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January 2007



Social Studies Podcasts For The Classroom

Monday, 29 January 2007 2:40 A GMT-08
Thank you Craig! From: Craig Nansen <craig1@minot.k12.nd.us> There are getting to be more and more educational podcasts from traditional educational resources. These are some I ran across when looking for examples dealing with history for
Category: Social Studies Middle School High School Podcasts Elementary
Lynne Wolters

NoodleBib

Sunday, 28 January 2007 6:41 A GMT-08
NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which is anchored in the best practices of academic research and inquiry learning. Known as the most comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web,
Category: Research Tech Tools Middle School High School Higher Education
Lynne Wolters

Attack of the Tech Savvy Toddlers

Sunday, 28 January 2007 6:33 A GMT-08
Kids as young as 2 years old are downloading content to cell phones, computers, and portable digital music players, according to a report from NPD Group. Read the entire article at InformationWeek.com: http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableA
Category: Culture of Education Early Childhood Elementary
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Lynne Wolters

Gates To Appear on The Daily Show for Vista Launch

Sunday, 28 January 2007 6:15 A GMT-08
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Monday, January 29, the eve of Microsoft's Windows Vista launch. Read the entire blog entry at cnet microsoft blog.
Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

What is GeoGebra?

Sunday, 28 January 2007 6:09 A GMT-08
GeoGebra is a dynamic mathematics software for education in secondary schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. On the one hand, GeoGebra is a dynamic geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic
Category: Teacher Resources Math High School Higher Education
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Lynne Wolters

KnowPlace Tools Potluck January 26-28, 2007

Friday, 26 January 2007 1:11 A GMT-08
January 26 - 28, 2007 Tools Potluck: held in http://knowplace.ca Confused by all myriad of open source and freeware tools whizzing through cyberspace? Let's help each other out. Bring an open source or freeware tool with you and share your tool. T
Category: Teacher Resources Professional Development
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Lynne Wolters

Library of Congress Summer Institutes 2007

Friday, 26 January 2007 1:10 A GMT-08
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its 2007 Summer Teacher Institutes. The Institutes provide educators from grades 4-12 across the nation with the opportunity to engage in intensive study and exploration of a specific topic us
Category: Professional Development
Lynne Wolters

Connectivism Online Conference Online and Free Feb. 2-9, 2007

Friday, 26 January 2007 12:37 A GMT-08
Connectivism Online Conference is an open online forum exploring how learning has been impacted by ongoing changes. The conference will run from February 2 – 9, 2007. Key themes will include: trends in K-12 sector, trends in higher education,
Category: Professional Development Culture of Education
Lynne Wolters

Free Webcast: "The Not-So-Extreme Course Makeover"

Friday, 26 January 2007 12:09 A GMT-08
Free Webcast: "The Not-So-Extreme Course Makeover" Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:00-4:15 pm CST [see time other time zones] Register for free to reserve a seat: http://www.learningtimes.net/ioc2007/preconf/ Presented as part of the 200
Category: Conferences Professional Development High School Higher Education
Lynne Wolters

Antimicrobial Headphones from Califone

Friday, 26 January 2007 12:00 A GMT-08
Did you know nearly 22 million school days are lost annually due to the common cold?  Califone seeks to help students and teachers stay healthy with a line of headphones that utilizes an antimicrobial compound that provides protection against th
Category: Tech Tools
Lynne Wolters

Three New Blogs To Check Out

Friday, 26 January 2007 12:00 A GMT-08
Media Matters (http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/media_matters/) focuses on all things related to Digital Media and education and is hosted by Hall Davidson, who joined the Discovery Educator Network team in 2006 after serving as the Director of
Category: Professional Development Teachers & Tech
Lynne Wolters

Five Things

Wednesday, 17 January 2007 12:00 A GMT-08
Educational bloggers are playing a game where they "tag" other bloggers. If you are tagged, then you must tell about five things others may not know about you and tag five more bloggers. Tony Vincent tagged me, so here are five things about
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Lynne Wolters

There’s Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education

Tuesday, 16 January 2007 4:22 A GMT-08
This Illinois State University: Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology web site provides academic papers addressing podcasting (audio) and vodcasting (video) in education and corporate learning. CLICK HERE: http://www.cat.ilstu.edu/resourc
Category: Professional Development
Lynne Wolters

ChaCha Live Guide Search Engine

Tuesday, 16 January 2007 4:06 A GMT-08
High Tech and High Touch I just tried a new search engine and was pleased with its Live Guide results. I wanted to invite you to try it out as well at www.ChaCha.com. ChaCha is a great new search engine that recently launched with an interesting n
Category: Tech Tools Teacher Resources Teachers & Tech Middle School High School Higher Education
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Lynne Wolters

Free Online Application Tutorials in Pictures!

Tuesday, 16 January 2007 1:19 A GMT-08
Learn with pictures, not words.  CLICK HERE: http://inpics.net/ In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects. There's no complicated multimedia, just pictures that show exa
Category: Tech Tools Professional Development Middle School High School Elementary
Lynne Wolters