Technology+Resources

=Educational Technology Project Recommendations=
 * 1) is your project superficial or does it foster deep thinking?
 * 2) what do you achieve __with__ technology that students could __not__ achieve without it?
 * 3) successful technology projects involve __student__ autonomy and discovery. Think about science labs and art projects.
 * 4) focus on the most boring or complex concepts for innovation

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=Teaching with Technology=
 * 1) 60+ Ways to Use a Blog in Class (link)
 * 2) [|The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators] (download)
 * 3) [[file:king-ms-edtech/100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom.doc|100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom.doc]] (download)
 * 4) [[file:king-ms-edtech/#Using Online Tools to Research, Organise, and Process Information.pdf|#Using Online Tools to Research, Organise, and Process Information.pdf]] (download)
 * 5) 50+ Ways to Tell a Story Digitally (link)
 * 6) Fun and interactive mind map of Web2.0 tools (link)
 * 7) [[file:king-ms-edtech/#Creating Characters Using Online Tools.pdf|#Creating Characters Using Online Tools.pdf]] (download)
 * 8) [[file:king-ms-edtech/#Tap Into the World of Comics.pdf|#Tap Into the World of Comics.pdf]] (download)
 * 9) Great list of technology ideas (link)
 * 10) Why use Facebook in School (link)
 * 11) Interesting Ways to use Google Forms in the Classroom (link)
 * 12) Interesting ways to use Wikis in the Classroom (link)
 * 13) 157 of the Most useful Websites on the Internet (link) I haven't checked them all out, but it might be fun to try a few at random

=Personal Learning Network Resources= Personal learning networks are online resources that enable you to collaborate with other teachers - just like you. I have found this invaluable because (1) there are lots of smart teachers around the world and (2) I don't have any peers on campus.
 * 1) review my bookmarks
 * 2) follow me on twitter
 * if you use twitter, follow these has hash tags:
 * #edtech - one of the most popular hashtags for educational technology fans.
 * #edchat - people interested in educational technology hold talks and chats about educational web tools.
 * #Web20 - tweets about user-generated content, teaching communities, education mash-ups and social networking.
 * #elearning - a great community of educators discussing the the opportunities of learning online
 * #mlearning - all you need to know about mobile learning such as the use of hand held devices in education
 * #edapps/#edapp - find out and learn about the recent educational apps to use in your teaching
 * #ipaded - discover the huge potential of iPad in education.
 * #slide2learn - ideal for teachers who want to leverage the power of mobile apps in their teaching.
 * 1) join classroom2.0
 * 2) become comfortable with web2.0 tools
 * 3) collaborate with another school
 * 4) Jane Knight's 2011 top websites
 * 5) Larry Ferlazzo's website of the day (best of)
 * 6) Vicki Davis's Links (CoolCatTeacher)
 * 7) check out my blog and my wiki

Other Resources

 * 1) If you print lots of web articles, you should install the Readability Firefox add-in (link)
 * 2) Here is a list of the 50 "Best" Teacher and Educational Technology Blogs
 * 3) Watch this slideshow of the "top 100" Web2.0 tools (link)
 * 4) Be brave and get overwhelmed by this list of Web2.0 sites (link) or this Web2.0 search engine
 * 5) Are your a visual learner? Check out this concept map of Web2.0 sites (link)
 * 6) If you can't find what you need, try this Web2.0-specific search engine (link)
 * 7) Excellent list of Web2.0 tools grouped by purpose (link)
 * 8) List of places to get free photos
 * 9) A List of The Best Video Editing Tools for Teachers
 * 10) List of The Best Digital Story Telling Tools for Teachers
 * 11) List of The Best drawing and Painting Tools for Teachers
 * 12) List of The Best Presentation Making Tools for Teachers
 * 13) List of The Best PDF Tools for Teachers
 * 14) List of The Best YouTube Tools for Teachers
 * 15) List of The Best Bookmarking Tools for Teachers
 * 16) List of The Best Comic Strips Creating Tools for Teachers
 * 17) List of The Best Photo Editing Tools for Teachers
 * 18) List of The Best Digital Skills for Teachers
 * 19) List of The Best Tools to Teach Creativity to your Students
 * 20) List of The Best Tools to Create and Administer Quizzes
 * 21) List of The Best Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers
 * 22) Cybrary Man's links (categorized by subject and grade)

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