Worth+a+Look

 When I'm searching on the internet for something, I often get sidetracked and end up finding something really interesting, relevant, or useful that has nothing to do with what I had been searching for in the first place, but excellent nonetheless. I'm declaring this page a spot to store these sources. Please do two things: Create a link to that page (in a new window - look in the lower left quadrant for the box to check) and describe what we will see/why it's worthwhile, etc.

More Multiple Intelligences - MDLK bookstudy: http://voicethread.com/share/994955/



Just think: millions of great short videos, and other watchable media, explaining every topic taught in schools, in every major language on Earth.

Finally, imagine them all deeply and usefully categorized according to subject, education level, and placed in the order in which topics are typically taught.

WatchKnow—as in, "You watch, you know"—has started building this resource. Click here to check out the website.

School Change __-__ This is a site I was exposed to at the NCTM conference in Minneapolis. There are some very interesting videos by Tony Wagner about the seven skills our students need to have before entering the workplace. He has a lot of good points, and he is fun to listen to. I just put together a wiki site - please check it out, become a friend and give feedback on how it can be improved upon. Thanks!!! http://123musicmarvels.wikispaces.com/

_ This is a site that has 50 tools for creating stories and visual works - One that I think would be excellent for elementary is tikatok(sp?). CogDogRoo Story Tools

Here is an example of a tikatok story. If you choose to publish a book, there is a cost involved. You can use the website for free though. Tikatok story example Amalia and the Fairies

This video is of a class of 6-7 year olds in New Zealand. The class has a blog and wiki that anyone can visit.

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Blabberize.com This site allows you to create a movable mouth. This might be fun for writing in science or social studies.

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I would like to get a copy of this documentary if people are interested - let me know what you think -

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 2 Million Minutes __

Spell with Flickr - creates a collage of letters for whatever you want to spell.

This is from a site called bookr - very easy to use! Here is a book that I made: a grape

Feedmyapp - "Get your daily dose of web 2.0 - WOW - I like how this is organized. All kinds of web 2.0 tools can be accessed through this site.

Indispensabletools - This one has an extensive alphabetical list of links.

Global School House

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