Spring cleaning

We have a lot glass on our house that gets VERY dusty. From the glass shelves in the bar to the glass stairs it all needs regular dusting. I got a new duster that attracts the dust - wow, what a difference. Rather than just moving the dust and spreading it, this cloth actually gathered it all up. I'm a convert to the microfiber cloth!<br /><br />Here's a pic of Ciaran getting some cleaning action. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEoKVGItMZKyEnTWyWjQT0l5eh_Cet6YWw9GpGbdWuGjM09T7_6XHakttx6CeokvAiDmbJv0c06OxLjVwcWsXBcsqOMy3gDQrDGHlIx_cuxcrQOje241aOM5iPseR9bO6jLyv1nPlncHV/s640/blogger-image--409982372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEoKVGItMZKyEnTWyWjQT0l5eh_Cet6YWw9GpGbdWuGjM09T7_6XHakttx6CeokvAiDmbJv0c06OxLjVwcWsXBcsqOMy3gDQrDGHlIx_cuxcrQOje241aOM5iPseR9bO6jLyv1nPlncHV/s640/blogger-image--409982372.jpg" /></a></div>

Spring cleaning

We have a lot glass on our house that gets VERY dusty. From the glass shelves in the bar to the glass stairs it all needs regular dusting. ...

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Kerb 21 Call for Submissions

<a href="http://payload151.cargocollective.com/1/2/78119/5321782/Kerb21_Call_For_Submissions_HiRes_o.jpg"><img alt="Kerb21.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/Kerb21.jpg" title="Click to download call for submissions" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kerbjournal.com/">Kerb</a>, the journal of landscape architecture at RMIT University, is turning 21. To mark this birthday the editors are <a href="http://www.kerbjournal.com/KERB-21-SUBMISSION-REQUIREMENTS">seeking submissions around a theme</a>:<br /><blockquote><b><i>"Responsive Practice, Adapted Modes"</i></b><br /><i><br /></i> <i>We seek submissions documenting your design projects and processes in the form of research, essays, sketches and diagrams, collage, prose, photography, film, digital animations or film, grassroots projects, folk and contemporary art and everything in between.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>We encourage students and practitioners of all creative disciplines to respond to the call for submissions.</i></blockquote><a href="http://payload151.cargocollective.com/1/2/78119/5321782/Kerb21_Call_For_Submissions_HiRes_o.jpg">Click here</a> or the image above to download the hi-res Call for Submissions.

Kerb 21 Call for Submissions

Kerb , the journal of landscape architecture at RMIT University, is turning 21. To mark this birthday the editors are seeking submissions ar...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 04/10/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/">Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly | Building Feedly</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/RSSFeeds">RSSFeeds</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google reader">google reader</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8">ScreenChomp for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This app is by Techsmith, makers of camtasia. Right now it is free. You can import PDFS and use screenshots. Powerful tool that is free. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teach/id527216211?mt=8">Teach for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">KNowmania is a very cool website which now has an app. You'll want to look at the online site, but if you're looking at flipping and have detailed screencasts, etc, this is a nice site. It is also an interesting app to have children use to create their own screencasts. "Knowmia Teach is a new free lesson planning and recording tool for teachers. It helps you create short video lessons on any subject and publish them on Knowmia.com so your students and the public can find them. Knowmia Teach makes it easy to bring in visual aids from multiple sources, organize them in steps (like slides in a presentation) an"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8&ls=1">ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This tutorial maker has a nifty groups function ($5 per month) that lets teachers create groups, etc. It is designed and billed as a "flipped classroom" tool to make it easy to record, etc. For teachers who struggle with flipping, this would be a good solution to test. The app is free to try.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/replaynote/id419786855?mt=8">ReplayNote for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This app "records your writing and voice" and sends it to YouTube for you. NOte that I've found that large files from ipads can sometimes be hard to upload to YouTube so Dropbox is important and was recently added to a new version of this. For me, Dropbox Integration is a must-use for any app.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doodlecast-pro/id469486202?mt=8">Doodlecast Pro for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This app does one thing well - you quick draw and record. It saves it to your camera roll and then you take it from there (can upload to dropbox, etc.) "The app records your voice as you draw to create quick presentations. Doodlecast Pro saves videos to the camera roll making it easy to import them into popular video editors or presentation tools such as iMovie, Keynote, or iBooks Author. Perfect for teachers, students, business"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8">Explain Everything ™ for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">You can screencast and create from your ipad using Explain everything. It currently costs $2.99 in iTunes. Pretty robust editor.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

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High School Library Media Specialist - West Hartford Public Schools

<strong>High School Library Media Specialist -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">West Hartford Public Schools</span></strong> seeks a dynamic Library Media Specialist to join the staff of a high service library media program. Experience working with high school students; strong background in online resources and Web 2.0 tools; knowledge in the area of young adult literature and 21st century skills. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: instructing students in information and technology literacy, providing leadership in the integration of technology with instruction, collaborating with classroom teachers in planning, implementing and assessing instruction, evaluating and selecting resources for the library media center. Should hold or be eligible for CT Library Media Specialist Certificate. Competitive salary and benefits. Interested applicants should submit an online application. Visit our web site at: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.whps.org" href="http://www.whps.org/" target="_blank">www.whps.org</a>. For more information call the Library Media & Educational Technology Office at 860-561-6634. Apply immediately. Deadline: <span style="color: red;">May 1, 2013</span>. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

High School Library Media Specialist - West Hartford Public Schools

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Charger for Sony Xperia-Z

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6529472559094557"; /* pc-gadgetworld_feature-pos_AdSense1_336x280_as */ google_ad_slot = "5724597623"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Charging Dock DK 26 for Sony Xperia Mobile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirImOmxyCyZGHG0PGxxd3pGp3m_HamKnPkmhAWmFNYOXCw8A2yLOjTQYP_bv3VudWKQlr8G2Bg7BRvlM10cri2s44Bqh0TtGgPAfgzaC1tLcRcRx_-RNEj8zndQFxczsQhOeSjt5V7tyA/s1600/chargingdockDK26-1240x840-PSI.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirImOmxyCyZGHG0PGxxd3pGp3m_HamKnPkmhAWmFNYOXCw8A2yLOjTQYP_bv3VudWKQlr8G2Bg7BRvlM10cri2s44Bqh0TtGgPAfgzaC1tLcRcRx_-RNEj8zndQFxczsQhOeSjt5V7tyA/s320/chargingdockDK26-1240x840-PSI.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep your Phone Safe with Dock DK 26  because smooth adjustment between phone and charger. Best specification of the charger are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">144mm x 40mmx 30 mm Dimension and 55.4 gram weight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uK-HW_3qswfN2JGS3EtQgIzU7Qn024dn5UxIR5aAFHZE3-PkCDjnolXhUDGDrvssnikKtoUO0cp72pIY4Ld26L8ByJM1MyqcRFMMTUU8MJelGjRGWoiR-Ujb6OpTSDir6AqjHTFrSMI/s1600/DK26-gallery-image-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uK-HW_3qswfN2JGS3EtQgIzU7Qn024dn5UxIR5aAFHZE3-PkCDjnolXhUDGDrvssnikKtoUO0cp72pIY4Ld26L8ByJM1MyqcRFMMTUU8MJelGjRGWoiR-Ujb6OpTSDir6AqjHTFrSMI/s320/DK26-gallery-image-02.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you want to keep safe of your sony phone then use dock DK 26 charger. Two benefit of using this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Your Life Your Phone</li><li>Keep Safe of Your Phone</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bCUoGODgY59sGEeb9_V3S-ZEYpNaiHUhnNzcJR7wUWqrxbtUdSyZ0swz-JVyejYRQYzHh4o5GOgmWTgu7ROU5D0H4AR8LHMjurWzrStW55q-_Dpqt23HbyvVWXvP_Bb9v1THOzxOkyQ/s1600/DK26-prodbeauty-black.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bCUoGODgY59sGEeb9_V3S-ZEYpNaiHUhnNzcJR7wUWqrxbtUdSyZ0swz-JVyejYRQYzHh4o5GOgmWTgu7ROU5D0H4AR8LHMjurWzrStW55q-_Dpqt23HbyvVWXvP_Bb9v1THOzxOkyQ/s320/DK26-prodbeauty-black.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/109838201058606610638" rel="author">Narendra Saini</a></div>

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Charging Dock DK 26 for Sony Xperia Mobile Keep your Phone Safe with Dock DK 26  because smooth adjustment between phone and charger. Best ...

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Tuesday Evening Recap

Before heading home last night I stopped by a couple events taking place at the New York Public Library and Van Alen Books.<br /><br />First was a book launch for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8862082444/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8862082444&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><i>Lincoln Center Inside Out</i></a>, Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "architectural account" of the 10-year transformation of Lincoln Center. The three partners spoke with Barry Bergdoll in NYPL's South Court auditorium. The coffee table book is uniquely made, in that the whole thing is a series of <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-talk-lincoln-center-inside-out.html">gatefolds</a>. Outside are full-bleed photos spanning two pages, and inside are detailed vignettes on some aspect of the process. It's an amazing book, one with a justifiably high cover price.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8638110714/" title="Lincoln Center Inside Out by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Lincoln Center Inside Out" height="454" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8534/8638110714_317466740b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />House lights down during the talk:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8637004901/" title="Lincoln Center Inside Out by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Lincoln Center Inside Out" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8637004901_4fee9b64cd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />At the end of Liz Diller's 5-minute background on the process, she ended on an organizational chart of the key players in the multi-faceted project; naturally (as admitted) they positioned themselves in the middle of it all. This slide stayed up for the duration of the talk and Q&A, and was referenced on many occasions. It reveals the enormous complexity of the project, something DS+R said would have kept them away from the project if they knew it beforehand (I'm guessing they knew it to some degree, regardless).<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8638110678/" title="Lincoln Center Inside Out by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Lincoln Center Inside Out" height="538" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8638110678_b301ba6b4d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />House lights up during the Q&A:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8637004851/" title="Lincoln Center Inside Out by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Lincoln Center Inside Out" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8637004851_15f0eb4c0c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />After that I hiked 20 blocks down Fifth Avenue to <a href="http://www.vanalenbooks.org/">Van Alen Books</a> and the <a href="http://rivercity.vanalen.org/">River City exhibition</a> opening in a space behind the bookstore. The exhibition is the second installment in the River City series (first was on Michael Van Valkenburgh's <a href="http://rivercity.vanalen.org/tagged/brooklyn">Brooklyn Bridge Park</a>); it focuses on the <a href="http://rivercity.vanalen.org/tagged/cheonggyecheon">Cheonggyecheon River project</a> in Seoul.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8637004781/" title="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8398/8637004781_30f5f3a42a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The gallery is accessed via an old kitchen:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8637004607/" title="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8637004607_573a783842_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The gallery is a fairly raw space (revelers at Van Alen Books' launch in April 2011 may remember the space, a partitioning of the area where Jeanne Gang and Anthony Vidler were signing books) with panels placed in front of unfinished drywall and plywood.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8638110468/" title="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8638110468_90b599de70_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The exhibition started at Harvard GSD. Check the River City website for upcoming events related to the exhibition.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8637004683/" title="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="River City: Waterfront Design for Civic Life" height="462" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8637004683_82381495a2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>

Tuesday Evening Recap

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NYC Slo-Mo

Here is a two-minute clip of <a href="http://www.jamesnares.com/jamesnares/index.cfm/film-video/street/">James Nares's <i>Street</i></a>, now <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/street">on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>. The slow-motion pan along a NYC street is hypnotic, aided by Thurston Moore's 12-string instrumental.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/47457051?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=dea52a" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />(via <a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682761/how-james-nares-made-an-amazing-work-of-art-by-slowing-down-new-york-city">Fast Company</a>)

NYC Slo-Mo

Here is a two-minute clip of James Nares's Street , now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . The slow-motion pan along a NYC s...

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How Exercise May Help Memory - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Two new experiments, one involving people and the other animals, suggest that regular exercise can substantially improve memory, although different types of exercise seem to affect the brain quite differently. The news may offer consolation for the growing numbers of us who are entering age groups most at risk for cognitive decline.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It was back in the 1990s that <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10195220" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">scientists at the Salk Institute</a> for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., first discovered that exercise bulks up the brain. In groundbreaking experiments, they showed that mice given access to running wheels produced far more cells in an area of the brain controlling memory creation than animals that didn't run. The exercised animals then performed better on memory tests than their sedentary labmates.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Since then, scientists have been working to understand precisely how, at a molecular level, exercise improves memory, as well as whether all types of exercise, including weight training, are beneficial.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The new studies provide some additional and inspiring clarity on those issues, as well as, incidentally, on how you can get lab rats to weight train.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For the human study, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23509628" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">published in The Journal of Aging Research</a>, scientists at the University of British Columbia recruited dozens of women ages 70 to 80 who had been found to have mild cognitive impairment, a condition that makes a person's memory and thinking more muddled than would be expected at a given age.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Mild cognitive impairment is also a recognized risk factor for increasing dementia. Seniors with the condition develop Alzheimer's disease at much higher rates than those of the same age with sharper memories.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Earlier, the same group of researchers had found that after weight training, older women with mild cognitive impairment improved their associative memory, or the ability to recall things in context — a stranger's name and how you were introduced, for instance.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Now the scientists wanted to look at more essential types of memory, and at endurance exercise as well. So they randomly assigned their volunteers to six months of supervised exercise. Some of the women lifted weights twice a week. Others briskly walked. And some, as a control measure, skipped endurance exercise and instead stretched and toned.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">At the start and end of the six months, the women completed a battery of tests designed to study their verbal and spatial memory. Verbal memory is, among other things, your ability to remember words, and spatial memory is your remembrance of where things once were placed in space. Both deteriorate with age, a loss that's exaggerated in people with mild cognitive impairment.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">And in this study, after six months, the women in the toning group scored worse on the memory tests than they had at the start of the study. Their cognitive impairment had grown.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">But the women who had exercised, either by walking or weight training, performed better on almost all of the cognitive tests after six months than they had before.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">There were, however, differences.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">While both exercise groups improved almost equally on tests of spatial memory, the women who had walked showed greater gains in verbal memory than the women who had lifted weights.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">What these findings suggest, the authors conclude, is that endurance training and weight training may have different physiological effects within the brain and cause improvements in different types of memory.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">That idea tallies nicely with the results of the <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22155655" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">other recent study of exercise and memory</a>, in which lab rats either ran on wheels or, to the extent possible, lifted weights. Specifically, the researchers taped weights to the animals' tails and had them repeatedly climb little ladders to simulate resistance training.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">After six weeks, the animals in both exercise groups scored better on memory tests than they had before they trained. But it was what was going on in their bodies and brains that was revelatory. The scientists found that the runners' brains showed increased levels of a protein known as BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is known to support the health of existing neurons and coax the creation of new brain cells. The rat weight-trainers' brains did not show increased levels of BDNF.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The tail trainers, however, did have significantly higher levels of another protein, insulinlike growth factor, in their brains and blood than the runners did. This substance, too, promotes cell division and growth and most likely helps fragile newborn neurons to survive.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">What all of this new research suggests, says Teresa Liu-Ambrose, an associate professor in the Brain Research Center at the University of British Columbia who oversaw the experiments with older women, is that for the most robust brain health, it's probably advisable to incorporate both aerobic and resistance training. It seems that each type of exercise "selectively targets different aspects of cognition," she says, probably by sparking the release of different proteins in the body and brain.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">But, she continues, no need to worry if you choose to concentrate solely on aerobic or resistance training, at least in terms of memory improvements. The differences in the effects of each type of exercise were subtle, she says, while the effects of exercise — any exercise — on overall cognitive function were profound.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">"When we started these experiments," she says, "most of us thought that, at best, we'd see less decline" in memory function among the volunteers who exercised, which still would have represented success. But beyond merely stemming people's memory loss, she says, "we saw actual improvements," an outcome that, if you're waffling about exercising today, is worth remembering.</div></div><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/how-exercise-may-boost-the-brain/?src=me&ref=general&pagewanted=print">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/how-exercise-may-boost-the-brain/?src=me&ref=general&pagewanted=print</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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Talenti Gelato Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvirjf03J3-nMwfj_ubqPlcJrnEKRZY-p8qYasGE4Hzu4p9nSZMor46YmmKHS-MMOnMI8gTGbqElyxGLB0d6L56Ba8FRDmyBd3EmqvaV2OAJg_9um4So6UrAC32hBKV5naCmOmDxIercw/s1600/Talenti+Gelatos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvirjf03J3-nMwfj_ubqPlcJrnEKRZY-p8qYasGE4Hzu4p9nSZMor46YmmKHS-MMOnMI8gTGbqElyxGLB0d6L56Ba8FRDmyBd3EmqvaV2OAJg_9um4So6UrAC32hBKV5naCmOmDxIercw/s320/Talenti+Gelatos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am a huge fan of sweets from ice cream to cookies, but never did I try Gelato that is until now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span 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style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://talentigelato.com/">Talenti Gelato</a> began as a gelateria in 2003 and is actually the best selling gelato in the United States of America!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Made with the finest of all natural ingredients and it's got a whopping 30% less fat than regular ice cream, now how can you compete with that?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gelato is Made with:</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hormone free 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvirjf03J3-nMwfj_ubqPlcJrnEKRZY-p8qYasGE4Hzu4p9nSZMor46YmmKHS-MMOnMI8gTGbqElyxGLB0d6L56Ba8FRDmyBd3EmqvaV2OAJg_9um4So6UrAC32hBKV5naCmOmDxIercw/s1600/Talenti+Gelatos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I went to Belmont Fruits market and found the products and the flavors I chose were the Caribbean Coconut and Coffee Chocolate Chip!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course I had to give them both a try because I couldn't decide which one I wanted to try first!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They both sounded so good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So mom and I had a tiny scoop of each in a small bowl for our dessert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI5EEC3LhMo_-Kd35CTAQNsVlzqS83rEk3csF6QvVmnNm0mfVCVq9njP8JjLiy4VDjgJftzRKb1xFXtEQM7K-_QHktzp-NGh6YmTDsokfIRMDnBqnfmLd_k_YQiAT4ym0TZAqGQAZ2JY/s1600/Talenti+Gelato+coconut+and+coffee+chocolate+chip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI5EEC3LhMo_-Kd35CTAQNsVlzqS83rEk3csF6QvVmnNm0mfVCVq9njP8JjLiy4VDjgJftzRKb1xFXtEQM7K-_QHktzp-NGh6YmTDsokfIRMDnBqnfmLd_k_YQiAT4ym0TZAqGQAZ2JY/s320/Talenti+Gelato+coconut+and+coffee+chocolate+chip.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The coconut was creamy, nutty and so delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am amazed at how great it tasted!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coffee Chocolate Chip had a bold coffee flavor and I am a huge fan of coffee and of course chocolate they just go so well together!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Loved the taste!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have a huge selection of flavors on their website, so be sure to take a peek you might find a favorite!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Website:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://talentigelato.com/">http://talentigelato.com/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Face Book:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/love.talenti">https://www.facebook.com/love.talenti</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Twitter:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/talentigelato">https://twitter.com/talentigelato</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Youtube:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TalentiGelato"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/user/TalentiGelato</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Retailers:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whole Foods</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Target</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stop & Shop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wegman's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Safeway</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Price Chopper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Meijer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and tons more! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br 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89 cool apps, sites, and tools for teaching

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPad_%26_iPhone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="iPad is a Wi-Fi 64 GB version (another one beh..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="200" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/IPad_%26_iPhone.jpg/300px-IPad_%26_iPhone.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;">Whether using tablets, droids, or devices, take time to experiment and use something new. It might just be the mood boost you need. Here are 89 ideas for you. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPad_%26_iPhone.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>When you use tablets and other devices, the nature of them requires you to be a <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/11/classroom-is-flat-teacherpreneurs-and.html">teacherpreneur</a>, or one who innovates, selects, and customizes your classroom.<br /><br />A great way to add interest to the classroom (especially while spring testing is happening) is to introduce or play with a new tool. You need a break of scenery and your students do too!<br /><br />Sometimes <b>it is what you need to grab their attention as you review something important. </b><br /><br />One thing is for sure, there is no excuse to hand them a boring worksheet. For this post, I've delved through my lists of apps, websites, and tools that I keep in Diigo to give you teacherpreneurs out there some things to play with! Enjoy and feel free to share your favorites in the comments. Note that many of these are apps, Ios, Android, and some are websites. Play as you learn, it is the best way!<br /><ol class="diigo-linkroll"><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/">Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly | Building Feedly</a></div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/RSSFeeds">RSSFeeds</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google%20reader">google reader</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/04/15-fantastic-ways-to-use-flipboard.html">15 Fantastic Ways to Use Flipboard</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Flipboard is an excellent tool (now it has curated magazines you can distribute for your classes.) It is a wonderful RSS reader and monitoring tool.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8">ScreenChomp for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This app is by Techsmith, makers of camtasia. Right now it is free. You can import PDFS and use screenshots. Powerful tool that is free. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teach/id527216211?mt=8">Teach for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">KNowmania is a very cool website which now has an app. You'll want to look at the online site, but if you're looking at flipping and have detailed screencasts, etc, this is a nice site. It is also an interesting app to have children use to create their own screencasts. "Knowmia Teach is a new free lesson planning and recording tool for teachers. It helps you create short video lessons on any subject and publish them on Knowmia.com so your students and the public can find them. Knowmia Teach makes it easy to bring in visual aids from multiple sources, organize them in steps (like slides in a presentation) an"</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/board-cam-live-exhibitions/id434217477?mt=8">Board Cam Pro- live exhibitions of small features for iPhone 3GS, 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</a></div><div class="diigo-description">What makes this app interesting is that you can use the whiteboard, but you can also record and record things "or over video streaming** without changing of application". So, you can record what you're doing and it records what you're doing and voice and drawings. Fascinating app but a tad more expensive at $4.99</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8&ls=1">ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This tutorial maker has a nifty groups function ($5 per month) that lets teachers create groups, etc. It is designed and billed as a "flipped classroom" tool to make it easy to record, etc. For teachers who struggle with flipping, this would be a good solution to test. The app is free to try.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/replaynote/id419786855?mt=8">ReplayNote for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This app "records your writing and voice" and sends it to YouTube for you. NOte that I've found that large files from ipads can sometimes be hard to upload to YouTube so Dropbox is important and was recently added to a new version of this. For me, Dropbox Integration is a must-use for any app.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doodlecast-pro/id469486202?mt=8">Doodlecast Pro for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This app does one thing well - you quick draw and record. It saves it to your camera roll and then you take it from there (can upload to dropbox, etc.) "The app records your voice as you draw to create quick presentations. Doodlecast Pro saves videos to the camera roll making it easy to import them into popular video editors or presentation tools such as iMovie, Keynote, or iBooks Author. Perfect for teachers, students, business"</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8">Explain Everything ™ for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">You can screencast and create from your ipad using Explain everything. It currently costs $2.99 in iTunes. Pretty robust editor.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/technology/23-things-every-teacher-should-be-able-to-do-with-an-ipad/">23 Things Every Teacher Should Be Able To Do With An iPad</a><br />If you need a list as you're preparing in service, here's a place to do it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teacher">teacher</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/expectations">expectations</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/skiils">skiils</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2013/03/30/create-an-all-ipad-class-radio-show-with-audioboo-bossjock-goodreader-soundcloud/">Create an All-iPad Class Radio Show with AudioBoo, Bossjock, GoodReader, & SoundCloud</a><br />Wes Fryer gives tips on how to do a "radio show" when all you have is one ipad.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/podcasting">podcasting</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/workflow">workflow</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/audioboo">audioboo</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/soundcloud">soundcloud</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://www.blippit.co.uk/wunderbar/">Wunderbar! Blippit the pop-up app maker for children in MFL | Blippit - The pop-up app maker for students and schools</a><br />This is an app out of the UK that lets kids make apps and is aligned to standards. Very cool.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/webconference">webconference</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mfl">mfl</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://michaelhyatt.com/how-to-get-your-kindle-highlights-into-evernote.html">How to Get Your Kindle Highlights into Evernote | Michael Hyatt</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Very cool way to get your Kindle notes into evernote. I use evernote for EVERYTHING and Kindle is my main ebook reader.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/kindle">kindle</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://ifttt.com/recipes/85730">IFTTT / Send everything I tag collaborative writing to a notebook in evernote. by coolcatteacher</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you use Diigo but are researching a certain topic for a book or term paper and also use Evernote, I recommend setting up an ifttt.com recipe similar to this one I'm using for my collaborative writing book. Everything tagged "collaborative writing" goes automatically to my collaborative writing book. You could use this for a course. You could take everything on Diigo tagged with the course number into a notebook (or into a Google spreadsheet, for that matter.) There are many other sources of information you can use to collect information on a topic in one place. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/automation.">automation.</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/diigo">diigo</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.wirewax.com/">wireWAX - interactive video tool</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Interesting new tool that lets you overlay and tag people, etc. in a video. There are interesting (and some scary) applications for this. This is one of those sites you'll want to play with. The neat thing is that you can add tags to objects as well. This could have some fascinating applications for flipping the classroom. "The tool is free to use, so everything you saw in the video example I sent would be possible when you sign in to wireWAX studio. The only limitation for a free user is the size of the overlay is limited to 200px by 200px, but apart from that we hope there is plenty of scope to do as much creative stuff as you like, from using the overlay boxes or the inbuilt widgets (Flickr, Instagram, Youtube, Facebok, Twitter etc). </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://corp.eyejot.com/">Eyejot - Video Mail In A Blink</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A Video mail sharing site where you flip and send video back and forth. Toni said she'd like to try it with students. This would be interesting to try. This is better than text email for families separated by time - you can do a video message. Interesting. There are also apps for it. If you can't skype, consider using eyejot</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mlearning">mlearning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://bigml.com/features">Features | BigML</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Fascinating tool that lets you upload data and make predictions. This would have been a lifesaver in 1990 when I took "Artificial Intellegence Applications in Market Research" at Georgia Tech. IF you are working with predictive modeling at the college level, you should look at the powerful feature set available here.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://backchannelchat.com/">Backchannel Chat - Providing classrooms with backchannel discussions</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A new website that many are discussing. I love using BAckchannels in my classroom and thus far have used Chatzy and Ning chat, however, this website is designed for real time chat for classrooms. You can mute and remove comments, it has a profanity filter and also a full transcript so you can go back and assess participation and weaknesses. You can set the chat to discontinue when you leave. When I review for tests, I always like to use a backchannel because I can ask questions and we can document answers and the students can save as notes. This is a great tool. I'll be testing the free chat room this week. I've heard from some of our Flat Classroom(r) certified teachers that this is a create tool.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/backchannel">backchannel</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wiki_book">wiki_book</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/14/kindle-for-ios-encourages-sharing-to-twitter-facebook-promotes-other-titles-when-finishing-books/">Kindle for iOS gains more Kindle Fire features with post-reading share and upsell screens, refreshed look - The Next Web</a></div><div class="diigo-description">There are some cool new features in the Kindle app - in addition to xray and notebook (previous feature upgrades) you have multi-colored highlighting, brightness sync across devices and a prompt to rate a book when finished (I like this one because, perhaps, more REAL people will rate amidst many book reviewers who are either biased for or against an author for undisclosed reasons.) Update that iOS or Droid Kindle app or whatever device it is on. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/kindle">kindle</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ebook">ebook</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.smarttech.com/About+SMART/About+SMART/Newsroom/Media+releases/English+US/Recent+Releases/New+SMART+Table+442i+inspires+collaborative+learning">New SMART Table® 442i inspires collaborative learning - SMART Technologies</a></div><div class="diigo-description">YEs, they are here. Smart furniture. This is the smart table. Expect to see desks and more as we begin to merge our technology with everything around us. This would make a great unit for a demo or cool interactive learning center. " SMART Table® 442i collaborative learning center. Publicly unveiled at the British Education Technology Conference in London today, the SMART Table features an engaging 360 degree, multitouch surface with a brilliant 106.68 cm (42") high-definition 1080p LCD display. The SMART Table enables up to eight students to interact simultaneously and actively collaborate to achieve shared learning goals."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/microsoft_surface_techonolgy">microsoft_surface_techonolgy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.androidauthority.com/handy-note-app-review-142648/">Handy Note: Almost like a real notebook</a></div><div class="diigo-description">(Android app) I met a girl working at GameStop who is a college student. She was furiously working with a somewhat beat up Galaxy Tab. I talked to her about what she used and she said that Handy Notes ROCKED. She got her Caseen stylus and showed me what she was doing and I loved it. She said that she had a whole semester's worth of notes. She took notes in this and went back to her dorm and printed off the notes so she could highlight and study them but that when she needed to review, she could. I have to admit, I was quite envious. There are some classes I took that I'd love to have in evernote. If you use a Droid, I'd recommend trying out handy notes. This is a link to the app review on Android Authority.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/droid">droid</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/android">android</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/studenttools">studenttools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://term.ly/">Dictionary, Thesaurus | term.ly</a></div><div class="diigo-description">term.ly is the companion website for the terminology app for the ipad/ iphone. You can also shorten and share definitions. The main problem I had is if you use a diigo box, the search box tries to take over the words. Nice clean dictionary.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/collaborative">collaborative</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature">literature</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat">engchat</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://agiletortoise.com/drafts">Drafts - Agile Tortoise</a></div><div class="diigo-description">IF you tweet or share a to a lot of apps, this app, Drafts will connect to just about anything. Type it, then decide where to send it, or you can save your most inspirational items to tweet, Facebook, or wherever later. It links with evernote, twitter, facebook, app.net, email, messages, calendars, dropbox, evernote, bufferapp, toodledoo and more (as well as ifttt.com integration.) I'm still learning about all the ways to use this handy tool. The only thing I wish it did is that I could add to it from the web and then see it on my ipad.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/facebook">facebook</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.macstories.net/reviews/bang-on-centralizes-mobile-search/">Bang On Centralizes Mobile Search</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Billed as a mobile search engine - this allows for quick searching from a mobile device... "This new search app, which works universally on both iPhone and iPad, is built upon the independent search engine DuckDuckGo, which we also use to provide search through the MacStories archives. DuckDuckGo is a pretty innovative and ambitious search engine, which distinguishes itself from big competitors with accurate, plainly listed and pre-sorted search results, diversified search suggestions, and an extensive amount of useful shortcuts to quicken the search process. Bang On focuses on one specific of those syntax shortcuts: !bang. With this exclamation mark syntax, you can search specific sites like Google, Wikipedia or YouTube by entering for instance “!google” with you search.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mlearning">mlearning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mobile">mobile</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mobile_apps">mobile_apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://beautifulpixels.com/iphone/poster-the-ingenious-wordpress-app-for-ios/">Poster — The Ingenious WordPress App for iOS — Beautiful Pixels</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you have a wordpress blog, this app - Poster - is an app that many seem to love for wordpress. Worth a download if you're on wordpress. (I use blogpress because it is compatible with blogger but this app looks more feature rich than blogpress.) I am thinking this would work with edublogs - it is worth a try for those of you blogging in a 1:1 ipad environment.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wordpress">wordpress</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://dayoneapp.com/2012/12/app-of-the-year/">App of the Year! | Day One</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Day One as been named the Mac App Store 2012 mac of the year. This personal journaling tool helps you write and record your life. Right now I'm using vJournal as it syncs with Evernote but I'm considering a swap to Day 1 just because it is BEAUTIFUL. I just get nervous about putting things in an app if it can't export -- this might be able to - but I'm looking into it. It is worth a mention because the CEO of Twitter is using it every day and tweeted and endorsement recently.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/journal">journal</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mac">mac</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.dueapp.com/">Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This is a reminders app that streamlines the reminders process for the iphone/ ipad. I like the fact it has repeating reminders and you can easily reschedule. I've found the native reminders app a bit cumbersome in the iphone/ ipad and don't use it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reminders">reminders</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://flexibits.com/fantastical">Flexibits | Fantastical for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">So many cool calendars and apps for the Mac. Thinking my next computer will be one, although I totally love and recommend my Think Center m90z as a great touch-screen computer for the family. Fantastical is a natural language calendar app for the Mac and you can try it for free.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/calendar">calendar</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mac">mac</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-drive-updates-for-ios-and-android.html">Google Drive: Updates for iOS and Android | Docs Blog</a></div><div class="diigo-description">iPad schools that are also Google Apps will love that the new updates for iOS let you edit google docs simultaneously much like you do on the web! Great news.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/googleapps">googleapps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2012/06/announcing-your-two-most-requested.html">Announcing your two most requested features: offline document editing and Drive for iOS</a></div><div class="diigo-description">How to enable offline Google Drive (GoogleDoc) editing and some droid features. As always, Chrome works best with these features. Test them out and try them. Also, you'll want to download the Drive App on your Droid or Apple device.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Google">Google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-google-drive-yes-really.html">Introducing Google Drive... yes, really</a></div><div class="diigo-description">The "official" announcement of Google Drive which is a mesh of dropbox -like storage and a built in editor of all kinds of things (formerly Google Docs.) You can "install" Google Drive but don't have to to usethe services. Don't get confused, it is still Google Docs, although I've found an enhanced drawing feature in Docs when testing with my students this week.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.podomatic.com/login">PodOmatic | Best Free Podcasts</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Podomatic has a new free fast tool called "minicast" where you create a slideshow with photos and videos. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/audio">audio</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.fotobabble.com/">Welcome to Fotobabble - Talking Photos</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Create talking photos and slideshows.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://advanced.aviary.com/tools/audio-editor">Online Audio Editor - Aviary.com's Myna</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Aviary has so many great tools including Myna, a collaborative audio editor.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/audio">audio</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://scribblemaps.com/">Scribble Maps - Draw on google maps with scribblings and more!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A tool that makes it very easy to write on maps. You can put markers, widgets, and put text easily on the map as well as exporting it to Google Earth or Google maps. This is a great tool for children. You shouldn't use paper maps for Geography projects, particularly if you're in a 1:1 program. Try this app instead.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/maps">maps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo - Collaborative Online Video Editor in the Cloud</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A fascinating way that allows you to shoot and upload video that is integrated with Google drive. While there is a free version, there are also paid versions for higher capacity requirements. This allows online video editing and easy sharing with social media. This may be the resource we've been looking for collaborative video editing.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home/">Fusion Tables - Google Drive | Extend, visualize and share data online</a></div><div class="diigo-description">You can merge your spreadsheets with data on the web by using Google fusion tables. I'm going to be taking my spreadsheets further and learn how to do this.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://ictevangelist.com/?p=1044&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1044">Mark Anderson's Blog » Displaying online work – some ideas & methods</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Here are some ideas of what Mark is doing for sharing work, I have my students create the blog that suits their personal interest project. While Tumblr is nice for blogging, I have older students and monitor it closely - most schools would not find a good fit in tumblr, I think. Good ideas here, though.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/08/05/3-iphone-apps-for-quick-fun-and-great-sounding-music-production/">3 iPhone Apps for Quick, Fun Music Production</a></div><div class="diigo-description">There are some great apps for music production. I have students use my iphone to record voice overs for their movies. The very best "sound" studio I have is my car - I can pull it up and let them record without background noise. You couldn't do this at most schools, though, but if you have something to record, I highly recommend it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/audio">audio</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/music">music</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2012/07/15/mentormob-and-me/">MentorMob and me « NeverEndingSearch</a></div><div class="diigo-description">For each of my online modules, MentorMob allows me to create annotated, step-by-step reading/viewing lists that I can easily embed into my course LibGuides. So, I’ve been able to gather stuff from my desktop and from the web–sites, presentations, videos, images, surveys and articles–and pull them all together in a sequence my students will be able to work through them over the course of a week. Playlists can be collaborative, tagged for easier discovery, shared with social networks, commented on and rated.  A Firefox extension allows for on-the-fly additions. MentorMob also allows for the creation of multiple-choice and yes/no quizzes.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/collaborativewriting">collaborativewriting</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bootcamp">bootcamp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curation">curation</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/playlist">playlist</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.blogsieve.com/">BlogSieve.com: Advanced Feed Processing for Atom, RDF and RSS. Create new feeds by filtering, merging and sorting existing feeds.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This website lets you mashup and create new feeds from existing ones. Take some time to manipulate feeds into smaller ones and you'll be glad you did.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/educaiton">educaiton</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rss">rss</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://feedsifter.com/create.php">Feed Sifter: Get only the good stuff</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A service that filters feeds for certain keywords. This is a fascinating way to drill down into feeds that have a lot of content but you just want some of it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rss">rss</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.feedrinse.com/">Filter RSS feeds with Feed Rinse</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This Feed flitering service will pull out spam and profanity - great to try for those who are behind firewalls and concerned about inappropriate content getting through.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rss">rss</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tweetmagapp.com/">TweetMag</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An app that uses your Twitter account to make magazines.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://code.google.com/p/scribefire-chrome/downloads/list">Downloads - scribefire-chrome - ScribeFire is a blogging tool that integrates with Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera - Google Project Hosting</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Scribefire is a wonderful blogging tool that lets you blog as a popup on your browser screen.I find it very useful for "how to" posts.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/downloads">downloads</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edublog">edublog</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://drive.google.com/start?authuser=0#home">Google Drive</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Information on Google Drive including a video about how the service works. I'm setting it up with my Google Docs and will let you know if it is a viable alternative to dropbox.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://help.getpocket.com/customer/portal/articles/483627-using-the-pocket-bookmarklet">Pocket | Using the Pocket Bookmarklet</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Detailed instructions for installing pocket onto any web browser including for mobile devices.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pocket">pocket</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ios">ios</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://help.getpocket.com/customer/portal/articles/483679-how-to-save-to-pocket-on-ipad">Pocket | How to Save to Pocket on iPad</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Instructions for adding Pocket (formerly read it later) to the safari web browser. This is the sole competitor for Instapaper in my opinion. Cool App.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://static.chrisbray.com/bookmarklets/#tumbler">Adding Bookmarklets on iPad and iPhone</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Instructions for adding a safari bookmarklet for just about every service (except Diigo) on Chris Bray's website. If you have an ipad or iphone and want to send things to your Tumblr blog you can follow these instructions. (For pinterest, go to the Pinterest website.)</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Tumblr">Tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Evernote">Evernote</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ios">ios</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://alienblue.org/">Alien Blue - Reddit Client for iOS</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Reddit is increasingly a site where technology news breaks as well as having a tight integration with top technology sites like Twit.tv (they use Reddit to curate topics for the show.) This app is the highest recommended app for using reddit on the ipad and for that reason I've installed it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reddit">reddit</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://tweetcaster.com/">TweetCaster - The #1 Mobile Twitter App</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Tweetcaster is receiving some notice for the ability to drill through search results. While hootsuite and bufferapp remain some power tools for me on my ipad, this cute little app is free and is worth a try.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twittertool">twittertool</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.icab-mobile.de/">iCab Mobile - The Internet Taxi for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This web browser for the ipad integrates tightly with dropbox. If you want to download and save to dropbox from your ipad web browser, this is worth it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ios">ios</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.feel-on.com/en/index.html">Feel on!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Feel on is only available for android via Google play but turns your twitter stream into comics. Good for a laugh but it also lets you post comics as you tweet (and post to Facebook too.)</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/droid">droid</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://edudemic.com/2012/07/apps-on-vacation/">The 5 Apps I Apparently Can’t Live Without | Edudemic</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I love reading "must own" apps lists. I agree that Yelp is essential but still need to upgrade to pocket. It is on my to do list. I use twitter but prefer hootsuite althought it did give me problems at iste on my iphone.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-apps/demo-display-recorder-ipad-app-hurrah-and-how-did-this-make-it-into-the-app-store/">Demo: Display Recorder iPad App – Hurrah and How Did This Make It Into the App Store? — iPad Insight</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Display recorder is a cool app that lets you record everything on your ipad screen. This is a demo. I found out about this at socialedcon during our smackdown. Unfortunately it has been taken down out of the app store for some reason, but I'll mention it because it was there.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.smore.com/n57d-iste-2012-the-big-events">ISTE 2012: "Other" Events | Smore</a></div><div class="diigo-description">You should read this page if you're at ISTE and if you're not. It is created using Smore - an app recommended at the smackdown today. It includes many of the other events of iste that you'll want to join.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iste12">iste12</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iste">iste</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://getpocket.com/">Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Not sure how I missed the April announcement that Read it Later has been rebranded as Pocket but I kept seeing "pocket" in my RSS readers, Zite, etc. and got curious. Pocket (theh competitor to instapaper) allows you to save websites you see on your mobile device to read later like a magazine on devices like your ipad, droid device, kindle fire, or even your web browser (if you read on your laptop still.) I've seen many use this on their laptop and send it to Pocket or Instapaper to read on their ipad later.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.wollage.com/">Wollage , the social-scrapbook!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A new social network around scrapbooking called Wollage to share memories. This might be a great one for using this summer.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ird">ird</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/05/goclass-create-and-deliver-lessons-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29">Free Technology for Teachers: GoClass - Create and Deliver Lessons on iPads</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Another lesson deployment app for the iPad that you can compare to NearPod. Another one worth testing.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flippedclass">flippedclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mis_laboratory/archive/2012/05/01/free-windows-8-metro-app-book-today-only.aspx">Free Windows 8 Metro App Book: Today Only! - MIS Laboratory - Resources for Tech Faculty and Students - Site Home - MSDN Blogs</a></div><div class="diigo-description">For app programmers out there, this book is free today. It will teach you how to build Windows 8 apps with HTML5 and Javascript and is free May 2, 2012. “Metro Revealed: building Windows 8 apps with HTML 5 and JavaScript”</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/html">html</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/java">java</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/programming">programming</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.socrative.com/">Socrative | Student Response System | Audience Response Systems | Clicker | Clickers | Student Clickers | ARS | Mobile Clicker | Software Clicker</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Socrative is an app that turns any device into part of a student response system. Not sure why I haven't written about before as it has won all kinds of awards. If you have BYOD or iPad or any type of 1:1 technology, Socrative is a must use so you don't have to buy a separate response system.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/assessment">assessment</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://coolcatteacher.visibli.com/share/84q2qb">Apps in Education: Monster List of iBook Tutorials</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Monster list of iBooks tutorials and resources http://t.co/bGIG0fDa #edtech #ebook #edapp #flatclass</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ebook">ebook</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/file-sharing-just-got-easier-through.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29">File Sharing Just Got Easier Through Dropbox</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Awesome! You can now create a public URL for ANY file in dropbox (not just those in your public folder) to share with anyone. It is a very easy system as Richard Byrne shares in this post.) Great news. Dropbox is my favorite "go to" app for making my classroom paperless.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-chrome-extensions">The 101 Best Chrome Extensions</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An excellent list of Chrome extensions. I'm such a productivity fanatic, I've found that the lightning fast Google chrome and a FEW extensions are all I need to get everything done. Firefox's last few builds have just been laggy and very slow for me, not sure why, but I now prefer Chrome.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/chrome">chrome</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geometry-pad/id517461177?mt=8">Geometry Pad for iPad on the iTunes App Store</a></div><div class="diigo-description">RT @GlenviewMath: "Wanted you to know Geometry Pad is new and free." Thanks! http://t.co/7AWDwrcK #edapp</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://popplet.com/">Popplet | Collect, curate and share your ideas, inspirations, and projects!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">The "A week in the life" elementary Flat Classroom project is using Popplet to jumpstart collaboration in a "non threatening, risk free environment" according to Donna Roman at our book club meeting tonight. She says it is great to have low hurdles when you start.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/How-to-Communicate-using-Skype-6063254">How to Communicate using Skype</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A free Skype tutorial for those getting started. This is a  wonderful entry level communication tool to get started with communicating with classrooms around the world.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/skype">skype</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled">globaled</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-technology-sneaks-2012/indesign-content-collector-">Content Collector Tools in InDesign CS6 | Adobe Technology Sneaks 2012 | Adobe TV</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Adobe has been adding some powerful features lately to their tools. This is a video about Content Collector tools in In Design CS6 - making it easier to pull content together.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/adobe">adobe</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/design">design</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://technorati.com/technology/android/article/instagram-for-android-now-available">Instagram for Android Now Available - Technorati Android</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Instagram is on Android with support for Facebook Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare but not Flickr. Increasingly, pictures are being shared due to the proliferation of websites like pinterest. It is a free app and a great way to share photographs from your phone.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/photography">photography</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/arts_entertainment">arts_entertainment</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mobile">mobile</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/workflow_software">workflow_software</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/worldonline">worldonline</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://thequietplaceproject.com/thequietplace">the quiet place</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Go to the quiet place (hat tip Angela Maiers.) some of you could be using this right now.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/peace">peace</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://thepegeek.com/2012/03/30/the-pe-games-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MrRobbo-ThePeGeek+%28Mr+Robbo+-+The+P.E+Geek%29">The PE Games App « Mr Robbo – The P.E Geek</a></div><div class="diigo-description">My very smart friend, Jarrod Robinson, from down under, has a PE games app.He is a PE teacher using QR codes and cross disciplinary learning experiences like few I've ever seen.(Plus he's nice and funny too.) If you work with Physical Education, you'll want to check out what he's doing.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www4.online-convert.com/">Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Better file converter than zamzar. (Hat tip to Richard Byrne - free tech for teachers) because it doesn't require email.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.screenr.com/">Screenr | Instant screencasts: Just click record</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An excellent screencaster- you can post to YouTube or send wherever. You don't need to install software to run this one.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/screencast">screencast</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://timerime.com/">TimeRime.com - Homepage</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A timeline maker - it will also let you compare timelines.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5892169/attachment-icons-for-gmail-changes-file-attachment-icon-based-on-type">Attachment Icons for Gmail Changes File Attachment Icon Based on Type</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Here's a Chrome add in that should be part of gmail. It shows an icon to display what the attachment file format is.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Edapp">Edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/gmail">gmail</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.embedplus.com/">EmbedPlus - Video editing, chopping, looping, annotations, slow motion, and chapters tool for YouTube embeds and WordPress video plugins</a></div><div class="diigo-description">You can mark and annotate youtube videos with a customized player to mark sections, etc. This embed plus tool is a fascinating one to use with students and in blog posts.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.mendeley.com/">Free reference manager and PDF organizer | Mendeley</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A free research tool that lets you collaborate with other researchers and collaborate. You can import papers as well.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://camstudio.org/">CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Open source free screen recording software. I've used it in my classes as a substitute for Camtasia.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/screen">screen</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/recording">recording</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/open">open</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/source">source</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sidevibe.com/">SideVibe</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This free tool lets you give handouts to your students and make assignments. Just got an email from the owner and it is now free.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.studyblue.com/about/2012/03/learn-from-others-teach-yourself">Learn from others. Teach yourself. | STUDYBLUE</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Study blue now has ways that students can compare their answers to those of other students. This is a very popular flashcard sharing site, but I must admit I'm intrigued by what they are doing here.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flashcard">flashcard</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.screenleap.com/">Instant Screen Sharing | Screenleap</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Share your screen instantly with this website. All you need is a browser to share it and anyone can view (even those on a smartphone.) </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTKL6rkW9OY">Whiteboard for Android - YouTube</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Spalshtop whiteboard comes from the Splashtop desktop product. I use splashtop to connect to my pc's from my ipad. If this is as good as the app, it is a great option.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2461355">Granting administrator privileges with administrator roles - Google Apps Help</a></div><div class="diigo-description">New feature on Google admin to make other types of administrators. What a relief!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/apple-configurator">Apple Sneaks Out Free Tool for Deploying iPad Army | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com</a> Wired just did an article on deploying iPads using the Apple Configurator tool. This is a powerful tool for schools to use.<br />tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apple">apple</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iphone">iphone</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipod">ipod</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mac">mac</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apps">apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaQztcVWEA&feature=g-all&context=G24f939fFAAAAAAAAAAA">Google Lit Trips Video.mp4 - YouTube</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An excellent video about Google lit trips and how it works.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Google">Google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/maps">maps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lit">lit</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/trips">trips</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat">engchat</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/english_teacher">english_teacher</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.vidcaster.com/">VidCaster - Online Video Platform & Video Site Builder</a><br />New video website creation website from Richard Byrne 's website. I wonder how many schools will create video repositories using this site. It could also be a good way to have video portfolios made from a YouTube channel for a student.<br />tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/youtube">youtube</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/70-tools-70-minutes">70 Tools 70 Minutes</a><br />Silvia Tolisano's 70 tools in 70 minutes presentation on slideshare.<br />tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a><br /></div></li><li><a href="http://en.linoit.com/">Online Stickies - lino</a><br />A sticky note account. I may use this for my pkflow method that uses stickys. This website lets you have a page with online stickys and notes. Cool tool that reminds me of corkulous on the ipad.<br />tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/webapp">webapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a><br /></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://knol.google.com/k">Knol - a unit of knowledge: share what you know, publish your expertise.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A website where people share knowledge. This was listed as an important website for learning. I haven't explored it yet, but hope that some of you will share what you're doing in the comments.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a></div></li></ol><div class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href="https://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.<br /><br />Will you please add your apps, lists, and tools in the comments so others can read them and get more ideas? 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