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a model where students switch around what's traditionally covered at school and what's assigned for kids to do at home. Instead of lectures in class and homework after school, these students are watching lectures at home care of the Web and working one-on-one on assignments with teachers during school hours. 

A nice blog post designed "to help you get easy, instant and free access to some resources and websites where you can read and download and print graphic organizers."

"The Rapid E-Learning Blog shares practical tips and tricks to help you become a rapid elearning pro. It is hosted by Tom Kuhlmann who has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the training industry and currently runs the community at Articulate."

This blog post describes several communication and team building activities that can be done using mobile devices. "Mobile devices are major sources of communication for almost everybody these days. As such, these devices lend themselves for exploring effective and ineffective communication. The goals of this unit of study are to: - gain a greater understanding of the keys to effective communication. - build team and cooperative learning skills."

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"PowerMyLearning.com is a groundbreaking learning platform that makes the best free digital learning activities on the web easily accessible and usable to meet the full range of K-12 learning needs."

If you are beginning to investigate what a Flipped Classroom is, with the thought of possibly trying some kind of Flip yourself… then this is also the right place. They have researched and tried to find you the very best resources to get educators in all positions thinking about what a Flipped Classroom" really is.

DigiTales (http://www.digitales.us/) is a website promoting the art of digital storytelling.  If you have students create personal stories about themselves and their experiences, this website is worth a hard look.  Here is an excerpt explaining their mission: "Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and engages a palette of technical tools to weave personal tales using images, graphics, music and sound mixed together with the author's own story voice. Digital storytelling is an emerging art form of personal, heartful expression that enables individuals and communities to reclaim their personal cultures while exploring their artistic creativity. While the heart and power of the digital story is shaping a personal digital story about self, family, ideas, or experiences, the technology tools also invite writers and artists to think and invent new types of communication outside the realm of traditional linear narratives." This website provides some great rubrics for grading a number of oral, visual and print activities.  It also provides some great ideas for projects, activities and lessons to support what you are already doing.

Real world data that can be compared and graphed for countries and regions around the world. Use in statistics or World Cultures.

Soundsnap is great for short, easily searchable clips. A quote from the website "Soundsnap is the best platform to find and share free sound effects and loops- legally. It is a collection of original sounds made or recorded by its users, and not songs or sound FX found on commercial libraries or sample CD's."

This audio archive focuses on Creative Commons music. A quote "This is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."

Students create mobile learning game at Hirshhorn Museum using Aris games

Not so much about storytelling as much as a great story about overcoming obstacles.  Could be a powerful writing prompt or conversation starter on adversity. When she was 19, Amy Purdy lost both her legs below the knee. And now ... she's a pro snowboarder. In this powerful talk, she shows us how to draw inspiration from life's obstacles.

A number of services to allow anyone to create their own digital magazine and newspaper. 

"Remembering Pearl Harbor through audio and images." Great interactive map with event timeline.

Simple, effective online collaborationMulti-user whiteboard, live audio,image collaboration, text-chat and more

"Flipping a classroom is not a teaching technique, it is more in line with a philosophy or way of teaching. It involves using technology as a tool, not the main focus, for helping students increase their understanding" Nice blog post on the philosophy of the flipped classroom.

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