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PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tag hsvt

May 2009

February 2009

EDUCAUSE: The Future of Learning

Great resource for teacher professional development focusing on understanding the Learner, Learning Principles and Practices, and Learning Technologies. Look for the 7 things you need to know series.

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template

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JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.

iamliterate wiki

Great resource for teachers in understanding 21st century skills and the tools available.

23andMe - Genetics 101

23andMe provides a collection of educational materials to guide you on your personal journey of genetic discovery. Explore our learning resources and discover the world of genetics!

January 2009

microObservatory Guest Observer Portal

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Welcome to the MicroObservatory online telescope network. You can now explore the universe using working telescopes that YOU control via the Internet free of charge, and have access to your image within 48 hours! Each of our easy-to-follow activities allows you to investigate different aspects of the universe just like a professional astronomer. You select your target, choose exposure times or filters, then sit back and hope for clear skies! To start, click on an activity below.

blender.org - Home

by 11 others
Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite. Take a look at the gallery to see what is possible. Definitely read the Quick Start tutorial to save yourself from frustration!

FotoFlexer -

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The world's most advanced online photo editor with layers and special effects.

xtranormal

by 2 others
Create 3D movies using this Text-to-Movie tool!

December 2008

Your Take

Problem-solving/decision-making tool for students/teachers. Free until June 2009, but only $299 for site license. This is a great web-based tool for helping students analyze complex issues. Most appropriate for middle and high school

MVU CareerForward - Take the Challenge

interactive course to assist hs students in exploring career choices

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google

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Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

November 2008

JISC RSC Scotland N&E: AccessApps

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50 open source and freeware assistive technology applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows compute

DLESE Teaching Boxes

What are Teaching Boxes? Teaching boxes are classroom-ready instructional units created by collaboration between teachers, scientists, and designers. Each box helps to bridge the gap between educational resources and how to implement them in the classroom. The Teaching Boxes contain materials that model scientific inquiry, allowing teachers to build classroom experiences around data collection and analysis from multiple lines of evidence, and engaging students in the process of science. - focusing on gathering and analyzing scientific evidence. All educators may use DLESE Teaching Boxes free of charge.

search-cube - the Visual Search Engine

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Search Google in 3D. Thumbnails displayed on a cube. Use your arrow keys to turn the cube. Hover over a thumbnail for more details about the site.

3D Plant and Animal Cells Simulation

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things. If you look inside cells, there are even smaller structures called organelles. Each organelle has a different function within a cell. Learn about plant and animal cell organelles in this interactive 3D simulation. View the cells from any angle by clicking and dragging, select a plant structure to learn more about its function.

TeacherTube - 60 sec tech

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Short, essential "How To" video tutorials for smartboard

BeFunky

by 8 others
Funky Ways to Express Yourself -Turn photos into cartoons with remarkable accuracy. Video cartoons coming soon! Great way for teachers to post a student likeness online.

Interactive Flash

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Downloads to use with smartboard.

SumoPaint

by 3 others
Don't have Photoshop? Try SumoPaint -an image editing in the browser with support for layers, filters, special effects.

October 2008

Factophile

Factophile offers topical facts, trivia and statistics on a wide range of topics, along with a growing set of links to more in-depth resources. New facts and trivia are added on a regular basis.

On the Tip of My Tongue

Index of Idiomatic expressions, spanish and french equivalents, some cartoon examples, audiory samples, contextual examples