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I was interested to read this article because it dicusses the growing interest in course styles similiar to ours. More and more students are finding success and taking interest in "hybrid" classes, a combination of online and face to face classes. They are becoming so popular because it allows students to not have to be on campus all the time, the freedom to work from home, and also keeps them motivated to keep up with their studies as they meet with their classmates every other week. I found myself relating to this article because it is exactly how our class operates and I see the same positives as the many others opting for hybird classess

"There are different reasons why struggling writers have problems with composition. Some of them are internal such as a disability of some sort, lack of motivation and confidence…etc and others are externally oriented like irrelevance of writing topics, inappropriate writing strategies and so on. In today's post we are sharing with you a set of interesting iPad apps to help struggling writers build up their writing confidence and enhance their writing competencies.We have particularly focused  on three main areas: "

Really cool resource with lots of examples and idea for how technology can be integrated into a classroom.

Interesting Article aobut obsolete technology in 2010

Thought this was interesting. Are you still using any of these items?

This site has numerous (2,100) carefully selected and annotated resources. You can click on the lobby link on the main page to go to the resources. You can click on the welcome to K12imc.org a t the bottom to go to the instructional media center where there are additional links taking you to specific locations on the site. At the bottom of the IMC page you can click on explore the worlds of K12IMC.org and within the explore page you will be able to link to more resources that are clearly described. Within each of the resource links you will go to a page where there will be a variety of content specific links. This site was interesting. There were lessons for teachers, there was a link on the explor page that will take you to experts in various fields. This is a site worth checking out because a user could, through this one site, find numerous credible and useable resources.

Found this site to be very interesting and loaded with lots of useable resources.

Education in 2030 developed by the Hoover Institution Stanford University. This is an interesting look at different aspects of education and what it is anticipated education may look like in 2030.

This information does not surprise me. I thought it was very interesting and 2030 is really not that far in the future.

"n today's post, I am sharing with you some interesting tips I learned from Jonathan Wylie  to help you record your iPad screen and create instructional screencasts and tutorials. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of creating a screencast on iPad are those popular apps such as Explain Everything and Educreations but the thing with these apps is that they do not allow you to record what you do on other apps. For instance, you can not open Explain Everything and go to Evernote app to record your screen there, once Explain Everything window is closed , recording stops. To be able to navigate your iPad and record this navigation, you will need to mirror your iPad screen to a bigger screen that is your computer. Once you can access your iPad screen  from your computer, you can then use a screencasting tool to record your iPad screen. Here is how you can do it all:"

50 interesting ways to use Wordle in the classroom is cool. I love seeing the many different ways Wordle can be connected to teaching and learning.

cool ways to use Wordle

TubeChop allows you to easily chop a funny or interesting section from any YouTube video and share it.

Believe it or not, Facebook and Twitter aren't the only cool social networking sites on the Web. If your kids are too young for Facebook, or you're concerned about privacy, consider looking into some lesser-known social networking sites geared for tweens, preteens, and yes, even teenagers. We've rounded-up some of the top social networking sites that allow kids to keep a tighter rein on their privacy. Our choices include sites that limit the ways you connect with friends, offer greater control over how you interact, or home in on specific interests. Some of the sites for kids on the younger end of the scale offer more parental controls, too, so you can have a better sense of what your kid is doing online.

Welcome to the Coudal Partners Museum of Online Museums. Here, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art and architecture, and graduate to the study of mundane (and sometimes bizarre) objects elevated to art by their numbers, juxtaposition, or passion of the collector. The MoOM is organized into three sections.

This site provides Activity types for various content areas. If you click on each of the active content links you will see that a variety of activitie types are identified as well as types of technology that could be used to facilitate that activity. I found it very interesting and would be helpful for tech coaches or teachers.

This is a good site, It would be very helpful for a person just getting started to look at their content area and see the types of activities listed (select the content area and then select the activity type link within the page). Each activity listed also has a list of technology that could be used to facilitate that activity.

Lots of good ideas on how to use your flip cameras in the classroom.

Ideas for how to use a flip camera in the classroom.

Smithsonian's interactive exhibit on the history of Transportation in America.

Looks like an interesting site for those interested in history.

Want to know your learning style? Take the quiz. There are 24 questions, and it will take less than five minutes to complete. Try not to think too hard -- just go with your first thought when describing your daily activities and interests. At the end, you'll find out more about how you learn.

Here is a quick learnign style survey. This would be a good one to share with upper level students and staff.

This is a video that goes over 5 mindmapping tools: Bubbl.us, mindomo.com wisemap.com, mindmaster.com, mind42.com. All look interesting.

5 mindmapping tools you and your students can use.

10 p interest boards covers 10 collections of teacher resources related to technology.

This is CSI for the history classroom.

Looks interesting. It is investigation for the history classroom.

I checked out the investigation link. It looks like there are a variety of investigations that students could do.

Cool site with free publications from FTC about internet safety and many other topics.

Hope your year is going well. Thought this was a good site. Please share with anyone you think would be interested.

Google reading level feature. Allows users to limit search results to specific reading levels.

Thought this might be of interest to you.