Resources+for+Educators

=Resources for Educators=

What has changed in the past 10 years?

 * Article: 21 Things That Became Obsolete this Decade
 * Opinion: 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education
 * Google Job Experiment Video - YouTube
 * How to Make a Bowdrill Set - YouTube
 * Did You Know Updated 2009 - YouTube
 * Social Media - YouTube by Socialnomics


 * //RESPONSE//**: Are we preparing our students for the digital world? What are some ways you could integrate digital learning into your classroom? As you are exploring the sites below, leave responses on this Wallwisher

Online Tools

 * Explore National Educational Technology Standards - Students Teachers
 * Thinkfinity - ** Free lesson plans and resources for teachers. Multiple large partners contributing content. **
 * ** Cyber Smart - Free lessons and resources to teach online safety to students. **
 * ** SMART Exchange - Online collection of SMART Board lessons. SMART Notebook software can be installed on any computer in a school that owns a SMART board. **


 * Collaboration**
 * Edmodo - Facebook/Twitter for the classroom. Paperless classroom.
 * Wallwisher - Leave sticky notes in a single web space.
 * Google Docs - Spreadsheets, Forms, Docs, Powerpoints, etc.
 * Voicethread - Images loaded into a slideshow with voiceover and audio comments.
 * Diigo for Educators - Set up student accounts (no emails needed). Bookmark sharing and web page commenting.


 * Interactive**
 * Animoto for Educators - Easy tool to upload images and sounds to create videos.
 * Glogster EDU - Single pages where students can add video, images, and text. Sample student projects.
 * Wordle - Word clouds.
 * Automotivator - Create motivational poster images.
 * Big Huge Labs - All kinds of fun graphic manipulation tools.
 * [|MindMeister] - Online mind mapping tool.


 * Utilities**
 * Jing - Free screen capture program.
 * ZamZar - File conversion utility, converts just about any type of file for free, including YouTube videos.
 * Kick YouTube - Download YouTube videos, just add "kick" in front of "youtube" for the URL.


 * Fundraising**
 * Kiva - Loans to people in countries across the world, nice class project.
 * Donors Choose - Small grants to raise money for classrooms.


 * Additional Resources**
 * A list of 60 Web 2.0 tools for use in the classroom.
 * A list of Web 2.0 Resources for the classroom.