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Easy Classroom Polling/Group Messages For Teachers and Students | ClassPager
Broadcast updates to parents and students. Engage any student on any device — during or after school. Ask and answer questions, individually or with groups of students. Incorporate modern technology in your teaching safely and easily.
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Record & Share your PowerPoint presentations | Present.me
This is a wonderful site for uploading a Powerpoint presentation and then adding a narration. The finished product is quite nice, as it shows both the narrator and presentation in a side by side window.
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Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids - best iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch apps for kids
A great site for finding and reviewing educational apps on a five-star system for grades PreK - MS.
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ProProfs: Knowledge Sharing Tools & Free Online Education
A great "all in one" site for education that allows users to create quizzes, flashcards, polls, etc.
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Gnowledge- Where everyone can create, publish, share and take tests, exercises and assignments.
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Create Mobile Apps | Conduit Mobile
Without a doubt the coolest, most innovative site I came across this year. This is ideal for bloggers, web designers, or schools in a one-to-one environment who are looking to create a great-looking mobile app for free or share news/homework in a mobile environment.
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The ultimate guide to getting started with blogging! « makingiteducational
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Free Technology for Teachers: The Year in 60 Seconds - A Video Project Idea
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Twitter for Teachers – a professional development tool | learningblog.org
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
What Tim Found Today 12/06/2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
What Tim Found Today 12/03/2011
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Showcasing Student Work with QR Codes | Connect!
"How do you staple a student-created documentary or music video to a bulletin board?"
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Vidque - Create a Library of Educational Videos
"allows users to grab videos from YouTube, Blip.tv, TED, and Vimeo to put into their own collections that they can share with others. You could also think of it the way TechCrunch did in describing Vidque as video bookmarking."
Friday, December 2, 2011
Effective Use of QR Codes
Thursday, December 1, 2011
What Tim Found Today 12/01/2011
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The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags | Edudemic
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Wibbitz | Automated Interactive Videos
allows users to automatically convert text-based posts and articles on their blogs or websites into engaging, interactive videos.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
What Tim Found Today 11/29/2011
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Using Twitter to Start Your Personal Learning Network
"There is a strong correlation between high-performing schools and the amount and quality of time that teachers spend collaborating with one another. By supporting one another and sharing their knowledge, educators become better than they would be alone. How much more powerful would their collaboration be if teachers could also build relationships and share knowledge with some of the best teachers in the world? That's exactly what Twitter can offer educators"
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Embed Plus - Clip & Annotate YouTube Videos
"If you're in the habit of embedding videos into your blog or website for students to watch, Embed Plus could be a good tool for you. You can use Embed Plus to have your embedded videos start and end at the places you want so that you can direct students' attention to the most important parts."