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How Handwriting Boosts the Brain - WSJ.com
Even in the world of digital technology, handwriting still has a place in education.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Language Arts Resources to Try in 2011
A blog post by Richard Byrne featuring web tools to be used in the ELA classroom.
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If you show videos in your classroom, SnipSnip.it could be useful for skipping over the parts of a video you don't need students to watch. Another benefit of SnipSnip.it is that when the videos playback they are displayed on a blank canvas devoid of the distracting and sometimes inappropriate "related videos" that appear on YouTube. -Richard Byrne
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FutureMe.org: letters to the future
When I learned about Future Me my first thought was that it would be great to have students use Future Me at the beginning of a school year. Students could write about what they hope to learn that year, what they do or don't like about school, and goals that they have for themselves. Then at the end of the school year students can read their letters and see how they've changed over the year.--Richard Byrne
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Instructify » Blog Archive » Teach Parents Tech care packages help parents learn computers
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The Power of Educational Technology: Ten Flashcard Apps for Tuesday
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An etherpad alternative for collaborative writing online.
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Instructify » Blog Archive » Turn an explanatory writing assignment into a podcast
There’s a real spry energy to the podcasts, which are certainly informative. The site could easily be a model for students developing their own podcasts on how to do something, which not only taps into 21st Century skills, but also gives them a chance to be the class expert on something
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Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Language Arts Resources to Try in 2011
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100 Seriously Cool Classroom Blogs for Teaching Ideas & Inspiration | Online Classes
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Pollmo Polls - The simplest polls on the web
Pollmo is the world's simplest polling application. Find out what you want to know today! No account or sign up required - Create a new poll in just three easy steps:
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Instructify » Blog Archive » GoAnimate goes to school
With GoAnimate for Schools, teachers can sign up for a free classroom account that provides up to 100 student accounts
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ToonDoo - World's fastest way to create cartoons!
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LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails
Link Within is a free plugin (widget) for Blogger, WordPress, and Type Pad that will post a short list of related posts below each of your blog posts. The related posts come from your blog's archives. Each item in the list is displayed with text and a small image from your previous posts (if you used an image).--richard byrne
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"The Future of Privacy: How Privacy Norms Can Inform Regulation"
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The Best Alternatives to iMovie for PC Users
•iMovie is a powerful, yet simple to use, video editor for Apple computers. Unfortunately, it is only available for Macs. There are, however, some great Windows programs that offer just as many features, and are equally intuitive. This article explores the best alternatives to iMovie for PC users. - jonathanwylie
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Creating flow charts or mind maps can be a valuable process for visual learners. The process of creating a chart can help students visualize and process the parts of multifaceted problem or concept. Lucid Chart makes it easy for students to create charts and share their charts.--Richard Byrne
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share your PDF files on the Web as a unique link (URL) to send via e-mail, or embed them in your blogs or websites.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Cartoonize Yourself with Convert to Cartoon
"Convert to Cartoon is an easy way for students to create cartoonized versions of themselves, their classmates, their pets, or anything else to use in creating a comic strip or perhaps in a video service like Animoto."
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Sqworl could be useful for sharing a collection of links that your students might need to complete a lesson. If students are using Sqworl, the visual aspect of Sqworl provides a helpful reminder of why a site was bookmarked and what that site is about.
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A New Year’s Benediction from Neil Gaiman | Open Culture
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- Could be great to write in response to this video when we get back from the Christmas break.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
What I've Found on the Web This Week (weekly)
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