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Are you taking a “risk” as a teacher by “taking precious classroom time” to have students work on a wiki? Does this kind of “project” support the way students learn? Is it a tool that is/can/will help transform teaching?
As I thought of and suggested to my Middle School Math teacher to create a Math wiki [...]

I am enjoying my Kindle tremendously. I am also trying ot be aware how the Kindle is changing (or not) my use, reading, storing, buying habits and general attitude towards books.
My reading habit is not necessarily linear and sequential, at least not for non-fiction books.  I do not read one book straight through. I have [...]

Live Blogging and Backchanneling – PETE&C
PETE&C encourages participants to live blog and backchannel PROVIDED that the presenter is aware of and gives you permission to publish that information. Linked below is a list of presenters that indicated that they welcome backchannelling:
Backchanneling Approved Presenter List
If you don't see the presenter's name, PLEASE ask the presenter [...]

Convert pdf to word – Convert pdf to doc – Convert online pdf to word
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Sexting In America – The Institute for Responsible Online and CellPhone Communication
(tags: internet_safety sexting)

PDF to Word Converter — 100% Free!
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Immersing in all things India: The India Immersion Project
Meet the India Immersion project. [...]

ASCD & Curriculum 21
Curriculum 21 by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
(tags: 21stcenturyskills video)

VC Rox | Connecting Classrooms Near and Far
creating collaborative opportunities and quality interactive video conference connections.
(tags: videoconferencing collaboration)

A Mercedes Without a License: The Importance of Teaching “Sifting” – Synthesizing Education
My point is this: when it comes to teaching kids to utilize the Internet for any [...]

Math247
MathCasts
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Writing Comments for Discussions | Youth Voices
# General Discussion Response
# General Discussion (Spanish)
# Agree or Disagree Response
# Agree or Disagree (Spanish)
# Inserting an image into a Comment
# Inserting a comic into a Comment
# How to talk about photographs
# How to comment on an image (Screencast)
# How to Comment on Audio
# How to comment on audio [...]

25 Free Retro Fonts for Designers | CreativeFan
(tags: fonts webdesign)

Do School Libraries Need Books? – Room for Debate Blog – NYTimes.com
(tags: articles books)

12 Word Cloud Resources, Tips, & Tools | Teacher Reboot Camp
(tags: wordle wordcloud resources)

8 Facebook Rules For Parents « Mamamia
8 FACEBOOK RULES FOR PARENTS
1. DON’T BE AN OSTRICH
2. SET UP YOUR CHILD’S PAGE TOGETHER
3. PUT IT IN WRITING
4. IT’S NOT CALLED ‘SNOOPING’, IT’S CALLED ‘MONITORING’
5. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PASSWORD
6. THEY MUST ASK BEFORE [...]

Jewish Education blogs
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