TAL Toolbox

Google Science Fair 2012

2012-01-12T13:04:00.001-08:00

"Google Science Fair is looking for the brightest young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today. You can enter if you are between the ages of 13 and 18. All you need is an idea."

The Edublog Awards

2011-12-16T14:43:00.001-08:00

The 2011 Edublog Award Winners were announced December 14, 2011.

A treasure trove of excellent resources can be discovered in the list of nominees and winners!

The Best ed tech/resource blog for 2011 was Free Technology for Teachers, a blog that I read daily. Thanks to Richard Byrne for finding and sharing resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology.

Animoto

2011-12-01T15:20:00.000-08:00

Animoto offers an array of tools that allow students and teachers to create unique digital stories and presentations that incorporate images, video clips, music and text.

Educators can apply for a free Animoto Plus account for use in the classroom.

Richard Byrne, in his blog Free Technology for Teachers, suggested having students send video greeting cards. There is a selection of holiday video styles to choose from.

Khan Academy

2011-11-28T08:38:00.000-08:00

The Khan Academy is a non-profit organization with the goal of providing a world-class education to anyone anywhere.

"The library of videos covers K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer."

Khan Academy

Kerbal - It's Rocket Science!

2011-11-24T09:40:00.001-08:00

With the Kerbal Space Program students can build their own rocket and launch it into outer space!

Kerbal combines physics with fun for what would seem to be a completely enjoyable learning experience.

Found via Free Technology for Teachers

K12 Online Conference Keynote

2011-11-21T15:49:00.000-08:00

I was reminded of the start of the K12 Online Conference today, November 21, by Richard Byrne @ Free Technology for Teachers.

Viewing Angela Maiers' keynote is a great way to start your week.

Learn It In 5

2011-10-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

At Learn It In 5 you can learn how to use any Web 2.0 technology in the classroom in 5 minutes or less through an extensive library of how-to videos.

Welcome to the

21st Century Digital Classroom

Kwiki - Multimedia Search Engine

2011-09-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Qwiki is a search engine/encyclopedia that displays results as brief, narrated multimedia presentations and is a good starting point for researching a topic.

Found via: Teachers as Technology Trailblazers

K12 Online Conference 2011 - October 17-28, 2011

2011-08-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

The K-12 Online Conference is free and open to anyone who is interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice.

One goal of this year's conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.

The 2011 theme is, “Purposeful Play".

K12 Online

Ten Common Challenges Facing Educators

2011-08-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

Kick start the new school year with one of Richard Byrne's informative presentations. This presentation includes resources and strategies to address some challenging issues facing today's educators.

Found via Free Technology for Teachers

10 challenges we all face

View more presentations from Richard Byrne

Tagxedo

2011-06-15T08:52:00.001-07:00

Tagxedo is a sophisticated word-cloud generator that turns words into stunning visual artworks.

101 Ways to Use Tagxedo is a presentation by Hardy Leung the creator of Tagxedo.

Mr. Avery's Class created a Plant Tagxedo as part of their Photosynthesis Unit. The possibilities are endless!

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

2011-06-10T15:21:00.001-07:00

This presentation by Darren Walker showcases student work produced using Web 2.0 tools.

Web 2.0 in the Classroom features a directory of free web tools along with suggestions of how they might be used in the classroom.

Found via: Web 2.0 in Education

Storybird

2011-06-06T10:14:00.001-07:00

Storybird is a collaborative storytelling website where students and teachers can create art-inspired digital stories together.

“Storybird promotes imagination, literacy, and self-confidence.”

Found via: Teacher Hub

30 For 30

2011-04-06T15:09:00.000-07:00

30 for 30
Browse Dean Shareski's slide show of recommended Web tools and you might find a new ways of engaging your class.

View more presentations from Dean Shareski
Found via ETUG Blog

Sophia

2011-03-24T10:01:00.000-07:00

Sophia is a free platform on which teachers can publish packets of information about any academic topic they choose.

Sophia provides students with online materials to supplement what they are learning in the classroom.

Found via Free Technology for Teachers

Explania

2011-01-25T09:56:00.001-08:00

Explania is a website featuring animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos on a variety of topics including the human heart, how to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), and choosing a safe password

Offerings are available in both English and French.

Citebite

2010-12-30T15:32:00.000-08:00

Citebite allows you to create links to specific text on a Web page.

Simply paste a section of text and the URL of the page containing the text to create a link that opens directly to your selection and highlights it.

Visualizing.org

2010-12-14T08:58:00.001-08:00

Visualizing is a shared space where people work together to make make sense of complex issues through data and design.

Students can learn more about the world while becoming more comfortable with data and how it can be visually represented.

© Visualizing.org

Cramberry

2010-12-14T08:44:00.001-08:00

Cramberry helps you study with online flash cards. You can create, study and share flash cards.
When you study, Cramberry analyzes your progress and shows you cards you need to study.

Found via EdTechPodcast.com

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators

2010-12-14T07:49:00.000-08:00

This is an excellent starting point for teachers who want to use technology in their classrooms. The book contains introductions to more than six dozen web tools for K-12 teachers.

Found via Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers

Click to launch the full edition in a new window
Self Publishing with YUDU

K12 Online 10 - Cultivate the Future!

2010-10-12T10:15:00.001-07:00

The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning.

The conference begins with a keynote by Dean Shareski titled Sharing: The Moral Imperative and continues October 18-29 with forty more presentations.

Enjoy.

How To Do 11 Techy Things in the New School Year

2010-08-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

This quick-start guide shares valuable ideas for teachers who want to try something new in the 2010-2011 school year. What an exciting way to start.

How To Do 11 Techy Things in the New Year

© Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration

2010-08-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

Click to launch the full edition in a new window

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration is a useful resource for teachers who are taking their first steps toward integrating technology into their classrooms.

© Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers

Teaching: a pedagogical framework

2010-07-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

This video by Darren Kuropatwa illustrates the power of collaborative learning, which is facilitated through Web 2.0.
A transcript is available on Darren's Blog, A Difference.

© Darren Kuropatwa, A Difference

Brain Flips

2010-06-10T09:52:00.000-07:00

Brain Flips offers a 2.0 way to create, study, and share flashcards.

You can include text images, audio and video files and the variety of practice modes and features allows you to choose the way you learn.

Found via Free Technology for Teachers

Tooble

2010-05-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

Tooble is an very useful application that lets you quickly and easily take any video from YouTube and download it for playing on your computer, iPhone or iPod. Videos are automatically converted to MP4 format and sent to iTunes for viewing.

M4V files may be recognized and played by other video players by changing the file extension from ".m4v" to ".mp4."

Stephanie Dixon Paralympic Promo

Fine Tuna

2010-05-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

Fine Tuna is a tool that allows you to add feedback notes or comments to an image or design. Students can comment on and critique an image and collaborate and share ideas.

Found via Teachers First

Lingro

2010-05-04T16:00:00.000-07:00

Lingro is an online tool that translates and defines words within a Web page. Clicking on a word will give you a translation and definition in English, Spanish, French, Polish, German or Italian.

Other features include the ability to make word lists and study them with online flashcards, a collaborative dictionary builder and a sentence history to keep track of words you have queried.

Found via TF Edge with further description of how to use the tool.

Kubbu

2010-04-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

Kubbu is an online tool for creating educational activities, crosswords and quizzes for practice, review and testing. Results can be viewed and analyzed using the result database.

Kubba in the Classroom found and explained via TeachersFirst Online Tools.

Forty-Six Interesting Ways* to use Wordle in the Classroom

2010-04-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

This presentation illustrates the innovative uses teachers have found for Wordle.

Wordle

2010-04-23T09:12:00.000-07:00

Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. ~ Wordle ™

Wordle can provide an interesting medium for creative writing and editing, visulaization and highlighting words, ideas, and concepts. It can even be used to create art.