Clifsnotes's Favorite Links from Diigo

Synchtube

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:32:32 -0000

"Watch YouTube videos with friends in real-time!"

Tags: Video Telecommunication Collaboration=Telecollaboration

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MathMovesU.com

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:26:15 -0000

“Raytheon’s MathMovesU is an innovative program designed to engage middle school students with math when their interest in the subject typically declines. Algebra, geometry, decimals, fractions & word problems combine with topics kids are passionate about; sports, music & fashion. MMU delivers math problems via games, polls and fun facts.”

“MathMovesU.com will supplement your classroom curriculum. It’s designed to help middle school math students practice and improve their math skills. MMU combines stuff kids are into like music, sports & fashion with algebra, geometry, decimals, fractions & word problems.”

Tags: Math Teaching Lesson-Plans Games Tutorials

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Movieclips.com

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:22:51 -0000

"...a premium online video destination offering audiences the largest and most diverse collection of movie scenes. MOVIECLIPS allows fans to find, watch and share more than 12,000 movie clips from the libraries of six major Hollywood studios..."

Tags: Video Search Resources

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Xtranormal | Text-to-Movie

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:42:57 -0000

Easy, free and fun way to create animated movies.

Tags: 2.0 Writing Video Visualization

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Twiducate.com - Social Networking For Schools

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:36:18 -0000

Teachers can create an online community for their students.

"Share inspiration, ideas, reading, thoughts. Post discussions, deadlines, homework. Instrantly create surveys for students. Keep parents informed of daily projects."

"Not only will twiducate.com give your students the web 2.0 skills they need, but also expand their reading, writing, thoughts and ideas beyond the classroom setting."

Tags: 2.0 Network Social-Software Networking Writing

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Whyville!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:35:16 -0000

"Whyville is a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen girls and boys.

Whyville's millions of registered "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together. Whyville is their world. Whyville has places to go, things to do, and of course, people to see. Whyville has its own newspaper, its own Senators, its own beach, museum, City Hall and town square, its own suburbia, and even its own economy - citizens earn "clams" by playing educational games. And much, much, much more!"

Tags: Games Virtual Network Social-Software Social-Studies

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e-Learning for Kids

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:32:14 -0000

"We offer free, best-in-class courseware in math, science, reading and keyboarding; and we’re building a community for parents and educators to share innovations and insights in childhood education."

Tags: Kids 2.0 Games Math Elementary

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Whyville!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:13:32 -0000

Tags: Games Virtual Network Social-Studies Economics

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LoudLit.org

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:06:45 -0000

"LoudLit.org is committed to delivering public domain literature paired with high quality audio performances...Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word. Read and listen via your web browser or on your mp3 player. Regardless of how you enjoy the audiobooks (audio books), they are free."

Tags: Audio Literature Literacy Language-Arts Writing

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Mathematics Animated

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:02:57 -0000

"Each animation is embedded in a web page that elaborates on what you will see, but some web-browsers may not like those embeddings; for that reason I've provided direct links to each of those embedded animations on the web page in which it's supposed to appear. If clicking on a link from this page opens a page that fails to display a movie, click on the link to that movie."

Tags: Video Tutorial Math Visualization Resources

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Ed.VoiceThread

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:01:21 -0000

Secure VoiceThread network for students and teachers to collaborate and share ideas with classrooms anywhere in the world.

Group conversations around images, documents, and videos

Messages can be text-based (computer keyboard, phone text), audio (computer mic, telephone call, upload), or video (computer webcam, upload)

Can be used to put "instruction" online.

Tags: 2.0 Audio Images=Photos Dual-Coding Digital

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365 Photo Project - McTeach's Wiki

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:42:25 -0000

Karen McMillan (aka McTeach) is compiling information about educators participating in the 2010 photo a day project.

Tags: 365dayphotoproject Images=Photos Blog Wiki

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Jiffle - Scheduling made simple

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:37:25 -0000

"An online service that dramatically accelerates the process of scheduling meetings. Jiffle's patent-pending technology allows you to selectively share your Availability Calendar with your contacts and eliminate the time-consuming back-and-forth process."

Tags: Schedule Organizing Collaboration=Telecollaboration Productivity-Tools

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EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:49:28 -0000

"Web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more."

Tags: Word-Processing Collaboration=Telecollaboration 2.0 Productivity-Tools

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Sched

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:37:56 -0000

"Simple. Social. Scheduling.

The interactive event calendar and personal agenda builder for conferences and festivals. Publish your detailed session information, keep attendees up to date, increase networking opportunities and reduce operational burdens."

Tags: Organizing 2.0 Schedule Collaboration=Telecollaboration Conference=Convention

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Schoology - Your digital classroom

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:14:08 -0000

"Fully hosted and fully managed course management system with an integrated social network for K-12 and higher education"

Tags: 2.0 Collaboration=Telecollaboration Storage Online-Learning Telecommunication

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50 Google Charts Tricks for Education

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:39:33 -0000

Tags: Google Collaboration=Telecollaboration Visualization Math Science

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Thinkature: Real-time collaboration for the web

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:57:35 -0000

Thinkature brings the richness of in-person, visual communication to the web by placing instant messaging inside a visual workspace. Use it as a collaboration environment, a meeting room, a personal web-based whiteboard, or something entirely new.

Tags: 2.0 Collaboration=Telecollaboration Concept=Semantic-Mapping

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JamStudio: The online music factory

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:48:54 -0000

A musical sandbox

Tags: Music Creativity Audio 2.0 Network

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Hobnox

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:43:50 -0000

"Hobnox is an online entertainment and publishing platform, a network for creatives and their fans...Hobnox combines the best of current web entertainment with the newest technological possibilities of the internet to create fascinating opportunities for both artists and audiences."

Tags: Music Creativity Video Audio 2.0

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