its head and clucks when kids use one of their letters to make a word. The "beak sneak" option fills in one letter of each of the words not yet found.