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A couple of weeks ago, I received a surprising, but very pleasant, direct message on Twitter that went something like this, “Going to be in Surrey in a couple of weeks… want to get together?” http://henriksenlearning.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/smackdown-and-more/

A Smackdown and More

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ACPratas's LiveBinders Shelf

Author of binders: ACPratas
If you like this post, I would also recommend this one on making note card confession videos , or this one on making songs with your kids. Nothing fancy in this post, just the nuts and bolts of how to make an RSA Animate style video with your class! http://blogush.edublogs.org/2012/12/26/how-to-make-rsa-animate-style-videos-with-your-class/

How to make RSA Animate style videos with your class… : Blogush

http://plpnetwork.com/2012/05/29/our-skype-adventures-creating-connected-learners-in-the-global-classroom/

Our Skype Adventures: Creating Connected Learners in a Global Classroom

The familiar sound comes through our computer speakers, and instantly my 4th grade classroom comes alive. “Is it him?” “Can I talk first?”
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/05/100-registration-free-tools-for.html#.UVhP1tGI70M

100+ Registration Free Tools for Students

One of the common obstacles to using many Web 2.0 tools in elementary school and middle school classrooms is the registration requirement that those tools have. Fortunately, there are many good Web 2.0 tools that do not require registration. Nathan Hall has started to put together a Diigo list of Web 2.0 tools that do not require registration .

Top 10 Technology Blogs for Education

http://www.collegeonline.org/blog/top-10-technology-blogs-for-education.html Education, as with all aspects of culture, is greatly impacted by the forward progress of technology. Several technology blogs for education are maintained by well-known individuals in the field of secondary and postsecondary education. These technology blogs address technological developments as these innovations relate to education.
Do you suffer from info overload?

20 Free and Fun Ways To Curate Web Content

http://edudemic.com/2012/05/20-free-and-fun-ways-to-curate-web-content/
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Tech Tools & Sites For Teachers

http://catlintucker.com/2011/11/12-tech-tools-that-will-transform-your-classroom/ In a Simple K12 blog post titled “17 Signs Your Classroom is Behind the Times” they provide a list of things that characterize a classroom that has fallen behind. Number 16 lists a variety of technology tools that every educator should know about.

12 Tech Tools That Will Transform The Way You Teach!

The new features listed below are now up on the LiveBinders site.

New Player/Editor Features are Live!

Connecting School and Home: 360-Degree Communication

"Parenting is not for the faint of heart," novelist Harlan Coben (1) writes. Let's face it, parenting is really hard, especially when parents feel that "a vast and frightening Internet culture is hijacking their kids," as New York psychologist Ron Taffel (2) notes. Too Big to Know
There’s no doubt about it, the iPad is a desirable product. Now the new staff have one it is clear excitement and enthusiasm abound.

Teacher’s Trial by Tech – Staff Engagement Success?

Tech and education

The Complete Dropbox for Educators

Dropbox is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your computers and mobile devices and share files.
Ed Tech Tools

Livebinder resources

ICT in Education

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Technology to Promote Thinking

Technology enhanced education