There are so many things that I have learned and will definitely spend more time with such as Twitter and RSS feeds. However, I wanted to find even more interesting and useful things so I explored the electronic resources in the Livebinder created by Melissa Rippy.
I found Watchknow.org that gives access to many, many educational videos. I will have to check this out at school since YouTube and SchoolTube is currently blocked at my school. Maybe this will be a good substitute for now and a good addition when we do get YouTube access.
I enjoyed visiting Photopeach.org. This is a site which helps you create fun slideshows. What makes it special is that you can add quizzes to it to make the slideshow more interactive. I really like that!
I really liked biblionasium.com. I am so excited to work with this more fully. I plan to share with my colleagues who may or may not already know about this site. It is basically "Goodreads" for kids. There are a lot of safety controls there and parents can get involved as well. It has won many awards and is praised by "gurus" we know such as Shannon Miller.
I also enjoyed visiting Popplet.com It is like a scrapbooking site but you can also add mind mapping graphics. I can see students using this to present on a specific topic for practically any content area.
I have been playing around with Voki.com. This site allows you to create your own avatar. I see this using this on my class website to announce an upcoming event or to celebrate milestones.
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