• The Hero's Journey – YouTube

  Hey English teachers: “The Hero’s Journey” as acted out by puppets #bclearns #engchat #sd78 http://t.co/XPBLoOrK7g

  tags: bclearns engchat sd78

• The Literature of Exhaustion – John Barth.pdf

  Thomas C. Foster refers to this article in the preface to How to Read Novels Like a Professor. It might be interesting to have students read it and respond to it.

  tags: literature john barth the literature of exhaustion the atlantic monthly novels criticism

• The Death of the Author by Roland Barthes Full Text, Downloads, Cliff Notes, and Essays

  Thomas C. Foster mentions this essay in the preface to How to Read Novels Like a Professor. It might be interesting to have students read it and respond to it.

  tags: barthes novels literature the death of the author roland barthes

• scrible | smarter online research – annotate, organize & collaborate on web pages

  Bring Web-based research into the Internet Era by empowering people to mark up web pages in the browser and manage and collaborate on them online.

  tags: annotation scrible annotate research web2.0 tools notetaking notes

• VideoNot.es: The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos!

  Connect with Google Drive to take notes on videos.

  tags: notetaking youtube notes notebook edtech tools interactive web video

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• Bye bye Codecademy, MIT shows off a way to program using natural language — Tech News and Analysis

  Bye bye Codecademy, MIT shows off a way to program using natural language http://t.co/mQ1Zi3jZFp via @zite

• Professional Development: Four Ways to Start Changing the World This Summer | Edutopia

  “We need to share what we learn with others — after all, that is what being an #educator is abt.” http://t.co/bdo8YmxHQH #edchat

  tags: educator edchat

• 13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About | MindShift

  13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About http://t.co/ja0nWqaCqt

• The Millions : Levente Szabó’s Great Book Cover Project

  Graphic designer Levente Szabó is redesigning the covers of his favorite books, and they sure are pretty. http://t.co/EKCn35FwPI

• Comprehensive Comparison Of Twitter Chat App Op…

  Comprehensive Comparison Of Twitter Chat App Options [Chart] | @scoopit http://t.co/UOLWQKbUd3 #TLChat

  tags: TLChat

• The Secret To Successfully Using iPads In Education | Edudemic

  “@Edudemic: The Secret To Successfully Using iPads In Education http://t.co/lyF98F5Wqo” from @gregkulowiec #ettipad #ipaded #1to1techat

  tags: ettipad ipaded 1to1techat

• Update to Adding Video into Evernote | TRUE Learning

  Add video to @Evernote with Video Slimmer – thanks @rgmteach http://t.co/ZBzh4dAiOn #ettipad #1to1techat

  tags: ettipad 1to1techat

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• ClassBadges | Home

  “ClassBadges is a free online tool where teachers can award badges to students for accomplishments or academic mastery. Through your teacher account, you can award badges customized for your classroom or school. Badges can easily be aligned to academic goals or associated with existing school awards.”

  tags: badges gamification rewards classroom motivation classbadges awards tool tools

• easel.ly | create and share visual ideas online

  “Create and share visual ideas online.”

  tags: infographics visualization infographic create tool web web2.0 tools

• Save paper & ink printing only what you want « PrintWhatYouLike.com

  “PrintWhatYouLike lets you print the good parts of any web page while skipping ads and other junk.”

  tags: printing tools print utilities tool printwhatyoulike web

• Coming of Age in the Middle: Look on My Flow, Ye Mighty and Despair!

  What’s my teaching style, asks a reader? Well, it looks a little something like this: http://t.co/kYs3reVW9d #teaching #edu #engchat

  tags: teaching edu engchat

• KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON with the Keep Calm-o-matic

  Generate your own KEEP CALM posters. Great for classrooms, blogs, wikis, etc.

  tags: posters generator graphics design tools humor fun

• Nocking the Arrow: Initiative and a $15 iTunes Card

  Great apps for school.

  tags: apps ipad notability imovie explain everything app schoology google drive dropbox

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• Shakespeare: did he get his history right? – Telegraph

  What did Shakespeare get right about history? What did he get wrong?

  tags: shakespeare history literature reading drama english teaching

• David Mitchell: learning to live with my son’s autism | Society | The Guardian

  This article by David Mitchell describes what it’s like to have a child with autism. Speaking from personal experience, I can say the description is dead on.

  tags: david mitchell learning autism guardian

• A Visual Guide To Every Single Learning Theory | Edudemic

  A Visual Guide To Every Single Learning Theory http://t.co/Trjc21UcIs

• PULP-O-MIZER: the custom pulp magazine cover generator

  Pulp-o-mizer would be fun for student projects.

  tags: remix tools interactive generator magazine pulp graphics fun

• iPads in Libraries

  iPads in Libraries #iste13 http://t.co/OowWik8fzE #tlchat

  tags: iste13 tlchat

• Why 20% Time is Good for Schools | Edutopia

  RT @DebraMiller7 @LauraHeintz1 @DrSpikeCook: Why 20% Time is Good for Schools http://t.co/RrUulBIfte via @zite #iste13 #edtech #rvinnovate

  tags: iste13 edtech rvinnovate

• The iPad Pedagogy Wheel by Allan Carrington. | ISTE 2013

  Pin of the day: iPad Pedagogy Wheel from our #ISTE13 pinboard http://t.co/nXYiTSh0NO #edtechchat #mlearning

  tags: ISTE13 edtechchat mlearning

• You can make automatic QRCodes from bit.ly! Just a

  tags: iste13 twtr201

  You can make automatic QRCodes from bit.ly! Just add .qrcode at end of link! @2footgiraffe #iste13 #twtr201

• RT : The World’s Largest Repos

  RT @coolcatteacher: The World’s Largest Repository of Free Online Learning Tutorials http://t.co/X82FomEakz #edtech #iste13

  tags: edtech iste13

• Real World Math – Home

  A lot of great ideas from @realworldmath using Google Earth to make math more meaningful for students. http://t.co/zKADZxjqYC #iste13

  tags: iste13

• Design Thinking for Educators

  Design Thinking for Educators http://t.co/PN3NqcOwLn #iste13

  tags: iste13

• Urgent Evoke – A crash course in changing the world.

  Check out http://t.co/7Qmh78NY79.<=via @avantgame Advertised as free job training.

• Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  Curating Information Overload My Curation page http://t.co/tY9zLzHKHw #iste13 Ignite

  tags: iste13

• 5cStorychaser Student Clubs | StoryChasers

  #iste13 more info on starting your own after-school @storychasers club! http://t.co/3lvTfEszxh #fb

  tags: iste13 fb

• Beyond Badges: Why Gamify? | Edutopia

  Beyond Badges #iste13 #hacked13 http://t.co/PGMQS5Nb8T

  tags: iste13 hacked13

• Unpacking Badges for Lifelong Learning | HASTAC

  Interested in gamefication? RT @moniqueflick: https://t.co/RC3tN8iDdV beginner guide to gamification #hacked13 #iste13 #edtech #Edchat

  tags: hacked13 iste13 edtech Edchat

• User-Generated Education: Student-Centric Education? Flipped Classroom? Google 20% Day? | User Generated Education

  User-Generated Education: Student-Centric Education? Flipped Classroom? Google 20% Day? http://t.co/8CfSOILIGK #iste13 #hacked13

  tags: iste13 hacked13

•  | The Harlan Institute

  I shared @harlaninstitute with #iste13 http://t.co/hgE7ypaY0Z #hacked13 Fantasy Supreme Court League

  tags: iste13 hacked13

• Video in Video for iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini a

  @drhancock make video in video with this app. Good for #flipped class or experiments. https://t.co/PzHw6kAXFh #hacked13 #iste13

  tags: flipped hacked13 iste13

• iPad PD and iResources

  200+ iPad PD Resources http://t.co/eCDtPobve8 #ipaded #ipadedu #ettipad #slide2learn #iste13

  tags: ipaded ipadedu ettipad slide2learn iste13

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• Questioning Toolkit

  @cybraryman1 @kevinhoneycutt I also use the Questioning Toolkit site http://t.co/P471itojjb #hacked13

  tags: hacked13

• Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  My Questioning Techniques page http://t.co/L5YO8HysEj for our #hacked13 session. “Teach kids how to learn” @kevinhoneycutt

  tags: hacked13

• iPads in Education / Tony Vincent has created a Fantastic resource to showcase FREE apps and how they can allow students to “show what they know.”

  Tony Vincent has created a Fantastic resource to showcase FREE apps and how they can allow students http://t.co/qBhxvIzkdJ

  tags: apps

• Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  My AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) Fair Use Policy,
  Responsible Use Policies page: http://t.co/2w6vakYXEh #edchat

  tags: edchat

• Teachers Manual on The Use of Google Docs in Education … | Cool Tech

  Teachers Manual on The Use of Google Docs in Education (this is the best tool ever for the classroom http://t.co/FXnyJ1HWuT

• Upgrading Traditional Reports to eBooks- Guest Post by Karin Hallett | Langwitches Blog

  A great model for using iPads to create meaningful projects.

  tags: reports ipad langwitches ebooks

• Thoughts on iPad Fluency and Workflows | Langwitches Blog

  Good ideas for workflow instructions.

  tags: ipad langwitches workflow

• The 2 most powerful flipped classroom tips I have learned so far – Turn to Your Neighbor: The Official Peer Instruction Blog

  Great insights for teachers thinking of flipping the classroom or actively flipping the classroom.

  tags: flipped classroom flippedclassroom flipped classroom

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• Meet Two Talented Tech Entrepreneurs Aged Just 13

  Inspiring stuff: Meet two talented tech entrepreneurs aged just 13 http://t.co/sLF9RVxfGz via @zite

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• Can These iPad Apps Teach Your Kid to Code? – Lauren Goode – Product Reviews – AllThingsD

  Can These iPad Apps Teach Your Kid to Code http://t.co/EIrJzS1T96 #ORedu #edchat #ipaded #code

  tags: ORedu edchat ipaded code

• Copyright for Teachers

  US Copyright resources for teachers maintained by Dianne McKenzie.

  tags: remix copyright teachers fair use fair use

• If you were on Twitter | Dangerously Irrelevant

  If you were on Twitter http://t.co/GhPJKgHSod via @mcleod

• Popcorn Maker

  Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds.

  tags: remix tools interactive video editing video mozilla web

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• The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald Teaching Resources – Resources – TES

  TES’s resources for teaching The Great Gatsby.

  tags: great gatsby literature american american literature teaching fitzgerald

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• To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science | Budding Scientist, Scientific American Blog Network

  To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science | Scientific American Blog Network http://t.co/JfkKy0OE5j via @sciam

• Educational Technology / 20 Google Docs Secrets for busy teachers and students. — Edgalaxy

  20 Google Docs Secrets for busy teachers and students. — Edgalaxy http://t.co/0ppJquws4l via @pinterest

• Free Online Grammar Check, Spelling, and More | PaperRater

  Free online tool that checks spelling and grammar and plagiarism and offers writing suggestions.

  tags: readability writing reading tool tools free

• The Readability Test Tool

  Test readability of a page by URL or direct text input. Includes Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning-Fog, Coleman-Liau, and ARI.

  tags: readability writing reading tool tools

• Readability-Score.com – Free Online Readability Calculator – Flesch Kincaid, Gunning Fog and more …

  Checks writing for readability levels, including Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning-Fog, Coleman-Liau, SMOG Index, and Automated Readability Index.

  tags: readability writing tool tools reading

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• Free Technology for Teachers: Free Courses On Copyright and Creative Commons for Educators

  Free Courses On Copyright and Creative Commons for Educators http://t.co/WIf49bZiwo

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