Club Penguin – Waddle around and meet new friends!

Club Penguin – Waddle around and meet new friends!
Chatting and gaming are the two most popular online activities for kids, yet most virtual worlds are focused on an older audience. We wanted to create a fun, online world that we’d be comfortable letting our own kids visit.

21st Century Connections

21st Century Connections
21st Century Connections links students, teachers and administrators to the latest resources, creative tools and educational leaders behind digital learning. Offered by Lenovo, Adobe, Intel and Futurekids, 21st Century Connections is hosted by Technology & Learning, NewBay Media.

Apple – Education – Podcasting in Education

Apple – Education – Podcasting in Education
From the people who invented the iPod comes this Apple Education site all about podcasting. Among its features is a three-part video series: Intro to podcasting, Meeting standards with podcasting, and an Administrator’s view on podcasting. A very useful site for anyone eager to try podcasting.

Carmun – Students of the World Unite!

Carmun – Students of the World Unite!
Carmun connects students who share academic passions. It easily organizes academic research, and it is expanding the boundaries of universities by creating a database of rated and reviewed source material.

BibMe – the fully automatic & free bibliography maker (MLA, APA & Chicago)

BibMe – A fully automatic & free bibliography maker (MLA, APA & Chicago)
Allows you to search for books, websites, films, magazines, journals and newspapers. Bibme offers an auto-fill program that will complete the majority of the required information for your bibliography, such as title, author, publisher, volume, etc.

OER Commons

From THE Journal 
OER Commons
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) has announced OER Commons, a comprehensive source of free education resources. Using web 2.0 features, educators and students mark the content—including 8,000 classroom materials such as primary documents and lesson plans— with tags, ratings, reviews, and other comments to help others [...]

The Fischbowl: What If?

The Fischbowl: What If?
Another slideshow from Karl Fisch, creator of “Did You Know?“
This time he gathers past views on technology and the attitude on moving forward. A very interesting take on past issues related to education.

Shift Happens – Slideshare Contest Winner

Slideshare is a place to share & discover presentations and slideshows online for free. They recently held a contest and the winner happens to have created a slideshow based upon the popular Karl Fisch’s Did You Know slideshow.