Daily Education & Technology News for Schools 06/28/2011
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Create a Facebook Page | Custom Fan Page Design - Pagemodo
If you are a school and need help with your facebook page, this may be the option. Every school should have a facebook page in addition to your website.
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Twitter for Newsrooms – Twitter Media
Twitter for newsrooms is out. This is a guide to help journalists. It is fascinating to watch journalists have to grapple with some of the most significant changes in their profession since Gutenberg's press.
Citation: RT @web20classroom - New guide called Twitter for Newsrooms launches today #edtech20 #edchat #iste11 #edchat #ukedchat #socialmedia #engchat http://t.co/mmYNXYP -
You Can't Just Google It! | Xtranormal
Students need to learn to go deeper than just Googling. Here is a short 2 minute video on that topic.
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McGraw Hill Launches First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12 at Iste
McGraw-Hill launched its first all-digital, cloud-based textbook for the K-12 market on Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
This is called CINCH and is a "cloud based curriculum" for K-12 math and 7-12 science. It makes everything available through a browser.
Citation: RT @TradRobinson - Publishers Launch First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12 http://t.co/C1Ny9ck via @mashabletech @mashable #ISTE11 -
I wasn’t there, but I was CONNECTED | Connected Principals
As more people connect via Skype, the demand for live streaming is there. I think conferences can either acknowledge this and make it possible or they will continue to see us do it ourselves, taking bandwidth. The tough thing is that sometimes licenses are tricky and presenters may not want it recorded - this information is not usually shared publicly as it should be.
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WPClipart is a collection of high-quality artwork and photos optimized for use with word processors and inkjet printers.
Citation: @wfryer: WP Clip Art is great site of openly licensed clip art http://www.wpclipart.com via @kfasimpaur #iste11 -
Google Advanced search now lets you filter by reading level! (Hat tip to Tammy Worchester)
Remember, however, that google searches are becoming personalized which makes it more important than ever to use deep web resources. -
Tammy’s Top 20 Favorite Web Tools!
Tammy Worcester's top 20 Favorite web tools include: avatar editor, jam studio, odosketch, several things from igoogle, and more. This is her handout given out at iste2011.
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Some lovely video resources. For US educators, they have the resources aligned with US standards. You can register on the site and organize the resources into your own folders (like for your classes.)
"Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities." -
The Kids Open Dictionary Builder
Collaborative writing and editing continues to move into the classroom. If the pundits didn't like wikipedia, what about a dictionary that students build for themselves?
"The purpose of this project is to create a free, open simple dictionary for students to use. This dictionary will ultimately be published in a variety of formats and for multiple platforms.
To add to this project, find a word you'd like to write a definition for or click "Instant Karma" for a random word. Please consult the style guidelines for editorial information." -
Mike Fisher's Livebinder on Ipads in schools. If you're using iPads, this is an excellent resource.
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KB Connected's livebinder with some great animal webcams. If you study animals, this is a great place to go for resources. Why not let your students build these resources for you?
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Student Digital "Textbooks" using LiveBinders
Here are Michael Thornton's student livebinders. These are textbooks written by the students. Except for the typo on Ancient Greece review, this is a marvelous example of having students build meaningful textbooks.Interestingly, Michael's livebinder puts together livebinders themselves. I'm going to be learning more about this tool and have my students use these this year.
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Top 10 EdTech Livebinders of 2011
This was named at ISTE 2011 on Monday.There are some great livebinders here.
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Kleinspiration: Hi, I'm a Textbook and I'm a Tablet
@web20classroom Was hoping you could share this video with the #iste11 audience: http://t.co/xjF8E9s Thanks, Steven!!
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All Things ISTE 2011 http://t.co/yCwm1a3 Conference Resources. Thanks PLN! #iste11 #edtech #edchat I <3 EduTech!
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Amazon.com: WWW: Wake (WWW Trilogy) eBook: Robert Sawyer: Kindle Store
A rich trilogy written for geeks like us #iste11: http://t.co/3sgjS8l
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360 view of the Blogger Cafe at #ISTE11 http://360.io/PRwNCc
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My 5 Take-Aways from Edubloggercon | School Technology Ideas
RT @cfanch: RT @bradflickinger: My 5 Take-Aways from Edubloggercon: #ebc11 http://bit.ly/kWKLu0 {Good Post} #iste11 #edchat
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Children’s wisdom and innocence « Children’s Land
Story Medina just told about the empathetic child found here -> http://bit.ly/lzdilx Medina #ISTE11
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RT : New Post: The "Bring Your Own Device" Debate
RT @isteconnects: New Post: The "Bring Your Own Device" Debate http://t.co/Nr3612q #ISTE11 #ISTE
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Day 1: ISTE Liveblog from EdReach | EdReach
Check out the ISTE Liveblog from EdReach! http://t.co/2N1I4bx #iste11 #EdReach
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Seriously. If you've not shared http://t.co/DGw2xnX with other folks, or played with it yourself, you're missing out. #nwphackjam #iste11
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RT @jessievaz12: RT @dianadell: Here's what I learned at #ISTE11 and #EBC11 sitting in my recliner :-) http://t.co/SMKso1Z Watch it grow.
