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A very cool idea of how to use netvibes.

Master of science (M.S.) in Instructional Design an Technology.This program will teach you to apply theory, research, crativity, and problem-solving skills to a variety of technology applications in order to improve performance. You will also learn how to develop the analysis, design, and evaluation skills to assess, create, and manage training materials. These skills combined will offer you the ability to support technological advancemente and training in educational istitutions and corporate training classroom. Through your coursewoek, you will gain the experience needed to be efficient an effective using technology and multimedia tools.

"Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom."

blog on how to teachers can work around YouTube

how to tell a story, games, coloring pages, recipes... etc

Imagine, your very own CO-BRANDED version of TeacherTube filled with just your K-12 school, college/university or organization's media content. Post your class videos, your school district documents, or audio recording from one of your organizational meetings. You decide how your educational site works. Remove, approve, add, upload -- literally at the click of a button.

Solvr is an interesting group problem solving tool which lets you collaboratively discuss problems and ideas over the net. The application provides platform where you can enter thoughts or problems and then invite others to add ideas on how to solve them. Each suggested idea will be presented as a separate branch. Everyone can easily vote on suggested ideas and even add a new problems to some ideas.

tutorial on how to use pageflakes

This site has lots of tutorials and tips, howto's on how to use google apps in the classroom, educator networking and discussions

Dumping laptops into a classroom does no good if a teacher doesn't know how to leverage the technology for educational purposes.

english and portuguese literacy in public schools. news on how the Sequoia foundation is changing paradigms in the public school

Digital Storytelling Cookbook gives specific details on how to create digital stories.

A lovely resource with hints of how to make edit and uplaod podcasts and lots more

Lots of starter tip sheets (How to's) to get you started

Short video tutorials that explain what moddle is and how to set it up.

Now you can get your learners to create a map!

Very cool site that talks about how to get authors in your classrooms via skype. There is a list of skype authors that you can choose from.

Useful tips on how to use songs in class in different ways

For the last few weeks I've been trying out a free tool called Slinkset and I have found it to be pretty useful. Slinkset is a tool that enables you to create your own 'portal' site ( A 'portal' site is one that links to other content rather than a tool for producing content) and I've been using it to create a kind of educational technology news site. I've used it to keep track of the things that I'm reading, writing and watching online as well as adding a few links to conferences.