This aint your grandma's Google

I used to think Google was pretty amazing... Well, move over Google, you met your match. Take a few seconds and check out WolframAlpha... its a powerful new COMPUTATION engine that's perfect for teachers and students alike. Be careful, it might blow your socks off.

HOLY SMOKES - YOU GOTTA SEE THIS

You gotta take a few minutes out of your day to check out this I.T. blog. It blew me away. I would be dropping the ball if I didn't share it with you. Take a look, its called Teach Paperless. A must see.
Teach Paperless Blog

VoiceThread - Just Brilliant

Want to really be blown away by a new 2.0 tool? I mean a tool that can turn your classroom upside down and inside out? Well this is it - Voicethread. Voicethread is the newest and coolest digital storytelling 2.0 tool. Take a few moments and check out the intro-you will be creating your first voicethread before the intro is even finished. What makes voicethread so amazing is that they have designed it with educators and students in mind. Within the program is a special version called Ed.Voicethread.com. Ed.voicethread.com is a secure collaborative network designed for the academic evnvironment. Just go to the main page and click on the classroom link or click here.

Check out the Voicethread example created by Joanne Hervol, Hempfield Area High School Department Chair.

Must See I.T. Sites for 2010

If you want your socks blown off... check out these must see sites for the new school year. If you cant find something here to get kids excited, you just aren't trying...

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Exploritorium is a wonderful museum of the sciences, arts, and the human perception

http://edudemic.com/

EduDemic is a great place to see the connection between social media and education.

Differentiate Instruction Video

What in the Wiggio?????

Another must see IT tool for the busy educator... Wiggio. This is great for those of you who wanna do the group thing, the easy way. This is what you can do:



Check out this neat and quick tutorial on Wiggio.

A Must For All (Music Lovin) Techies

ok, this isnt neccesarily an IT tool but I had to share this with you all.... Its Pandora. Pandora is not only an amzing site on the PC but its a great app for the iPhone or Blackberry. I use it on Blackberry and its amazing. So, what is it? Well first of its an online jukebox..... in which you control, well, the genre that you hear anyway. This is how it works. First you must set up an account (either through your phone or pc/mac) at pandora.com. Its free. Then you type in a band name.... ie: Nirvana. It automatically sets up "Nirvana Radio". Then, you only hear songs from Nirvana or bands that are exactly like Nirvana.... Its nuts. I dont know where the songs come from.... nor do I care.
Pandora