I “Heart” Technology!All the things I love about technology

• An iPod in Your Classroom Toolbox – SlideShare

  Tags: ipods, ipod, classroom, education

• 21 Amazing Firefox Ad-Ons That You Must-Have In 2009

  …am listing down 21 Amazing Firefox Ad-Ons That You Must-Have In 2009.

  Tags: firefox, addons, extensions, list

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• SPS Quiznet | Jeopardy:Take-Home Edition

  Virginia Studies Jeopardy Flash Games

  Tags: VA Studies, Jeopardy, Flash, 4th grade, Social Studies

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• Free K-8 Educational Videos

  Tags: k-8, videos, education, elementary, math, socialstudies, languagearts, reading, videostreaming

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• Why an iPod Touch in education?

  Tags: ipod, education, iphone, iphod

• embedit.in

  embedit.in supports most common file types:

  * Documents: doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf, wpd, odt, ods, odp
  * Images: png, jpg, gif, tiff, psd, bmp, eps, ai
  * Text: txt, rtf, csv

  Tags: embed, files, filesharing, upload, sharing, blogging, posting, blog

  • embedit.in
    supports most common file types:
    • Documents:
      doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf, wpd, odt, ods, odp
    • Images:
      png, jpg, gif, tiff, psd, bmp, eps, ai
    • Text:
      txt, rtf, csv

• VerbaLearn – Study vocabulary for free

  VerbaLearn is jam-packed with great features to help you study more efficiently, track your progress, score higher and simply save you time!

  VerbaLearn’s patent pending system will automatically remove words as you master them so you don’t waste time studying like you used to. You can learn your words by listening to customized mp3 files or practicing examples online, track your progress, and even review all your words from your homepage whenever you need a brush-up.

  Tags: vocabulary, vocab, mp3, audio, language, languagearts

  • VerbaLearn is jam-packed with great features to help you study more efficiently, track your progress, score higher and simply save you time!

    VerbaLearn’s patent pending system will automatically remove words as you master them so you don’t waste time studying like you used to. You can learn your words by listening to customized mp3 files or practicing examples online, track your progress, and even review all your words from your homepage whenever you need a brush-up.

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• The Best Free Software: 35 Must-Have Downloads – Computer Shopper

  Tags: musthave, freeware, applications, apps, downloads, free

• Favorite Freeware Games: Download Them All – Computer Shopper

  Tags: free, freeware, games

  • Some a definite download others defintiely not. – By Fred Delventhal

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• TECHMATRIX – Your Guide for Technology Tools for Learning

  The TechMatrix is a powerful tool for finding educational and assistive technology products for students with special needs. See the Find Product menu for other search options. Create a customized matrix by subject and/or learning support. Send your customized matrix to a friend or colleague.

  Learn what questions to ask and how to make informed decisions in the Consumer Guide.

  Tags: reading, tools, learning, specialneeds, math

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• Get feedback with Backboard

  Backboard automates the process of getting feedback and approval on all your projects—it can handle almost any type of file, but it’s especially good with mixed graphical and text media.

  It only takes a minute to start a Backboard. Upload the file you would like feedback on, choose a security level, and select the email addresses of one or more reviewers.

  Each reviewer will receive a link to your file, where they can come and leave feedback on your document. Every kind of document can be annotated and marked up in the same way, so reviewers do not have to learn several commenting systems. Better yet, you can view all reviewers’ feedback in the same place, so you’ll never again find yourself merging several documents with different “tracked changes.”

  via http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/18/best-applications-for-annotating-websites/

  Tags: collaboration, sharing, feedback, annotation, review, comment

  • via http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/18/best-applications-for-annotating-websites/ – By Fred Delventhal

• Addictionary :: What’s your word?

  Tags: dictionary, words, english, vocabulary

  • Not for kids. Some of the stuff on the front page when this was bookmarked was very inappropriate. – By Fred Delventhal

• When YouTube is blocked (eight ways around) – NeverEndingSearch – Blog on School Library Journal

  Tags: YouTube, education, filter, bypass

  • The fact is, YouTube is blocked in many of our schools.  And many of us are suffering this loss.

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• Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies

  Tags: reading, comprehension, Literacy, language arts, education, elementary, primary

  • 
    Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for
    K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos,
    and try the online interactive activities.

• Online Storage: Online Storage Feature-by-Feature Comparison Chart

  Tags: storage, backup, comparison, featurebyfeature

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• Desktop Screen Sharing Software – Broadcast Your Screen

  ScreenStream lets others ‘watch’ your screen on their computers over the network or the internet. It is the modern equivalent of the overhead projector. When you turn on screen sharing others on your network (or even the internet) can view what is on your screen by typing the link (and optional access code) into their internet browser. They can continue to watch your screen until you turn off screen sharing.

  Tags: sharing, screen, desktop, broadcast, freeware, webconferencing, education

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I’m off to Florida for 10 glorious days. I hope everyone has a happy holiday and a happy new year. If you are traveling please stay safe. See you in 2009.

Heather

• VirtualBox

  Tags: virtualization, opensource, software, linux, vmware, windows, vm, virtual

  • VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See “About VirtualBox” for an introduction.

• 3 Eco-Friendly Ways to Save Printer Ink

  Tags: eco, ecofriendly, green, printing, printer, toner, ink

• Mozilla retires Firefox 2 – Download Squad

  Tags: firefox

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