Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Every child in America needs 21st century knowledge and skills to succeed as effective citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century.
NETS for Students
Guidelines for technology skills for K-12 students.
NETS for Teachers
Guidelines for technology skills for K-12 teachers.
Teacher Tools and Professional Development
Classroom 2.0
The Classroom 2.0 Ning is social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative or transformative technologies in education.
K-12 Online Conference
The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning.
Taylorville Ning
Easy Sites
Delicious
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows you to tag, save, manage and share Web pages all in one place. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet.
Blogger
Free tool from Google that lets you create an easy-to-use blog where you can quickly post thoughts, interact with people, and more.
Google Docs
Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online that you can share with others. Allows for collaboration in and outside of the classroom.
Ning
Online platform for users to create their own social websites and social networks. Users join an existing network and/or create their own.
VoiceThread
Combine images, documents, audio, and video into digital storytelling projects.
Wikispaces
Simple to use wiki tool that provides easy, collaborative editing and controlled user access. This page was made with Wikispaces.
X-Timeline
Explore, create, share and discuss timelines that contain text, images, and video.
SlideShare
Upload powerpoints, provides an embed code to allow you to put in a wiki or a blog.
Scribd
Upload Office docs, pdf files- embed in a blog or send a link to share with others.
uStream.tv
Broadcast anything live with just a computer and a video camera
Taylorville Technology PD Wiki
Presentations
The Need for Change
Contemporary Skills
Partnership for 21st Century SkillsEvery child in America needs 21st century knowledge and skills to succeed as effective citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century.
NETS for Students
Guidelines for technology skills for K-12 students.
NETS for Teachers
Guidelines for technology skills for K-12 teachers.
Teacher Tools and Professional Development
Classroom 2.0The Classroom 2.0 Ning is social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative or transformative technologies in education.
K-12 Online Conference
The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning.
Taylorville Ning
Easy Sites
Delicious
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows you to tag, save, manage and share Web pages all in one place. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet.
Blogger
Free tool from Google that lets you create an easy-to-use blog where you can quickly post thoughts, interact with people, and more.
Google Docs
Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online that you can share with others. Allows for collaboration in and outside of the classroom.
NingOnline platform for users to create their own social websites and social networks. Users join an existing network and/or create their own.
VoiceThread
Combine images, documents, audio, and video into digital storytelling projects.
Wikispaces
Simple to use wiki tool that provides easy, collaborative editing and controlled user access. This page was made with Wikispaces.
X-Timeline
Explore, create, share and discuss timelines that contain text, images, and video.
SlideShare
Upload powerpoints, provides an embed code to allow you to put in a wiki or a blog.
Scribd
Upload Office docs, pdf files- embed in a blog or send a link to share with others.
uStream.tv
Broadcast anything live with just a computer and a video camera
Skype
Use your computer like a telephone
Quizlet
Online flasshcards
Issuu -
publush pdfs for display as an online book -
Mixbook -
create an online book
High School
World History Ning Site
US History Site
Sudan Project
A Scribe Blog
Mini Research Project on WIki
Chemistry Project - three people on a team, team members are not in the same class
Wiki Lab
Voicethread - search for micds for more
Online Comic - Graphic Novel summaries
Blogs
Blogs to Read
Beyond School - An English teacher's thoughts on education
A Difference - Math teacher's take on education
Practical Theory - Blog written by Science Leadership Academy Principle
21st Century Learning
Weblogg-ed
Open Thinking and Digital Pedagogy
Endless Forms Most Beautiful - AP Biology Teacher blog for her students
Especially for administration
Leadertalk
Contact Info
Elizabeth Helfant
ehelfant@micds.org
ehelfant on skype, twitter, almost everything
Elizabeth's Blog