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Complete a web search on topics surrounding educating the Net Generation.

In the table below add at least one link to a resource that you found particularly helpful.

Include a description of the link and explain why you feel it is helpful. Include your name and a link to your profile. The first two entries are given as an example.


 * **Resource name/title & link** || **Description** || **How or why this resource is helpful** || **Submitted by** ||
 * Route 21 || "...a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools." || This site offered a list of the skills needed by 21st century learners. There was a really great diagram here that illustrated the skills and linked to descriptions of what 21st century instruction should look like. Also, there are a lot of resources for teachers/educators such as presentations and podcasts || MaryF ||
 * Slideshare || Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations and Word documents on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar, || This site is full of education related presentations. || MaryF ||
 * [|VoiceThread] || This is a multimedia slide show that allows students to post their slide shows and then present them by using their voice and recording it. || This site is great for any student but especially learning support students. They are able to present their slide show by recording their voice and not be terrified of speaking in front of the class. || Mike Z ||
 * Blogger || This site allows you to customize your template, use you voice and is easy to use. || This site is a great site for students. You can use this site to have students make up their own page and add subject topics. || Mike Z ||
 * WiziQ || This site allows teachers to create virtual classrooms that are live and interactive. Private or public. || Teachers can set a time with their class and meet on WiziQ. You can upload YouTube videos and powerpoint presentations. Many features are free! || Michelle Z ||
 * 30 Boxes || Free calendar web application. || The website supports drag-and-drop capabilities, one-click editing, plain-language event adding, aimed towards social networkers. Can be used by teachers and students to keep track of assignments. || Michelle Z ||
 * [|Prezi] || The Zooming Presentation Editor || Students and teachers can create a presentation online that includes their notes, ideas, videos, sounds, files, and pictures. || Andrea O ||
 * [|Survey Builder] || It lets you create and manage online surveys for your class. || Teachers can use them for projects, debates, or course evaluations that you need for feedback. There is nothing technical that you need to know and it is easy to use! || Kelly C ||
 * [|Web Poster Wizard] || Create lessons, worksheets, and class pages and publish them online in no time! || It's a FREE tool! Teachers can make their own website and post projects for students or students can create their own online projects or reports. Links and Images can also be added to their pages. || Kelly C ||
 * [|Globec] || Study how the ocean climate is changing and effects on the ocean ecosystem || This program gathers real data and has real scientists working with the students online. It can be useful for elementary, middle or high school students to access and interpret the data. || KellieD ||
 * [|screencast] || online screen recorder || this is a free website that allows you to make screencast videos || Kelly H ||
 * [|Museum Box] || This site allows for online and interactive dioramas. || Students can upload files, pictures, and videos for a virtual display of facts and opinions regarding any relevant topic. They can also view and comment on each other's submissions. || FranS ||
 * Google Docs || This site allows for simultaneous editors of the same document. || Google Documents allows students to work on the same document at the same time to allow for real-time collaboration. You can see who's editing what and add notes to any document. Useful for elementary to high school classrooms || RyanF ||
 * [|Dropbox] || It is like a "magic pocket" (AKA a web -based file hosting service) || Users can store all digital files in a single place online, and can access those files from any device, anywhere with internet access. This eliminates the need for carrying around USB jump-drives and for worrying about to have to back-up all of your computers. There is a FREE version, if you only wish to store less than 50MB. It is great for file-sharing if you share your access information with another person you trust. As a teacher or a student it would be nice to be able to work on projects both at home and at school without the hassle of the jump drives. || AlisonM ||
 * Linkopedia || A site filled with links to activities for kids. || When you enter into Linkopedia, click on the word 'kids'. You will then be taken to a page filled with a links that will take the user to games, activities or sites based on items for kids. There are teacher sites to make activites as well as kids sights to read books or play games. || DebraB ||
 * iXLmath || Math website for student preK to 8th grade. || This website has online math activities for many age groups and they advertise that more are coming. It is a site that you need to pay for a membership but you are allowed to 'practice' for free. There is a tab that matches state standards for each state with the lessons. Teachers and parents can look at the student's progress and awards can be printed too. || DebraB ||
 * Wall Wisher || Online bulletin board - literally! || Wall Wisher is an online bulletin board that actually looks like a bulletin board. As a teacher, you have a class wall in which students could easily post comments, picture, questions etc. I could easily see this as a tool if students are doing a web quest or other work on the computer. One of their assignments could be to pose questions and post them on the wall and eventually answer other students questions - much like our class right now. || JakeT ||
 * [] || Video on the power of gaming. || Great video by game designer Jane McGonigal on the power that gaming could have related to solving future problems. || Frederick S ||