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U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra addresses participants at the Edustat University 2009 conference, hosted by Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville July 20-22, 2009. Chopra discusses using data to help discover and overcome gaps in student learning and how to know what we teach and how well it is working. (2:24 minutes)

An interesting site that gives visual comparisons of "stuff". Visual comparisons of objects. Perspective of size.

Study Champs is a free educational website developed by a University teacher to provide an online resource to parents, teachers and students in primary and middle school. After teaching undergraduate courses for more than 15 years, it was a very satisfying way to pursue the academic path as well as contribute towards kids learning. Study Champs provides educational resources like printable worksheets, tutorials, online games, quizzes, stories, flip books and much more covering subjects like Math, English, Science and Social Studies. Kids can also enjoy reading stories, coloring sheets, brain teasing games and learn amazing facts too.

AwesomeStories is large resource filled with primary-source information. Its purpose is to help educators and individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites. The site is very easy to use and is would be helpful to use with many projects across the curriculum.

FORA.tv helps intelligent, engaged audiences get smart. We present the web's largest collection of unmediated video drawn from live events, lectures, and debates going on all the time at top universities, think tanks and conferences. We gather this provocative, big-idea content for anyone to watch, interact with, and share --when, where, and how they want.

If you are going to use the web for research, don't be duped by what you find out there. Learn five criteria for evaluation information on the web. University of Pennsylvania

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.

Creaza offers you an integrated, web-based toolbox for creative work, both at school and in your free time. You use the toolbox along with various fully developed thematic universes: historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate/environment.

Hotseat, a social networking-powered mobile Web application, creates a collaborative classroom, allowing students to provide near real-time feedback during class and enabling professors to adjust the course content and improve the learning experience. Students can post messages to Hotseat using their Facebook or Twitter accounts, sending text messages, or logging in to the Hotseat Web site. via Jim Gates !-)

a leading-edge web resource for educational practice that identifies, communicates, and helps implement successful strategies.