K to 3 Web Site...ings of the Day: 06/01/2009

NECC Basics
Cathy's choices for NECC 09
Jen's suggestions for NECC09
Open Source Sessions at NECC
NECC tweetup Tues from 7 to 9

NECC Ning via kwout

Your one stop shop for NECC2009 info!

Are you going to NECC

Here are tips I gleaned from the web!

Arrive early for sessions. Have several sessions in mind in case one is full or it was not what you were expecting
I like the early sign up options for the BYOL sessions

Arrive early for sessions. Have several sessions in mind in case one is full or it was not what you were expecting

Stop by the games and simulations playground at #necc2009 and see how creative and powerful these learning environments can be.

Just don't try to do everything. Do what really matters to you and you will have a great time!

NECC Survival Tip: Don't be shy! Jump into conversations that you find interesting. Much learning takes place between sessions!

Check out the ISTE sig

The Opening Gala reception is from 7-8:30 on Sunday--that's the big one for everyone
We're planning to do a short, live WOW2 session on Tuesday from 4:00-4:30pm and would love to have all of you join us!

Smackdown

great idea .. taking a grad course based around the conference. Cool hey?

http://www.dyknow.com/pdf/necc2009.pdf

Everyone onsite and offiste will be using the same hashtag #NECC09 since we are live streaming we want to be part of the same conversations

We have the WOW2 event listed on the NECC Unplugged schedule-Tuesday at 4:00pm

Monday is twitter meetup and Tuesday is the Library of Congress event

http://www.edubloggercon.com/Web+2+Smackdown+2009
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Summertime Sites of the day

Grooveshark ..listen and share music of your choice

Diigo Slideshare instant slide show of your chosen web sites etc.. good for smartboards .. Diigo creates Webslides Turning bookmarks into interactive slideshows

Summertime Blogs to Read

playing with sand
.... the game involves four different particles falling from the top of the screen, which all look and move similar to sand. The particles resemble sand, water .. art tools that let you sprinkle colorful sand sprinkles all over the screen to make pure eye candy

wolframalpha
the video says it all

Great blog to follow over the summer

http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480

open thinking » 80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy via kwout

80 plus videos you may want to incorporate into your teaching in September!

Which ones might work for you?

http://www.peterhreynolds.com/phr_foxtv_tips.html

Peter H. Reynolds' Tips for Making Your Mark via kwout

Tips for keeping the learning going over the summer holidays from Peter Reynolds of Fablevision fame.

Education World® The Educator's Best Friend via kwout

One of the many topical topics from Education World. Check out the end of the year and summer resources

http://www.geocities.com/ljacoby_2000/window.html

Window to Our World via kwout

An inspirational blog!

Cool Image Tools
Search for graphics rubber band style
Tag Galaxy
searchme
Cooliris
images4education
Diigo Sharing Group
Sharing Flickr Tools etc
images4education Front Page
Inspired Picture Writing

Great Images for Education tools
Gleaned from a recent elluminate session..June 13th 2009
It's so great to know where to find all of these fantastic images that are safe to use in schools and have creative commons licenses!
You will have such an excellent jumpstart on your lesson plans with the activities in images4education
Tag Galaxy
Rubber Band Search Tool

http://www.pics4learning.com is another great site with a ning for ideas for sharing and resources as well for creative commons images

SueH has a image friendly sites at http://small-changes-big-returns.wikispaces.com/Images+%26+Videos

A gl.am is the new site we're using to share the links from our shows. http://gl.am/2tOeQ

images4education is a course you're going to WANT to participate in--even though it's officially over!

the good news, though, is that it is getting harder and harder to justify the blocking of sites.

also use ishowu on your Mac

Don't forget to add bookmarks to our new Diigo group! http://groups.diigo.com/classroom-20-live/bookmark

For easy and ready posting
http://www.utterli.com/
http://posterous.com/
http://gl.am/2tOeQ

it's always so disappointing when you find fantastic free tools and then they disappear--really sad to lose Flowgram!!
email your class postings ..great for young students

Carla has been a guest on several EdTechTalk shows! Always exciting to hear what she's up to and you can hear those recordings in the ETT archives

I rfer you to http://crescerdigital.blogspot.com/

Jing for screenshots

use SnapzPro for screenshots on your Mac

use Kwout and send to tumblr

try simply box for a great visual tool and web page ..lots of fun
Simply Box