York Ed Tech Council

Tony Vincent's start page for learning about netbooks and web apps.

These are the netbooks are those most loved by Lifehacker readers.

So, if you're considering a netbook, you should know what you can't do with one of these sub $500 machines. Don't expect to play the latest games, use it for video editing or watch a lot of high-definition video.

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!

The issues surrounding copyright have never been more visible. But the classroom presents its own copyright-related challenges, for students and teachers alike. How is an educator to know what the rules are? How do those rules apply in the classroom? And how can we make sure that students know the rules as well? To help educators answer these questions, the Copyright Alliance has established the Copyright Alliance Education Foundation.

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

MathType is a powerful interactive equation editor for Windows and Macintosh that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing, web pages, desktop publishing, presentations, and for TeX, LaTeX, and MathML documents. MathType works with 100s of applications and websites, allowing you to put Equations Everywhere and Anywhere™.

"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!

Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It's not what you might think. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud. Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode, which is "pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!" He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end. Every two weeks, there will be a new episode and a new illustration. The story will conclude a year from now.

Love this idea to share with teachers & students!