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Using Accountability to "Reform" Public Schools to Death

Ginipic is a nice desktop application that allows you to crawl a host of photo sharing services as well as your own machine for pictures, making it a close to ideal image search tool.

Ginipic is a nice desktop application that allows you to crawl a host of photo sharing services as well as your own machine for pictures, making it a close to ideal image search tool.

Check it out!

Join educator Bill Farren as he travels through four South American countries-three of them chosen by students. Class members will get to vote on what countries their teacher/guide visits and decide on the types of activities the class embarks on. Through their guide, students will interact with local people, ask them questions, request various media, and help solve real problems-all in an engaging format: participatory learning. Who is it for? Learners from all over the world: HS students, college students, homeschoolers, unschoolers, adult learners and classroom teachers: (HS or Univ) who'd like to enrich and connect their own class to this one.

"In today's school environment, it's important for school administrators to access and use the same digital tools as we want our our teachers and ultimately, our students to use as well. Not only is this effectively role modeling of what we want and expect from them but with this mobile technology it can also allows today's administrator to maximize their time as well as communicate with a variety of stakeholders at the "touch" of a button! This exhibit aims to do aims to meet this goal by presenting innovative ideas on how admins can embrace and use Apple's media devices effectively in their work. On the pages that follow, you will see how the iPod touch or iPhone can be used by administrators in a variety of ways well beyond a simple PIM device or media player, become a fantastic tool to practice digital leadership!"

"This quick tutorial explains how you can create a Google Tour yourself, and hopefully upload it here. :) As an example, we will create a tour of the capital cities of my country, Australia."

"Edistorm takes the metaphor of sticky notes on a boardroom wall and brings it online allowing anyone - anywhere to brainstorm with only a web browser. Each user picks their favorite ideas and Edistorm brings the best ones forward."

"At Google, we support the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with online safety organization iKeepSafe to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible online citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation. "

"Copyright laws can be vague and confusing. We hope that you can find your way with the help of this information. Although this website was developed for North Carolina educators, it should be of use to teachers and librarians everywhere."

"CIVCC.ORG joins content suppliers and educational practitioners who otherwise would not easily discover each other due to the vastness of the internet. The objective is quite simple: make it easy for an instructor or teacher to choose a virtual field trip or workshop for his or her students. Teachers utilize the CIVCC Guide, an ever-evolving directory of video conferencing content venues, to aid them in evaluating content suppliers, interactive video content, and price directly, or within a collaborative experience with other practitioners who have previously shared their opinions and reviews."

You can choose a shape or draw your own and then choose words to fill it. Click the question marks on each screen for help if you get stuck.

MyFolio is a new online community of artists and creatives. Our website allows users to upload and share their videos, images, audios, files and to also build a personalized portfolio. While MyFolio was created with a single vision of becoming one of the largest art sharing websites, its purpose is anything but singular. Designed by the creative mind, for the creative mind, MyFolio.com is the ultimate destination for creatives and art enthusiasts looking to connect with other artists, prospective employers, and the general public.

In the spirit of TinyURL, this service will compile all the text of a webpage and display it in a reader-friendly style. This could be a great solution for young readers.

Interactive Map Showing Immigration Data Since 1890 - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com; click on a ethnic group and it will show where they've settled. You can also use the time slider across the top to see when the immigration occurred.

This is a good explanation about the trail of data on the web, what some call our footprint, that each of us have. It would be good for teaching internet safety.

A nib is a visual bookmark on a video timeline. Nibs also recommend related videos. As the Nibisphere grows, it will find more cooler stuff that makes you smarter, faster. We have a team of experts nibbing away engaging educational content.

For those of you who want to color-code your folders on your PC (like your Mac friends do), this little app will do the trick. It's a small program that places an extra file in the folder -- don't delete it! Once installed, just right click on your fold

Take a 60-minute lecture. Cut the excess verbiage, do away with most of the details, and pare it down to key concepts and themes. What's left? A "microlecture" over in as few as 60 seconds.

This is my site - but anyone can use it if it fits your purpose.

Professional development site for teaching about digital responsibility