There are many ways to download YouTube videos to your computer. Why would you want to download YouTube videos? YouTube may be blocked at your school or your school may not have the available bandwidth to steam the videos without
Interactive Resource on Writing Thesis Statements – Preparation for the CEGEP English Exit Exam
The CCDMD’s English Language Division has been building resources which focus on the English Exit Exam (EEE). In the summer of 2010, a flipbook which focuses on Writing Thesis Statements, a challenge for many students when writing essays for the
3 Methods To Create Your Own Searchable Twitter Archive
Twitter search could be a good solution but it is only able to work for recently shared links. Twitter search only stores tweets for up to 10 days. If you want to be able to search through older tweets, consider
Web 2.0 Tools: Student Group Research
The following online resources are great for completing research collaboratively without having to physically meet.
http://cheekylit.com/web2-0tools-student-group-research-projects/
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Integrating Online Resources into Your Teaching
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ePub2Go: Convert A PDF To EPUB Online
Although PDF is the de facto file format for web documents and ebooks, reading PDF files on portable devices such as mobile phones is nothing but a pain. Therefore there’s the EPUB format that takes care of this hassle, but
8 Free Tools to Visualize Information on Twitter
With the world around Twitter constantly growing and developing, it’s no surprise that since then there are a ton more services allowing you to visualize your followers, Twitter stream and your own personal Twitter stats.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-free-tools-visualise-information-twitter/
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Using Microsoft Office and Google Docs Together
There are quite a few tools that let you integrate Microsoft Office with Google Docs, because of certain limitations in the Google Docs API, two-way synchronization between the two Office products is still far from perfect. Here are some tools
110 Ways to Teach with Twitter
These resources actually provide over 110 ideas for, and examples of, using Twitter in the classroom.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/02/100-ways-to-teach-with-twitter/
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20 Free Web Apps for the 2.0 Student
Productivity has to be priority number one when you’re a student. Between class, study time, and extracurricular activities, there just aren’t enough hours in the day.
That’s why free web apps exist. These no-cost products are specifically designed to make
High Def Teacher: Top Websites for Teachers
High Def Teacher is a totally free community of teachers dedicated to finding the best resources on the web!
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How to Easily Convert PDF to a Nice Looking Flippable Book for Free
Flip pages in a PDF document or ebook, like a real book. Check out this amazing and free app to get that done.
http://www.guidingtech.com/6319/convert-pdf-free-flippable-book/
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Classroom Tech: What to Do When Students Know More Than Teachers?
In a day and age where students know more than their teachers about different forms of technology — whether it be iPhones, computers or video games – schools are making every effort to get their teachers talking tech.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/27/classroom-tech-students-know-teachers/
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Woz to Educators: “Be Brave, Use the New Technology”
Computers have certainly aided learning in recent years, but they haven’t yet fostered the promised revolution in education that has been discussed for over 40 years, according to Apple cofounder, educator, and all-around geek Steve Wozniak.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/03/woz-to-educators-be-brave-use-the-new-technology.ars
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