"The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital
age. When students create a movie or
interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal. With digital storytelling, students can:
Improve their writing.
Show creativity.
Have a voice.
Digital storytelling projects
lend themselves well to portfolio assessment"
"With Nuance PDF Reader, you get the most accurate online PDF conversion
available through NuancePDF.com - without having to install extra software. No
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service to convert PDF to Word, Excel, RTF or WordPerfect using Nuance's
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This site has links that provide information about various technology tools: PowerPoint, CPS clickers, document cameras, wikis, blogs, social networking, social Bookmarking, Podcasting, Vodcasting, Online calendars, event management.
This site is really interesting. I clicked on educators and I was able to search a topic by keyword, grade, as well as state and standard. When the search came up It has numerous additional links to go out to. It really looked like the links had good materials for teachers and kids. The one that I chose had lessons that could be printed out for educators.
"This
Classroom Learning 2.0
blog has been set-up as part of the
CSLA School Library Learning 2.0 program to encourage all of us to experiment
and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the context
of information on the Internet today."
"The objective of this site is to provide teachers with source materials, lesson
plans and classroom activities for all grades K-12. This site is designed to
help busy teachers use their time efficiently. The indexed websites are not
organized by grades as each website listed may have several resources for
different ages.guide."
This site has 100 of the best YouTube videos for Teachers. They are categorized by history, science, language, arts, humor, inspiration, classroom management, how-tos and guides, and technology.
Here are 100 of the best YouTube videos for Teachers. They are organized by categories. See the descriptor for this site. It looks like it would be a good resource to check out.
Time saver if you are like me and are continually leaving your self notes and emails and voice messages, this may be something that could help you too.
Thinking Guides are tools or frameworks for thinking through an issue and considering different aspects or perspectives. They can help to develop thinking skills.