DreamCatching 2009 Integrating IT

Workshop Resource Page
On-line Applications & How-to's
Gliffy Create & share flowcharts and diagrams on-line
Skrbl Easy to share on-line whiteboard
Zoho Competition to Google docs
Peepel Free on-line office suite
Sketchup Not an on-line application, but free software
Netvibes RSS feed aggregator
Pageflakes RSS feed aggregator
iGoogle Another RSS fee aggregator
Common Craft Plain English explanations of just about everything Web 2.0
Wikis Wikispaces is just one of many places on the web that will host your wiki. They provide free wiki's for educators.
 
Reference Documents
Cmap Quick help and style sheet reference for Cmap
SketchUp 7 Quick reference Card The file name says it all
SketchUp 7 Help Manual All 887 pages of it!
   
Newsletters & Listservs
Internet Scout Great source of classroom links
Native Access Probably the reason you're here
TechLearning News Resource for education technology leaders
Google for Educators A guide to using google tools in the classroom
Edutopia George Lucas Educational Foundation
Blogs Not really, but an article about them
 
Google Stuff
Google Earth The software version of Google maps
Google Planimeter Find the area of any place on earth
Google Pedometer Find the perimeter of any place on earth
Google Docs & Spreadsheets Share data and reports for collaborative group work
Google in education A wiki that introduces Google to educators
 
Files with links
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Interesting Websites
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Dozens of java applets for all levels of mathematics.
Native American Geometry A website based on the fact that Native Amerucab geonetry is a physical, proportional geometry that originates from the simple circle.
   
Articles
Making Math Work Ways to incorporate ICT in the mathematics classroom
Life-long Computer Skills Teach concepts over skills
20 Great Google Secrets Things you probably didn't know you could do with Google
Blackboards so Old-School The argument for whiteboards in the classroom
Online learning earns a net gain How to use the internet in the classroom
The need to integrate technology Introduction to a GLEF Instructional Module
Ten Free Online Education Newsletter Sites Just what the title implies
Are i-Pod banning schools cheating our kids Great perspective on how i-pods could/should be used in the classroom
Keeping Up-To-Date On Web Resources Source for free email newsletters that regularly update you on sites you can use in the classroom
Web 2.0: From Curious to Competent Quick tour of some Web 2.0 applications and how they can be used in the classroom.
5 Web 2.0 Time Savers A short article with a few strategies on saving time using Web 2.0 technology
e-Portfolios - A Personal Space for Learning Good article on the use of electronic portfolios
   
Last minute additions
Integrating IT into the classroom PowerPoint from the workshop