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Shutterfly--- The Best Christmas Card Selection on the Web

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:44:00 +0000

About a week ago, I received in the mail my Shutterfly 2010 Holiday Cards and Gifts Catalog. I was amazed to see all the new ideas to make your holiday season the best it has ever been. I started in the card section because every year I send out holiday cards to family and friends that were purchased from Shutterfly. Every year, I get many compliments on the quality of the cards and every year I’m proud to say they came from Shutterfly.

After looking at the catalog and online I have finally come to a decision on which card I will use this year. It has to top the cards I have sent in the past but at the same time send the perfect message. Now, all I have left to do is take the perfect picture. I have three daughters, a 10 year old, 3 year old and 18 month old which it can be difficult getting all three to cooperate at the same time.

So to reveal the card that I will use this year is???????? Joy-Magic-Story Christmas.

I choose this one because of the colors and the layout. I love taking pictures of my girls and this one for this. It also gives me room to type in information about what my family has been doing the past year.
Another gift idea I plan on using this year for the first time is the calendar product. In year’s past I have scanned in photos, created a calendar from scratch and then printed and bound it. This is extremely time consuming and with 3 little ones I don’t have a lot of spare time. I make theses calendars for my mom, sister and mother-in-law and they are always a big hit. Well this year, I plan on using Shutterfly to make this gift a perfect and affordable way to please my family. This takes the hassle and worry of late nights trying to make these calendars before Christmas arrives. I am so excited to use Shutterfly as my main gift-giving store. My family loves to receive pictures of my girls and with Shutterfly I can mix that up a bit. This way instead of getting just a print and frame I can make photobooks, coffee mugs, keepsake boxes, magnets, puzzles, coasters, notebooks, plaques, canvas wall art and calendars. I have ordered the magnets and coasters before and I am looking forward to trying out a few new ones this year.

If you like Shutterfly, don’t forget to tweet about it or add it to your Facebook profile and share your wonderful experiences with others. If this is your first time, go ahead, make the plunge it is well worth it and you won’t regret it. If you are a blogger and want earn free cards, tweet and or add this link to Facebook. Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly http://bit.ly/sfly2010

Shutterfly takes the worry out of your holiday Christmas card shopping. I love this site and use it frequently to not only print my photographs but use it every year to print my holiday cards and birthday invitations.

Outlook 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:38:00 +0000

I was thrown into a training session over Outlook 2010 for a group of staff members when I quickly realized that 2010 has a lot more features than the previous version. I was pleasantly surprised by these features and what they had to offer. My main goal was to help them use Outlook more efficiently and effectively. I began by showing them basic feature of email itself. I then moved on to the calendar and its sharing capabilities along with the task section and note taking. Here are a few items I focused on:
First, when wanting to share a calendar with your colleagues, create the calendar, then right click on that newly created one and choose share. An email message will pop up asking you who you would like to share this with. Type in the recipients names and a short message stating why you are sharing this with them. There is a check box that if checked will give your recipients full editing rights. If you don't check this box they will only be able to view it. You can change the permissions of each individual by clicking on the properties of this calendar. When the recipient opens the email invite at the top of the screen they will need to click on the button called Open This Calendar. This will open and share the calendar all in one.
A new feature with Outlook 2010 is that all calendars of a company can be automatically viewed. You can access these by opening a shared calendar. You won't actually see any details of the other person's events but you will be able to view their busy times and available times.

Google History Tours

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:30:00 +0000

I ran across this link just the other day that seemed like an awesome resource for history. It is called America: A Narrative History, 8e: W. W. Norton StudySpace and it offers US history tours that are powered by Google Earth. What an exciting way to experience historical developments that have taken place in history. Check out the tours which you can download to help your students better understand some of the most significant events in our history.

Diigo Bookmarks 10/03/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:31:00 +0000

Web 2.0 Tools for Kids

tags: web2.0 tools jogtheweb education kids technology
http://www.pikikids.com/
Create your own comic strip

tags: comics web2.0 cartoon comic education pikikids tools
FaceYourManga.com | Shake Yourself!
Free avatars you customize and can download. Must have a vaild email address to download.

tags: avatar faceyourmanga

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Diigo Bookmarks 09/29/2010

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Diigo Bookmarks 09/18/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:30:00 +0000

National Constitution Center: Which Founder Are You?
Find out which President you are most like.

tags: constitution history interactive government socialstudies
Create free polls - Instant, easy, no signing up - Pollcode.com
Cool website and easy to use to create your own custom poll.

tags: polls tools survey free web2.0
Free Technology for Teachers: Apture Makes Searching the Web More Efficient
Apture makes searching the web more efficient by not leaving the current page you are on.

tags: technology search searchengine
Twitter / Home
"Great Primary Resources-Eyewitness To History- Through The Eyes Of Those Who Lived It"

tags: history primarysources information
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
Great Primary Resources-Eyewitness To History- Through The Eyes Of Those Who Lived It

tags: history primarysources information

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Diigo Bookmarks 09/17/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:30:00 +0000

join.me – Free Screen Sharing
Easy and simple way to share your screen with others.

tags: collaboration screensharing free tools technology

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Diigo Bookmarks 09/09/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Intel® Teach Elements Professional Development
Intel teach elements..... free just in time professional development

tags: intel web2.0 technology professionaldevelopment resources ProjectBased

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Diigo Bookmarks 09/08/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:30:00 +0000

http://cooltools4integration.wikispaces.com/
My wiki: CoolTools4Integration

tags: wiki web2.0

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/25/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Helpful Resources for Writing Teachers
Writing resources

tags: resources writing communicationarts

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/24/2010

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/21/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

dy/dan » Algebra: The Supplement

tags: math algebra

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/19/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

25 Twitter Tips for College Students | College Degrees

tags: twitter socialnetworking collaboration
http://hothardware.com/News/A-History-of-The-Internet-From-Conception-To-Napster-Facebook-and-Smartphones-Infographic/
a history of the internet: from concept to napster and facebook

tags: news history internet
Picnik Blog » Blog Archive » Teachers: Go Back to School This Year With Picnik
photo blog

tags: blog picnik
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/
technology blog

tags: blog technology education edtech
URL Shortener for RSS2Twitter.com : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheInnovativeEducator/~3/CjQNZieQRSA/5-readings-and-2-videos-to-help-others.html
5 readings and 2 videos to help others get going with PLNs

tags: pln resources

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/16/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

PBL Academy
Problem based learning academy

tags: pbl academy learning education
14 Interesting Ways to Get to Know Your New Class
Great beginning of the school year ideas for use in your classroom.
Technology for 21st Century Learning: Part 1 : 2¢ Worth
David Warlick

tags: technology 21stcentury
Real World Math
Using Google Earth

tags: math googleearth lessons google education
Gist - Connected People Change History
All your contacts in one place.Your contacts are everywhere. In email, social networks, and many other sources. Gist brings your contacts into one place to give you the only full view of your network making it easy to find anyone, anytime.

tags: social networking connected tools

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/11/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Eldon R-1 School District Wiki / Glogster
My wiki: glogster page/ideas for use in the classroom

tags: wiki glogster

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Diigo Bookmarks 08/03/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0000

10 FREE Downloads for Back to School

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/30/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/21/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

MatheMagics
Creating a Generation of Mathematicians through Innovative and Interactive Curriculum

tags: math curriculum textbook workbook learning
Brainingcamp Educational Math Software
math concepts taught visually

tags: math brainingcamp technology educational

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/20/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

mathfuture - Egyptian math
Get live weekly events that deal with math.
tags: math egyptian wiki Free
Capzles Social Storytelling | Online Timeline Maker | Share Photos, Videos, Text, Music and Documents Easily
tags: digitalstorytelling slideshow photos

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/14/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/08/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

http://www.icivics.org/

iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.
tags: civics games government democracy socialstudies

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Diigo Bookmarks 07/07/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000

https://learningspace.epals.com/
A virtual workspace for creating, sharing, managing, and collaborating on educational content. Great for project-based learning in a collaborative and controlled environment.

tags: ePals collaboration web2.0 PBL

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Diigo Bookmarks 06/30/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Top 10 iPhone photo apps | ZDNet
iphone photo apps... top 10
tags: iphone, apps, photo
Online Translator - Quick Translation
Select target languare and enter text inteh box above, then press enter. Maximum text length is 1,000 characters.
tags: translator, translation, language
PhotoFunia
change your photo to make it look like your were actually there or part of that original photo.... Lots of fun to play around with.
tags: photos, fun, photography, web2.0

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Diigo Bookmarks 06/28/2010

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Diigo Bookmarks 06/27/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Tompkins) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Daily on Twitter as discussed about '#edtech'
tags: twitter, newspaper
Resources
Chris O'Neal's website
tags: website
http://school2.wikispaces.com/
Chris O'Neals wiki
tags: web2.0, wiki
http://prodev.wikispaces.com/
professional development ed tech wiki pageChris O'Neal
tags: wiki, professionaldevelopment
http://ipodclassroom.wikispaces.com/
tags: web2.0, ipodtouch, wiki
http://sites.google.com/site/freetoolsoutthewazoo/
Free educational tools
tags: web2.0, tools, resources, education, technology, google, teaching
http://digitalgoonies.com/
Educational Technology Blog
tags: technology, web2.0, education, digitalgoonies.com, blog
DoltonRoad - Whip-Up-a-Wiki
Using wikis in the classroom
tags: wiki, doltonroad
ISTE 2010 Attendees | program | search results details
Howie Diblasi's Iste registration page
tags: iste
Dr. Howie DiBlasi Twitter= hdiblasi www.drhowie.com
ISTE presenter; google resources; twitter, wikis, web 2.0 tools, blogging, websites K-2
tags: 21stcenturyskills, web2.0, education, iste
Story Chasers Inc. » About
tags: storychasers
Google Teacher Academy Resources: Google Certified Teachers
also list google certified teacher's websites
tags: google, web2.0, resources, academy
The Twitter Times: jutecht
tags: twitter
Educational Technology and Life » 2010 » May
blog of Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
tags: google, blog, technology, educational
Official Google Blog: Google Apps highlights – 5/21/2010
Google's blogspot
tags: google, blog
Welcome! - Jeff Utecht's Presentation Notes
tags: wiki, conference, presentations
Scott Trudeau website
Scott's helpful technology resources
tags: Training, technology, resources
EVERYTHING 2.0: ABOUT 2.0
tags: web2.0
http://digitalstorytelling.iste.wikispaces.net/
tags: digitalstorytelling, iste, wiki
LA teacher makes algebra cool with a hip-hop beat - ContraCostaTimes.com
tags: algebra
Discovery Education: Web 2.0 Tools
Web 2.0 tools
tags: web2.0, discoveryeducation, tools, education
http://2009.metcconference.org/
archived conference
tags: no_tag
Terry Smith's 4th Grade
PBL activities and other educational information and resources. Hanibal, MO
tags: terrysmith, website, PBL
http://iearn-canada.org/
Projects that help children lern with the world.... not just about it.
tags: iearn, technology, resources
Dr. Alice Christie's Site
Arizona University Professor. Trains in GoogleTreks, GPS and Geocaching, Google Earth, Searching the web, web design, etc.
tags: technology, website, googletools
http://italc.sourceforge.net/
Open source classroom mgt software. Replaces programs like Vision6, LanSchool and NetSupport School.Intelligent Teaching and Learning with Computers, aka iTALC, gives teachers the tools they need to manage a computer-based classroom without the high license fees of commercial software. Key features include remote control, demo viewing, overview mode, workstation locking and VPN access for off-site students. Operating System: Windows, Linux
tags: opensource, software, classroommanagement, education, tools

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