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iTouch / iPad apps based on Montessori principles... Intro to Math, Intro to Letters, etc.

Good intro to Twitter -- a Picasa slideshow by Kathy Schrock

allows you to easily create video presentations based on documents on your computer -- and then share them. Their tagline is "presentations with emotion".... Could be good for kids commenting on their work.

good intro to writing personal essays -- all the best advice in a snazzy Animoto video

great intro to Garr Reynolds' book Presentation Zen by Matt Helmke

Good intro for kids re pop-ups & chain emails.

"This presentation provides an in-depth overview of the micro-blogging tool, Twitter. The links to the tips, tricks, tools, research, and other items included in the presentation are listed below."

John Macgowan's slides on intro to Google Apps scripts

A detailed animation explaining the needs and differences between cytokinesis in animals and plant cells. Beyond what we need, but interesting and visual.

"This site is a companion to the PBS special Misunderstood Minds, and profiles a variety of learning problems and expert opinions. It is designed to give parents and teachers a better understanding of learning processes, insights into difficulties, and strategies for responding. "

"Project Kaisei's 2009 Expedition. Footage from the Kaisei, one of two research vessels Project Kaisei sent to the North Pacific Gyre in August, 2009 to study the extent of the marine debris problem in the gyre, the impact it may be having on marine life and the food chain, and to find ways to catch and recover some of the debris for a larger clean-up effort. "

interesting blog post of how to use Angry Birds to teach a variety of things... also, I didn't realize you could play Angry Birds via Chrome - http://chrome.angrybirds.com/

love it - G7 intro to Humanities?

In a similar vein to Blackout Poetry, the Humument takes the art form one step further to and images and colour illustrations to the 'blacked out' words. Beautiful to look at, and is a good example of how open ended a task involving blackout poetry can be. This would be what I would expect of high school students.