Technology+and+Classroom


 * AWESOME webquest maker, with literally thousands of premade webquests, for all subjects and grade levels. Pretty much all you need to make any webquest.

[|www.zunal.com]

Socialnomics: Social Media Revolution** A great video reemphasizing the importance of including tech resources and social media tools in classroom/ daily life of students.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPgUcjGQAw

This free resource lets you design your own interactive whiteboard activity based on a huge library of templates. I have had success with activities for identifying parts of the atom, understanding the gold foil experiment, and classifying chemical reactions. []
 * McDougal-Littell ClassZone**

Blog with links to various free technology resources. []
 * Free Tech For Teachers**

Most of you are probably familiar with TED Talks (if not, CHECK THEM OUT: []). This is a wiki resource about utilizing the TED conference talks in your classroom. It hasn't quite flourished into all that it could be, but there are some good ones, where they find related articles to the talks and suggest activities. []
 * Teaching with TED**

Complimentary subscriptions are available for individuals who work in U.S. district offices; elementary, middle, or high schools; or other K-12 education facilities. []
 * //t|h|e JOURNAL//** is a resource for administrative, technical, and academic technology leaders in K-12 education.


 * YouTube video conversion software:** Since most school servers block sites like YouTube, you can bypass this by downloading the YouTube video and converting the file to a wav, mp4, etc with the following FREE programs:

1) http://keepvid.com/ 2) http://vdownloader.com/ 3) http://download.cnet.com/Leawo-Video-Converter/3000-2140_4-209074.html

This amazing virtual conference will immerse you in the latest, most successful education technologies and services—at no charge, and from the convenience of your desktop! http://events.fetc.org/Events/Virtual-Spring-2010/Home.aspx
 * Free Virtual Conference and Expo for K-12 Educators and Tech Staff: April 22, 2010**

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 * Microsoft Professional Software Tools: FREE for students.**