What Tim Found Today 01/27/2012

• Soapbox - real time student feedback during class

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• How to Create Your Own Textbook — With or Without Apple | MindShift

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• ClassroomWindow - find teacher-approved tech right now

  an unbiased directory of teaching tools. From textbooks to assessments to tablets to smartphones, it’s all there.

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• Dozens of Examples of VoiceThread in Education

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• SoapBox- "looks to be the "do it all" back channel application for teachers."

  You or students can create socially ranked questions where students can determine importance and that get updated in real time. Students can also participate in polls and respond to questions through a clicker type system. At the same time, students can mark whether they understand or are confused about something and the software updates real time. There is also an area for discussions where teachers can create topics and the can be discussed.

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• Scholastic Teacher- Daily Starters

  "daily starters" for review and practice in language arts and math skills. Teachers can select grade levels and even reveal answers. New skills and activities are posted every day!

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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.