"To make the most of videoconferences, teachers must introduce students to a set of skills that are not always necessary in traditional classrooms. The tools and resources on this page can help teachers to structure meaningful learning experiences with videoconferences. "

"Word Magnets will take a piece of text and break it into individual magnets which can be moved around the screen, resized, removed, colour coded, grouped, sorted and so on. New magnets can also be added at any point. The resource also offers a range of backgrounds for use in a variety of activities."

AT&T recently announced a pilot project in Atlanta and Philadelphia that lets netbook users log on anywhere they can get a 3G cellular signal.

MrsP.com was created with the goal of giving kids the wonderful experience of having a trusted, skilled storyteller read them classics of literature. Rather than simply presenting an audiobook, Mrs. P recreates the look and feel of "story time," a magical ritual many kids might not otherwise get to enjoy.

Google Apps Tutorial - Walk through each appl

"Are you looking for a quick and easy way to make groups in your classroom? You can use our Group Maker to quickly break your students into groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5. The groups are random and can be shuffled over and over as needed! "

This is really easy to use!

Vocaroo is a shiny new service for sending voice messages across the interwebs.

"Are you using BigHugeLabs in the classroom? Sign up for a free Educator account and get the following benefits: * Pre-register your students so they can sign in without requiring an email address. * View and download content created by your students. * Use the site advertising-free. * Ready to print ID cards for your students"

Educator Accounts!

Questions aligned to Blooms (older version) for higher order thinking.

The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Pennsylvania resources available for free on the Library's Web site.

Math Apprentice answers the question that nearly every student will ask during his or her math career: When are we ever going to use this stuff in the real world? Sure, there are some obvious real world connections. Money, time, and measurement are all very relevant concepts. Other areas of math, such as number theory and functions, are more cryptic and can seem disconnected from real life. Math Apprentice reveals the connections by showing students how math is used in a variety of interesting professions.

The goal of the Project is to create a digital video case library, with accompanying professional development resources, that illustrates exemplary practices in inclusive instructional settings.

Yacapaca for Teachers *Create quizzes, surveys, tests, eportfolios and more *Discover modify and share assessments *Set work for the whole class with a few mouseclicks *Mark automatically *Analyse with tools that improve your teaching

Overall there is a strong body of evidence linking the use of technology to improvements in learning and outcomes for learners. The relationship is not a simple one. Time taken to embed the use of technology, school-level planning and learner competency and focus of use, and link to models of learning are all important in mediating the impact of technology on outcomes. Schools that take a systematic and planned approach to using technology to support learning achieve better outcomes with technology than other schools. These 'e-mature' schools have a well-developed vision for learning and lead and manage their use of technology in support of this.

Welcome to ToonDoo spaces! This is where you can create a private virtual ToonDoo space for your educational institution, business organization, community or group. Publish, share and discuss your comic strips with your group members in a secure and private environment!