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Graphics & Multimedia. Website Tools. Pearltrees - Galeria de extensii Google Chrome. Web20andsocialmediaeSafetyinXXIcenturyeducation. 10 Twitter Features You Might Be Missing: Online Collaboration « Without a doubt, Twitter has become a useful communications tool for everything from breaking news to emergency dispatches to business conversations. Most of us tend to use only a few of the features Twitter offers; just enough to do what we want to do. For example, I use Twitter daily, accessing it from HootSuite on the web or TweetDeck on mobile, and I just tweet, check my @ messages and DMs, peruse my stream, retweet a few tweets, then move on to something else.

However, the Twitter website is rich with features that may not be easily accessible (or even available) via other other tools. Even if you do use the website, you may be used to using Twitter in a certain way, but it’s worth exploring a few other tools. Here are a few good features that you might be missing out on that can be found on the Twitter website. Who to follow. Twitter Tales. It’s easy to overlook features on Twitter that you don’t immediately uncover and use frequently. Teaching Screenagers:Good Teaching Trumps Good Tools. William M. Ferriter Not long ago, I spoke to a group of preservice teachers at the local university about technology integration in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. The first question asked was, "What are the technologies you couldn't live without in the classroom?

" My response—that I could successfully prepare my students without any technology in my classroom—always catches audiences off guard. "What's the point of 21st century teaching and learning," they'll ask, "if you don't have any technology in your room? " This all-too-common perception that success in the 21st century is dependent on specific digital tools is flawed.

Instead, those who will succeed in tomorrow's knowledge-driven workplace will be those who can solve problems creatively and think across domains. What the most effective teachers have discovered, however, is that good tools can make learning more efficient. Powerful Online Discussions I use VoiceThread to extend conversations we've started in class. The Tweeted Times - personal newspaper generated from your Twitter account. Chomp: It’s social discovery for iPhone apps. Chomp brings iPhone users a better way to discover apps through personalized recommendations and community reviews.

There’s a few ways to start app hunting, on Chomp’s site or through a sleek iPhone app that enables app enthusiasts to review, rate and share. After firing up the app on the iPhone, users can start teaching the app what type of apps they like the most. The rating system is similar to Glue, users just tell the app “yes I like it” or “no, that app sucks”, and the more you review, the better Chomp will get to know you. The Chomp site can be used to discover new apps but recommendations, ratings and reviews can only be done with the iPhone app. There are numerous ways to find apps and it includes the option to search by both category and price.

The UI is beautiful and sports full sized screenshots of every app and a direct link to download the app from the device’s native app store. Chomp has created an entire community around the love of apps. Lucian teach Web 20 : Last guide #googleapps for... 50 iPad Apps for a Lifetime of Learning — Datamation.com. Yes, the iPad can be your classroom and iPad apps can be your teachers. There are plenty of great instructional apps for the iPad, letting you learn everything from business skills to how to pair a wine with your meal. Take a look at our list of favorite iPad apps. You just might learn something! Business 1) 7 Steps to a Successful Startup ($2.99): For budding entrepreneurs, this book will teach you all you need to know to grow your dream company. 2) Business English: Socializing and Small Talk ($5.99): For businesspeople who work with international partners, this guide teaches the basics of holding a conversation. 3) Dictionary of Business Terms ($7.99): Created for the average consumer, this dictionary offers a searchable reference tool for understanding business. 4) Kaplan Real Estate Terms ($29.99): If you're preparing for a licensure exam, get this guide to study 600 common real estate terms.

Kids iPad app: ABC Wildlife 6) Dinosaurs Unleashed! Words and Languages. Education Article :: Awesome Facebook Apps for Educators. While you may see Facebook as the enemy during your computer lab time, it doesn't have to be. Facebook can actually help students learn if you tap into the more than 200 Facebook apps for educators. Here are some of the popular Facebook apps for educators used inside and outside the classroom to help students learn: Facebook Educational Applications Of the 200 apps available, they vary in quality, and many were not developed by Facebook.

Here are some top picks to help you use this social networking phenom spur student achievement. Study Groups: Students use this popular application to work together outside of the classroom. Should Facebook be used at school for educational purposes? The answer depends on who you ask. On the other side of the argument is Ann-Louis Davidson, an assistant professor with the Educational Technology Program at Concordia University. Here are the top 10 teaching tips that can help combat teacher burnout.

Web 2.0 with Lucian. Hash GA: #GA-repost: Last guide #go... Teacher Experience Exchange. My Avatar Editor. Art Project, powered by Google. Google Apps for Education Guide to Going Google. Your magazine-like start page. #edtools. eSafety project : gr8 (the best ) edtools and apps used in 2010 #edchat you should try in new year 2011 in your projects. I wish you all HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 and all your wishes come true and in 2011 I hope to have a good collaboration using PLN and discover toghether new edtools and application who can reform education worldwide using semantic web 3.0 and why not to meet personally :) .

I want to show you my work and research in education using web 2.0 and social media but first I want to show you the baptism of my treasure - baby Amina where you can read how I use eSafety new technologies in XXI Century in education . My project was finalist in ELEARNING AWARDS 2010 organized by European SCHOOLNET and for this reason in 2011 I want to collaborate and to discuss with all of you related to social media , web 2.0 and web 3.0 . 2. Pearltrees is my favorite social curation tool in 2010 and here you can make a PLN - social curation community. It is the social way to discover, organize and share the stuff you like on the web. Pearl the stuff you like on the Web. Organize your pearls into your own pearltrees. 8 . About the photo slideshow maker. Make animations, animate pictures, animate photos, make animated gifs - Animasher. Religion - Religions of the World - Homework Help. Can I take a course at HippoCampus for credit? How do I enroll in a course at HippoCampus?

Are there any fees to take your courses? How do I make a comment or ask a question? How do I get individual help with my homework assignment? What are the preferred texts? How can I use HippoCampus in my classroom? How can I use HippoCampus in my home school? Can I use the resources you have available for my homeschoolers? Do you know of any wet lab resources to accompany HippoCampus content? Is there a script, app, or something that can be used to track student use of HippoCampus? Can I share my HippoCampus content with my fellow teachers? Can I download the video? Can I change the size of the video window? Why won't the Environmental Science animations play? What if my page scroll bars or "submit" button are not showing? I can't find closed captioning. Where does the content from your site come from? There is an error in the multimedia presentation. How do I report a course errata item? No. AP Course Ledger.