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"So the challenge is to find ways to create online teacher professional development that seems both compelling in its content and also more convenient, easier to fit into the work life of a teacher than the face-to-face courses"

As with all instructional strategies, however, we found that some approaches to summarizing are more effective than others. Five strategies appear to influence students' ability to comprehend text.

Ahead is a web application that facilitates Creative processes. We are a team of architects, designers, developers, and business people with backgrounds in the creative industry. Ahead originated out of frustration with the shortcomings of current tools for online collaboration and publishing because we don't think they support rich media and visual creative processes and communication very well. Inspired by the proven zoom and pan user interfaces known from main creative authoring tools like Autodesk, Adobe, and Sketch-up we're committed to develop the first online tool ever that makes it as fast, natural and fun to publish and work with visual concepts together online.

Urtak is an easy to use web tool that lets teachers and students make smart, sticky polls where participants can ask and answer questions. The polls are unlimited, embeddable, and allow the user to analyze results in real time.

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)

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Are you looking for ways to incorporate digital media into your teaching? PBS Teachers offers a series of FREE monthly webinars featuring leading education technology experts and PBS producers sharing resources and strategies to help teachers use digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences.

An interactive multi-user whiteboard application Use it for tutoring, collaborative live training, brainstorming, prototyping An online replacement of your paintbrush application

Create a sticky note, choose your color, and drag it. Postica remembers the location of your sticky on every computer.

"Sqworl is a web application that provides a clean and simple way to visually bookmark multiple URLs. "

Create a timeline for almost anything Add multiple layers to keep events organized Keep your timelines private or share them with others Preceden is completely web-based and 100% free

Upload photos, videos and text Choose a tune Flix it! And share your video

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"Does it feel like everyone that you know is on Facebook? Do you want to join, but aren't sure how to start? Read How to Use Facebook and you will be posting on your friend's walls in no time at all."

When you're looking for a job, you don't have a lot of chances to catch the interest of a potential employer. After the cover letter, the curriculum vitae (CV) or resume is one of the first documents recruiters see. To keep them interested in you, this document should highlight your strengths, be easy to scan, yet look unique and interesting.

Job Graphs provides graphical analytical interpretation of various job trends in Information Technology / Software industry. It also showcases their average salaries, roles, favourite cities, years of experience and skills required. A must for today's software professionals.

Interactive excercises for math!

We designed these applets for NCTM's Illuminations website to help improve the teaching and learning of mathematics. They work great on your interactive whiteboard for whole class instruction. Give them a try!

A socializing platform connecting those focused on addressing that, which ails Black education & strengthens the Black community.