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Conference Links, Blogs and Wikis:
NECC Unplugged Librarian Wiki Live from the Creek
Tools:
Diigo Blogarithm Scratch del.icio.us Feedjit
ZamZar allows you to convert files from one format to another, such as a PDF document to a Word Document
Cyber Safety:
CTAP4 – California based district offers one stop resource page on various topics
NetSmartz – K-12 resource page on implementing cyber safe curriculum
Where to post Blogs and Wikis:
edublogs.org – Geared towards educators and easy to use.
wikispaces.com – Easy to use and friendly.
twitter.com – Great site that allows you to post messages using your cell phone by texting.
gcast.com – This blog allows you to phone in audio recordings from your phone or computer and link them directly on-line (Sub Plans Anyone?)
21Classes Creative virtual classroom and blog portal
Where to submit Videos Projects:
mylearningtube.com – Illinois based and fairly new.
teachertube.com – Excellent site and established for some time.
youtube.com – Widely know, but not all material is educational
schooltube.com - Hip and formatted for middle school and up
Teachers TV - another good source for educational video
Open-Source Tools
K12OpenEd Major starting point for Open Content and Tools
Creative Commons Share, Remix, Reuse Legally all types of content
Muse Open OnLine repository of classical music
ccMixter ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want
WikiMedia Commons All graphic content from Wikipedia is stored here and free for use
ManyBooks Free eBooks for your iPod, PDA, or eBook Reader
WikiBooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit
Curriki A website where the community shares and collaborates on free and opensource curricula
SlideShare A place to share powerpoint presentations with the world legally
FreeReading a high quality, open-source free reading intervention program for grades K - 3
Kids Open Dictionary a free, open, simple dictionary for students to use
Global Connections
These two sites are starting points to make global connections with your students through international projects.
iEARN
TakingITGlobal
Content: