Ruth's Random Resource Round-up Sept. 17, 2009

Once a week I gather together resources (mainly for teachers although some will interest others as well) and post them in my blog. Make sure to check out the bacon flowchart. Enjoy the links I have saved in the last week.

Spreadsheet of every TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design Conference) Talk (most around 15 minutes long) http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pjGlYH-8AK8ffDa6o2bYlXg&gid=0

Image by Lilly via Flickr

Live-streaming video from the Trafalgar Square fourth plinth (London) 24/7 entertainment one person and one hour at a time http://www.oneandother.co.uk/

Video about how to use Tweet Deck to organize the tweet input http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1683

Bloom's Taxonomy updated to include digital learning http://techlearning.com/article/8670

Back to School Web Tools for Students (looks best for college students or older high school) http://mashable.com/2009/09/03/web-apps-students/

A wetpaint wiki about Twitter for Teachers (a work in progress) http://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com/

Set up your own chat room at Tiny Chat http://tinychat.com/

Teacher teaches other teachers about blogging http://magistram.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/blogging-101-some-tips-for-new-teachers/

Flowchart to help you with computer expertise http://images.plurk.com/145310_da0fd959b0a1759151ce216c0be4fa49.jpg

Bacon Flowchart to help you decide whether you want bacon http://www.flickr.com/ph

Image via Wikipedia

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Search for a free E-book on any topic http://www.freebook-s.com/

Blog post which explains Wall Wisher (cool way for students to post interesting tidbits of research information) http://olliebray.typepad.com/olliebraycom/2009/09/wall-wisher-as-a-home-learning-activity.html

GarageBand (only available for Macs, I think) http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

What is Garage Band?

Garage Band is a powerful and user-friendly software program that allows you to create soundtracks, accompaniments, podcasts, and much more. Using Garage Band you can:

• Create musical projects (even if you don’t play an instrument),
• Involve and inspire your students creativity,
• Create podcasts,
• Add effects,
• How to export and share your projects