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This posting will focus on the art of searching using the basic Google search engine. I have tried to include the obvious and the not so obvious techniques. As you look through, I am almost certain you will learn something new.

With Google Voice, learners can call in and leave messages that can be emailed, downloaded as .mp3 files, or embedded in web sites using the included html code. Basically, it's a way to create audio recordings, without the need for a computer or mic. Many classrooms and labs are set up with headsets with microphones or laptops with internal mics. Still, many are not. When you think about how many kids have the equipment at home, the chances are even lower. How many kids do you know that have access to a phone? Heck, many of them even have their own cell these days. Enter Google Voice. Let's roll with this and see what we can do.

Want the 411 on Web 2.0 tools? Need help getting started with the Read/Write Web? The 5 can help! Each category features the answers to five basic questions providing information educators should know about a variety of technology integration tools, focusing particularly on Web 2.0 resources. Links to the tools and additional resources are also included.

Explains what the tool is, how to use it in the classroom, how to get started, need to know more?, where can I find more info. Nice layout!

Calculator Soup collects all sorts of online calculators in one free site. Calculators range from basic to complicated and have specific functions like conversion, time, finance, and chemistry. A great tool for students who do not have specific calculators or forget them.

Basic information for the novice. Includes many collaboration tools. Blogging, wikis, communicating, etc. WOW!

Bound by Law translates law into plain English and abstract ideas into 'visual metaphors.' So the comic's heroine, Akiko, brandishes a laser gun as she fends off a cyclopean 'Rights Monster' - all the while learning copyright law basics, including the line between fair use and copyright infringement.

The purpose of this resource is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Participants who fulfill all of the requirements have the opportunity to earn SBCEU's. To learn more about the session, look under the tab "The 21 Things". We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity.

From basic math to precalculus, Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 helps you visualize and see mathematical concepts as you've never seen them before. With the Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 free download, you get: * A full-featured graphing calculator * The Formulas and Equations Library * The Triangle Solver * The Unit Conversion tool * Ink handwriting support

While many math geeks out there may have been teased for their love of numbers, it's math that makes the world go round, defining everything from the economy to how the universe itself operates. You can indulge your love of mathematics in these great lectures and lecture series. Some are meant to review the basics and others will keep you on the cutting edge of what renowned researchers are doing in the field, but all will help you expand your knowledge and spend a few hours enjoying a topic you love.

Great tutorial site for math