Have you ever wished you could collaborate on project with another classroom in a far off location? What about working on a presentation with another a co-presenter who lives in another state? Now you can with a tool called Scriblink. Scrblink is a free digital online whiteboard that users can share in real-time. Scriblink is free and requires no registration. Scriblink also offers:
o Privacy: the board is all yours, open only to the people you choose to invite
o Dynamic Tools: use shapes, hundreds of colors, a size bar, a text feature, and a grid to help guide your drawings
o File Options: gives you the ability to print, save, and email your work
o Image Uploader: upload an image onto the whiteboard as the background, allowing you to share it, mark it, deface it, or highlight key elements
o In-Screen Chat: when working with others, no need to sign in to third party software, simply use our in-screen chat
o VOIP Conferencing: if you have a mic for your computer, you can automatically connect with your collaborators (no software necessary) and talk for free for as long as you like
o File transfer: when emailing is too much of a hassle, simply transfer files directly to anyone you're working with

To check out this cool collabortaion tool [Click Here]

Don't let my son's picture scare you, it has been altered with a tool called Pizap. Pizap is a fun photo editor that lets you add photo effects like to images.quickly and easily. Some of the effects include custom text, speech bubbles, hundreds of original colorful stickers. PiZap also has built in tools for sending e-cards, downloading your image, embedding your image, or sharing the link to your image. No registration required. Pizap is a great addition to any classroom for do fun and creative projects (example: creating writing prompts) To check out Pizap [Click Here]

He is a really neat slideshow found at TheWhite House's website. Not only can students see great images of previous US Presidents, but they can also get the biography. To see this site [Click Here]

One of the most important things for educators to do is to be part of a professional learning community. This can happen at the district or university level, but working with a larger and more diverse community is even better. I would like to encourage each of you to join a 21st Century Learning Community called "Classroom 2.0. Sign up and create your own personal page. Create a profile and then go to the member's page and search for me, then "Add as colleague". Together we can change the future of education.

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Here is a great concept/mind mapping tool for both students and teachers. It works much like Kidspiration and Inspiration, but simpler. Just type the main idea. topic and subtopic in the right hand column and let the text2mindmap generate the map for you. When you are all finished save the final project as a .jpg image. To check out the great tool [click here]

When the first iPod Touch arrived on the scene, I couldn't justify it as a appropriate tool for the classroom. To me, it was just a glorified iPod with a touch screen and out of touch price. It is true that it did offer wireless and a few applications, but I was still not sold.

Well...recently I have been working with the iPod Touch Generation 2 and let me just say, it is more than just a MP3 player. Starting at $229, the Generation 2 Touch offers users additional features that make it a the ultimate tool for the educational arena. With Apple allowing the public to develop applications, this has made the G2 flexible and diverse mini computer. All of these applications can be purchased through the iTunes applications store. Many of these applications are useful to support administrators, teachers and student learning. Some of these applications include eBooks, network utility tools, education activities just to name a few. The icing on the cake is the iPods ability to work with Microsoft Exchange so it can receive e-mails and sync to your calendar through your wireless network [Click here]. With iTouches ability to access the Internet, the Touch may also allow teachers to access classroom tools that are web based (gradebook, attendance tools).

Here is a listed of just a few applications for the iPod Touch:

Bookshlef - A flexible eBook reader/tool that allows the ability to download eBooks and the ability to transfer normal text into eBook form

Cities World Clock - Tool that allows access to times to 2300 cities and 180 countries.

Google Earth - Google Earth for the iPod

Google Mobile Apps - Mobile access to all of the Google applications you love.

Mocha VNC Lite - A remote access tool that allows mobile access to computers running common VNC servers.

Math Zombie - Math game with pizzazz

Mighty Math - Basic math drill game

Please feel free to add any iPod Touch applications you find beneficial. Just click on the comment link below.