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K-12 on-line conference is free to educators. Just like attending a conference in person, educators have access to keynote speakers and presentors from around the world. If you are interested in integrating emerging technologies into your classroom practice, this is a good place to start... "A goal of the conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape."

K-12 on-line conferences for 2006-2008 are also available for download free on I-Tunes.

=**Atomic Learning Web 2.0 Workshop**=
 * [] There are 51 short (1-3 minutes in length) videos explaining different aspects of Web 2.0 technology. Pick a topic and learn how Web 2.0 technology can enhance learning in your classroom. E-Mail Lee if you've forgotten how to access your Atomic Learning account.

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=**What is Web 2.0?**=
 * **The Horizon Report 2008** - [] A thorough and up-to-date report on the emerging technologies and their implications for education.
 * **Web 2.0 in Education & Profiles** - http://web20ineducation.wikispaces.com/Intro
 * **Web 2.0 in Education: Trends for 2008** - http://www.thejournal.com/articles/21839
 * **e-learning 2.0** - How Web technologies are shaping education - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/e-learning_20.php
 * **Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning** - http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0621.pdf

=**What is Web 2.0? Video**=
 * **Web 2.0** - []
 * **Web 2.0: An Introduction in 5 Minutes** - []
 * **A Vision of Students Today** - []
 * **FrontLine: Growing Up On-Line** - [] Watch the complete PBS video here.
 * **Give Education a Second Chance** - []

=**Web 2.0 Resources**=
 * **Edmodo** - [] free account to teachers providing secure access by students for sharing notes, files and microblogging
 * **GCast** - [] free account for creating podcasts
 * **School 2.0** - [] Web site for helping define and implement a technology vision
 * **VoiceThread** - [] Web 2.0 tool for discussions around a concept, media, or project. Looks like a good tool for providing differ entiation.

=**Blogs**=
 * Blogs Page on LomondTech Wiki
 * **Duck Diaries** - [] See a blog site set up for second graders.
 * **Inspirations: Blogosphere** - [] This links to a 14 minute video about using blogs in education and highlights one school in Great Britain.
 * **Blog Workshop Tutorials on Atomic Learning** - [] 107 one-to-three minute tutorials on how to begin and develop a blog.

=**Graphing Tools**=
 * **Create a Graph** - [] Part of the National Center for Educational Statistics, students are able to collect data and export graphs to be used in projects. Visit the home page, select the tools button, and students will be able to collect real data on schools and libraries, such as the number of books in the Shaker Public Library. Students can also participate in student polls and view the statistics in graph format.
 * **Skoool Charting Tool** - [] Part of the international Skoool Web pages supported by Intel, this tool allows students to create graphs for their projects.

=**Maps**=


 * **Google Earth for Educators** - []
 * **Google Earth Additional Resources** - Google Earth Blog ([]),
 * **Google Earth 5.0 Tutorials on Atomic Learning** - [] Fifty-One one-to-three minute tutorials on how to set up and use Google Earth.
 * **Google Lit Trips** - @http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html Google Lit Trips is a free resource developed by teachers and students to incorporate the power of Google Maps with literature. Students will be able to discover and follow the path characters in books take during the unfolding of the story. With Google Maps involved curiousity is unleashed as students can explore the places, art, buildings and more that the characters might have seen on their own. Pre-made Google Lit Trips can be downloaded from this site. Resources are available to help you learn how to make your own Lit Trips in the future.
 * **WikiFieldTrip!** - [] Web 2.0 resource that opens a map of a location in the world you select. The map has interesting places in that city marked on it. Clicking on one of the markers opens up information on the site from Wikipedia. This is like a virtual field trip to any spot.

=**On-Line Collaboration** & **Thinking Tools**=


 * **Bubbl.Us** - @http://www.bubbl.us/index On-line brainstorming allows students to create concept maps or graphic organizers for their projects.
 * **Intel On-Line Thinking Tools** - @http://www.intel.com/education/tools/ Three on-line tools allows students to create and modify concept maps for planning projects.
 * **Text2Mind Map** - [] On-line tool that will convert text to a concept map based upon the hierarchy of indention in your list of words.

=**Podcasts**=


 * **Educational Podcast Page** - List of educational podcast URLs
 * **Podcast Workshop Tutorials on Atomic Learning** - [] Sixty-Five one-to-three minute tutorials on developing and publishing podcasts, includes working with Audacity and iTunes software for podcasting.
 * **Podcasts: The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Podcasts** - @http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Podcasts.pdf Handy two-paged document providing simple but effective help for teachers interested in creating podcasts. Additional information and lesson plan ideas can be found on the main page for podcasts at ReadWriteThink @http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts/podcasts-nuts-bolts-creating-30311.html.
 * **Podsafe Audio** - [] Free music that can be used in projects and podcasts. The images are covered by the Creative Commons License ([]) and need to be cited to give credit to the original copyright owners.

=**Social Networking**=
 * **VoiceThreads** - [|http://ed.voicethread.com/#home] Create an on-line slide shows of images, documents, or videos that students can create a comment for any slide by typing, recording an audio or video comment. Educators can get a free account for themselves and set up extra identies for their students or schools can purchase school accounts. If you'd like to learn more about VoiceThreads use in education, visit [|here]. To see a video introduction to VoiceThreads visit [|TeacherTube]. Teachers who have used VoiceThreads in educational settings have a Wiki called VoiceThread 4 Education. Visit this Wiki to see examples of how teachers use this tool with students in the different age ranges.

=**Video Conferencing**=
 * **Skype** - http://www.skype.com/ Free software that allows you to set up video conferencing/chats with others over the Internet
 * **Skype Tutorials on Atomic Learning** - [] Thirty-Eight one-to-three minute tutorials on how to set up and use Skype.

=**Miscellaneous Resources**=
 * **Wordle** -[] Students can make word clouds from original writing pieces or short passages of literature. Word clouds determine the size (importance) or a word by the frequency of its occurence


 * **Why Wordle** - [] Blog entry by Steven W. Anderson on why Wordle is useful in the classroom. Includes sample Wordle clouds and a video on using Wordle.

=What resources are available to use with my classroom?=

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