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=**__TECH RESOURCES__** =

**__Webliography__**__:__
General Educational Technology Websites: All descriptions are taken directly from the website listed.
 * Technology Standards for All Teachers: []
 * [] : International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and higher education.
 * [] : The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student.
 * []: An organization that is against Partnership for 21st Century Skills movement and wants to improve education in America, by promoting programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences.
 * [] : Digital Directions is a website committed to educational technology sponsored by Education Week and it is a useful resource for research and information about educational technology
 * []: A website committed to what works in education regarding technology integration.
 * [|http://thejournal.com]: An organization that is dedicated to transforming education through technology, the first organization to launch a magazine committed to educational technology.

**__Web 2.0 Websites/Resources Discussed in Course:__**
Blogging Tools for the Classroom:
 * 1) [|www.edublogs.org/] : free blogging site for educators.

Podcasting Tools for the Classroom:
 * 1) [|www.adioboo.fm] : free podcasting site

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Web 2.0 Tools that do not require students to create accounts
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.wallwisher.com/] : interactive posting site that does not include a sign-in
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.wordle.net] : word cloud site

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Free Mindmapping Sites:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.bubble.us/] : the easiest to use mind mapping software tool for classroom use.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.mind42.com/] : another website that is easy to use, has a different look than bubbl.us

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Personal Learning Environment (PLE) Examples:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.symbaloo.com/] : a PLE that is easy for students in elementary and high school to use.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Collaborative Writing Sites:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.docs.google.com/] : collaboration word processing software for group assignments.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Useful 2.0 Resources that require students to create accounts but are all free
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.glogster.com/] : interesting way to create multimedia presentations through digital posters.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.xplana.com/] : new social networking site committed to learning.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">www.wikispaces.com/ : free wiki site.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.voicethread.com/] : free video presentation, collaboration, interaction website.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.storybird.com] : useful elementary digital storytelling site.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.toondoo.com]: cartoon creation website.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.prezi.com]: zooming presentation software

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Education Sites that is helpful in learning and applying technology, especially 2.0 tools:
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.learnitin5.com/] : great reference for current and emerging educational technologies and tools