Great creative commons resource.

I don't know if anyone is still using this Diigo group, but this Prezi would be a great way to introduce the tool to other teachers or to students.

Interactive from Triptico to help you plan those pesky seating arrangements.

Free online conference. Sessions are archived here.

Lots of fun, interactive activities for you to use in your instruction.

Tips and tricks for taking your Prezi from good to great! Some really good tips here.

Nice reference document for ways to use Wallwisher in your classroom.

Interesting alternative to LiveBinders. Knotebook allows you to pull in content from all over the web into an online sort of customized website that contains only the information you want. Could be a useful tool worth exploring.

Click and drag videos or portions of videos from YouTube to mash them together. Could be a useful tool for putting together clips when not the whole video is needed.

LiveBinders is a place where users can place websites, documents, images, text, and videos into virtual 3-ring binders. Easy, attractive, and free!

I nominate LiveBinders for one of the top 10 web tools for 2011. Wow!

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This is a cached version of page two of the online safety report article from eSchoolNews. Because you are required to have a (free) account to finish reading the article, I thought I would save everyone the step and just share the article. To view the cached version in Diigo, just click on the icon that says 'snapshot'.

Article from eSchoolNews telling about Internet safety and ways to teach it effectively to students.

Triptico offers many different activities for reading, math, science, and classroom management. Everything is free. The tools on this site are particularly useful with an interactive white board.

This site has lots of resources for teaching kids about cyberbullying and how to prevent it. Resources on this site would be appropriate for middle school to high school age children.

This series of cartoons, activities, and games teaches kids about Internet safety, cyberbullying, determining if information is valid, and the different types of media available on the Internet. Professor Garfield is a blast from the past for me, but the content is presented in such a way that kids of any age should appreciate it. It appears that this site is geared more for elementary age kids.

Webwisekids has resources for teaching Internet safety that are appropriate for middle school to high school age children. Online videos and lesson plans help make it easier to plan lessons to teach about Internet safety. The stories used do not sound contrived or artificial at all, and are definitely worth checking out. The ability to order games to reinforce the concepts taught through the lessons is an added bonus that might make this an attractive option for teaching about safety.

This website allows you to take elements from three different flags and combine them into something new. Have the students research the flags and the symbolism that they contain. Then they will have the opportunity to explain the significance of those flags as their own symbols.

The International Children's Digital Library has children's picture books written in English and other languages. The content of the books seems to have an emphasis on fairy tales, folklore, and diverse cultures. From their mission statement, "to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community - children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online."

Smartkiddies is a completely free math practice site out of Australia for students in K-6. After creating a teacher account, you can set up a class with usernames and passwords for up to 75 students per class. After creating a class, you can assign instructional videos, activities, worksheets, assessments, and enrichment opportunities. Progress reports and messaging are built in to help you monitor and communicate about student progress. Another great feature is the ability to practice basic math facts and concepts by competing against other kids from around the world.

Schoology is a free service that allows you to create a social network-type environment for online instruction. Think of it as a combination of Moodle and Facebook and you've got a pretty good idea of what it is like.

To get more into the service, you need to create an account. If you don't want to (or can't for some reason) create an account, but are interested in the service, let me know and I will get you access.