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This is a nice resource if you're considering setting up a Facebook Group to communicate with students or parents.

May find some helpful ideas for the infants and their classroom blogs

ePortfolios have multiple purposes and audiences, all requiring different types of tools Interesting graphic half way down

Article highlighting Singapore's move into 21st century learning.

Perfect for our Infant bloggers - this is an explanation of why Kathy Cassidy has blogs for her 6 year old students.

For any writer or creator, it is all about the audience. Why would a student even want to write on a piece of paper for their teacher to see when they could write on their blog for the world to see?

The inspirational version of Youtube ...

YouTube can be a good place to find educational videos to support your lessons. We've all had students who struggle to hold their comments until the video has stopped. One strategy that many teachers have used in those cases is to tell students to "write it down." The web makes it possible to take that strategy a step further and have students not only "write it down" but also enable teachers to instantly respond to students' comments while watching a video. Here are three tools that enable users to watch videos online and discuss them with others at the same time.

Mostly classics, some kids books

Currently there are close to 160 sites listed. There is SO MUCH information out there! 

A nice list of sites for finding reusable assets for media projects.

Rachel McCarthy's winning recipe. I know you all want the recipe...

ISTE has helped transform teacher preparation programs through its standards to integrate technology into learning, teaching, and leading. The refreshed standards-Technology Coach, Technology Director, and Computer Science Educator-are pending NCATE approval. These build on the original Technology Facilitator, Technology Leader, and Secondary Computer Science Educator standards.

Discover what your digital footprint says about you http://t.co/6s6A8cfT good post by @InnovativeEdu

Nice ideas for teaching about digital footprint or tattoo

This gives you step-by-step to make a retr-cool silent film using iMovie.

Good resource for combining Poetry and Technology

The Slow Journalism Magazine - looks interesting

When TED launched its educational website for younger students last week, I think teachers everywhere realised they had to up their game. The 3-10 minute videos are designed to encourage curiosity and show how the world works using compelling animation and the audible explanations of a gifted teacher.  Even if you're not in high school, the videos are sometimes fascinating, sometimes kinda strange, but generally very cool. Here are some of the best videos that are designed to amaze and challenge your brain.