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February 2009

EDUCAUSE: The Future of Learning

by knann
Great resource for teacher professional development focusing on understanding the Learner, Learning Principles and Practices, and Learning Technologies. Look for the 7 things you need to know series.

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template

by knann (via)
JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.

iamliterate wiki

by knann
Great resource for teachers in understanding 21st century skills and the tools available.

December 2008

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google

by knann & 15 others (via)
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

November 2008

search-cube - the Visual Search Engine

by knann & 2 others (via)
Search Google in 3D. Thumbnails displayed on a cube. Use your arrow keys to turn the cube. Hover over a thumbnail for more details about the site.

TeacherTube - 60 sec tech

by knann (via)
Short, essential "How To" video tutorials for smartboard

BeFunky

by knann & 8 others
Funky Ways to Express Yourself -Turn photos into cartoons with remarkable accuracy. Video cartoons coming soon! Great way for teachers to post a student likeness online.

Interactive Flash

by knann (via)
Downloads to use with smartboard.

October 2008

Factophile

by knann
Factophile offers topical facts, trivia and statistics on a wide range of topics, along with a growing set of links to more in-depth resources. New facts and trivia are added on a regular basis.

On the Tip of My Tongue

by knann
Index of Idiomatic expressions, spanish and french equivalents, some cartoon examples, audiory samples, contextual examples

Thinkfinity

by knann
High quality resources from recognized providers such as ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Science NetLinks, etc.

Tech-Ease: Quick Answers to Real Classroom Technology Questions

by knann (via)
Great resource for teachers to get quick answers technology questions

WebAnywhere: A Screen Reader On the Go

by knann & 2 others (via)
Screen reader from web browser. No software to install.

September 2008

ZaidLearn: 101 Free EduGames

by knann
Great compilation of learning games on the net, many of which are tied to the content areas. Teachers need to preview in order to determine appropriate grade level

August 2008

July 2008

Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.

by knann
Ghotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.

zWebquest

by knann
Excellent webquest building tool and a resource directory of webquests at all grade levels. Free registration allows building of one webquest per email address. Quality counts. Must meet the standards explained onsite. Allows attachments to support the quest.

June 2008

Wordle: using word clouds in a lesson

by knann
Nice example of how to use wordle in the classroom as a pre-reading strategy.

Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds

by knann & 20 others
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

March 2008

Read The Words

by knann & 6 others, 1 comment
Upload Adobe PDF Upload MS Word Upload HTML File Write Text Content Cut and Past Text Input Website Address Input RSS Feeds URL Step 2 - Select a Reader Listen to our Reader’s samples Choose 1 of 14 Different Readers Our Readers Speak English, Spanish, and French Each Reader has a Unique Voice and Some Have Accents Control your Reader’s Speed Play with your Reader’s Pitch It takes our readers approx 1 minute to generate a 1 hr long recording Step 3 - Sit Back and Listen Listen to your reading online Download your reading to your ipod or other mp3 player Broadcast your reading as a podcast and share it Post your reading in your Website or Blog Save yourself Time Turn the readers of your blog into listeners Allow your readers to listen while they multi-task and download your blog

January 2008

Resource: Teaching Foreign Languages K-12: A Library of Classroom Practices

by knann
Teaching Foreign Languages K–12 is a video library illustrating effective instruction and assessment strategies for teaching foreign languages

December 2007

Word Magnets

by knann (via)
Quick and easy online tool for working with words and sentence structure. Easily adaptable to other activities as well.

Interactive multimedia for social skills, understanding feelings, relaxation and coping strategies, etc.

by knann
Here are some interactive applications and games that focus on social skills, coping skills, feelings, stress management, relaxation, communication, attention, or study skills. Multimedia applications present students with experiences that address a variety of modes of learning, communication, and thinking. This can be helpful with students who have more difficulty with traditional word-based counseling techniques. The links with an asterisk (*) have online demos or offer the content on-line. Click on the links to view on-line activities and information.

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