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via Best content in Diigo In Education | Diigo - Groups http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation As the title says, this article reviews some of the better options for annotating PDF files on the iPad. This is useful for providing feedback on student writing or work, filling or signing PDF forms, and more. Check it out!

ActivExpression ActivTips for teaching. Examples of how to use clickers in the classroom beyond "simple" multiple choice.

This is the printable PDF summary of the Technology Integration Matrix from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.

Great resource/list of icebreakers, paired activities, group work ideas, and much more.

This article outlines different ways journaling can be useful in elementary science classes.

Why not use Haiku for students to keep their journals? Discussions or Wikiprojects in Haiku could be used for this. In fact, the Bridge Building teams at Tupelo Middle School are using Wikiprojects to keep their journals, collect their data, and compose their portfolios for competition.

Good point. Wiki/discussion boards are great for students to converse back and forth and work collaboratively in groups, but there are a few advantages to the old fashioned type journal as well. Drawings as well as charts and graphs for science are sometimes more beneficial to student learning and expression when done on paper and pencil. Ultimately, you would want to have both. It is also important to note that with the software we have available on the Macs, you could use the Photo Booth to capture drawings and graph and upload them to Haiku/Wiki or wherever you were sharing/storing them electronically.

Good article about online professional development, handheld electronic devices in the classroom, and much more.

Some of the content in the article is a bit outdated since the article is from 2000. There have been quite a few innovations in the elearning world that can support new modes of interaction not covered here. Still, though, many of the suggestions are still valid and important.