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

• HHMI’s BioInteractive

  Tags: science, biology, education, interactive, videos, animation, virtuallabs

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• Trackle – Your Personal Tracker on the Web

  Tags: web, monitor, alerts, tool, rss, tracking, search, web2.0, aggregators, social_networking

• Auditorium – The Online Experience

  Tags: game, SMARTboard, music, flash, auditorium, fun, puzzle, interactive, Poblemsolving, higherorderthinkingskills

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• findingDulcinea | Online Guides | Internet Library | Web Resources

  Our mission is to bring users the best information on the Web for any topic, employing human insight and methodical review.

  FindingDulcinea presents only credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites, saving time for the novice and the experienced user alike.

  Each piece, whether a Web Guide, a Beyond the Headlines story or a Netcetera article, receives the same meticulous research. The Web sites included in each piece are connected through original narrative, providing users with information on each site before they even click on it.

  Tags: library, librarian, websites, directory

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• Kitzu – Find, Learn, Create

  Digital Kits for Education from the Orange County Department of Education.

  Tags: education, resource, storytelling, tools, digital, media, kits, lessonplans

• :: Phonecasting :: Online Social Network for Best Podcasts and Phonecasts | Podcast Directory | Free Podcasts | Mobile Podcast | Educational Podcasts | Adult Podcast | Music Podcasts | Radio Podcast | News Podcast | Technology Podcast

  Tags: phonecasts, museums, recording, tours, art, installation

• SiteUp Networks

  The Encoder will format your E-mail address in a way that IS NOT readable by any E-mail extractor or search engine.

  Tags: siteup, Email, privacy, encoder, spam, antispam

  • The Encoder will format your E-mail address in a way that IS NOT readable by any E-mail extractor or search engine. – By Fred Delventhal
  • If you do not have a web site or do
    not know what ‘HTML’ is, the
    Encoder will not be useful to you.

• Odyssey Online: Greece

  Tags: Greece, history, ancient, dioses, odyssey, WebResources

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• BBC – Schools – Dance Mat Typing – Home

  tags: keyboarding, typing, education, games, tutorial

• Kitzu – Find, Learn, Create

  Digital Kits for Education from the Orange County Department of Education.

  tags: education, resource, storytelling, tools, digital, media, kits, lessonplans

• Odyssey Online: Greece

  tags: Greece, history, ancient, dioses, odyssey, WebResources

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Please join us on Tuesday, February 17th  at 4:00 PM Eastern for the next Teacher Tech Tuesday Webcast presented by:

John DuBois
Microsoft US Public Sector Solution Specialist

Overview:
Instead of collecting and redistributing stacks of homework, quizzes, and tests, use the document sharing feature of Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Office 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote® 2007

You'll learn how to:

• Create and monitor study groups
• Engage your students in online discussion groups
• Upload PowerPoint presentations and other lecture materials so students can refer to them later (even those who miss class)
• Create deadlines, tasks, and delegate assignments for collaborative projects

Register for the FREE webcast here.

• Lovely Charts | Free online diagramming application

  1.
  Lovely Charts is easy…

  With Lovely Charts’s extremely simple and intuitive drag’n drop drawing mechanism, you’ll be able to focus on what really matters. You won’t have to draw boxes and arrows, you won’t have to worry about what symbol to use.

  Tags: chart, tools, flowchart, diagramming, diagram, design, charts

• 99 ways to make your computer blazingly fast

  I’ve written and learned about many ways to increase the performance of not only my PC, but also of the many PCs on my networks ranging from Windows 98 to Windows Vista.

  Tags: speed, maintenance, optimize, windows, winxp, vista

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• Virtual Apple 2 – Online disk archive

  Virtual Apple ][ is a site which will take you back to the 1980's through its collection of more than 1250 game disks online. Play and enjoy old Apple ][ (Apple2) and Apple IIgs games and other disks through your Internet web browser. You will find games like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers which many of you played as kids, as well as games like Tetris, Battle Chess, Leisure Suit Larry, Choplifter, Archon II and Kings Quest.

  Tags: apple, emulation, emulator, retro, software, mac, game, cool, games, education, student, elementary, mecc

• SAILOn Subject Area Interactive Lessons On

  Our goal is to help classroom teachers integrate technology into their curriculum by identifying and providing interactive Internet resources addressing specific objectives.

  Tags: finearts, curriculum, interactive, students, teachers, education, games, learning, math, languagearts, socialstudies, science

  • Great Collection of sites. I got this link from my friend Elaine Plybon via twitter @glad2be – By Fred Delventhal

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• Games for the Brain

  Unless otherwise noted all games are created by GamesfortheBrain.com (Philipp Lenssen). All pages licensed under Creative Commons. Contact philipp.lenssen@gmail.com for more information. If you have feedback on games, or ideas for new ones, please let me know! (Here’s my blog, by the way.)

  Tags: brain, fun, puzzle, game, education, elementary, students, extendedday, thinking, puzzles, learning, games

• Classroom Architect

  Outline Your Classroom Floor Plan
  For students, the classroom environment is very important. The size of the classroom and interior areas, the colors of the walls, the type of furniture and flooring, the amount of light, and the room arrangement all influence how students learn. Thoughtful arrangement of the indoor and outdoor environments will support your learning goals for students.This tool provides an opportunity for experimentation with the layout of your classroom without any heavy lifting!

  Tags: classroom, design, architect, resources, education, Teacher, Tools

• OpenOffice.org Ninja

  OpenOffice.org Ninja brings you news, previews, reviews, tutorials, tips, and howtos.

  Tags: tutorials, howto, news, openoffice, tips, previews

• Explore the Arctic with GoNorth! – Free adventure learning for the K-12 Classroom at PolarHusky.com

  Enter to take part in this LIVE dogsledding adventure for explorers of all ages!
  For K-12 classrooms to unlock the interactive world of GoNorth!

  Tags: dogsled, education, teachers, students, race, adventure, learning

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• Games | www.jimmyjackbrain.com

  Jimmy Jack Brain provides fun, interactive software and internet based products that help provide the kind of understanding that is difficult to acquire from textbooks. Our products include games, assessment tools, and demonstrations that address California State Standards- currently, for fifth grade science.

  Tags: games, science, elementary, students, teachers, education

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