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Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Good Places for Students to Find Public Domain Images via Best content in Diigo In Education | Diigo - Groups https://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation

With 100 specialized search engines for academic research listed, you are certain to find some new ones.   Some of my favorites are included in this list.  The list is organized into helpful catagories by subject or discipline.   One of my favorites for History is listed here, the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.  The collection has over 30,000 images, searchable by keyword.

Pica bay is another good source for copyright-friendly images to use in media projects. via Best content in Diigo In Education | Diigo - Groups https://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation

"If you teach math or science, you will likely find yourself asking your students to take out their rulers, compasses, protractors, thermometers, altimeters, and other measuring devices. Being able to see with a ruler and a protractor how a triangle with two equal sides really does have two equal angles can be powerful. Glenda Stewart-Smith of Surrey School District #36 in Canada put together this collection of iPhone and iPad apps that offer all of these measuring abilities and more."

"Thingdom is a fun and challenging game through which students can learn about genetics. The game, produced by the London Science Museum, asks players to select a "thing" then try to find a make for that "thing" based on various traits." Gamify genetics for your science class.

In this Education Week article, the author summarizes research that decries the poor quality of many of the "educational" apps available on the market today. The article offers suggestions for how to find the best quality apps.

Now that Twitter is unblocked on the TPSD faculty wireless network you may find these shortcuts helpful!

Need sound effects for your mutlimedia project?  Soundgator.com provides a library of free sound effects that may be downloaded or embedded in a website.  You may be able to help students find sounds they need to complete their projects.

Take a look at this collection of resources for teachers from the Natchez Trace Parkway and find more information about the parkway's education programs

This livebinder is a nice collection of Web Tools for teachers organized by type.  As the curator of the binder says, it is dedicated to helping teachers find the right web tool for the task at hand.  Take a look!

All of the great classroom resources from PBS, organized by grade level and content area.  To find great content, begin with great content-producers like PBS.

CCSS math activities!  Drill down to the individual standards to find thousands of online activities mapped to the standards.   There are some wonderful tools and actvities here to discover.

This is a great idea for a simple anchor chart to prompt students to find alternative answers to "I don't know"

From @NCTM, these math challenges are designed to bring mathematical thinking to the dinner table for families.  Teachers will also find many of these problems valuable to tackle with students to support problem solving skills and mathematical practices.  The challenges are also available in Spanish.

Via Free Technology for Teachers and Richard Byrne: We know that using nonlinguistic representations for new vocabulary supports student learning. In this post, edtech Blogger Richard Byrne provides quick reviews of five free online dictionaries and thesauri that will help teachers and students find images to connect to words and their definitions.

The Memorial Hall Museum in Deefield, Massachusetts has an tremendously engaging website with a wide variety of interactive exhibits for teachers and students. You can watch colonial tools being used or use the sites "magic lens" and read historical documents.

TMS US History teachers may find this resource helpful!

7 Steps to BYOT Here's what Georgia's Forsyth County Schools recommends when thinking about implementing BYOT. (Find more at www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/byot.) 1. Think carefully about your goals. 2. Survey students about what gadgets they own. 3. Get buy-in from parents and the community. 4. Determine rules for personal devices, and make sure everyone is clear on them. 5. Test connectivity by inviting students to bring in their devices. 6. Ask students about their experiences with their own gadgets. 7. Plan how you can use BYOT to develop fun, challenging activities for students.

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Insignio is a database of educational apps for mobile devices focused on bridging the gap between technology and individuals with disabilities.  The reviews include a description of the app, a rating, skills embedded in the app, and other important information.