Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Lift Conference

Kushtrim Xhakli works at the IPKO Institute in Kosovo. He speaks about how innovative projects can transform education.

Go to Lift Conference

Sunday, March 23, 2008

"You Take" - Problem Solving

The new site, Your Take, provides resources for students, parents, and educators to help instill the skills students need to make better decisions. It includes blogs that pose problems for students to solve and a tool called SCAN that walks students through a four-step process for making decisions. Other features include:

  • A library of more than 120 lessons;
  • The ability for teachers to upload their own lessons;
  • Downloadable materials for use in the classroom; and
  • Various customization features for lessons and other materials.

Your Take operates on an annual license, which runs $299 for unlimited site access. District subscriptions are also available. A free trial can also be accessed on the site.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

YacaPaca

Quizzes, tests, ePortfolios, web pages, for students and teachers - Completely FREE

Go to Yacapaca

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Jotspot Google Sites

Google Sites, a new offering from Google, makes creating a team site as easy as editing a document. Use Google Sites to centralize all types of information — from videos to presentations — and share your site with just a few people, your entire organization, or the world.

Check out the video

Go to Google Sites (Jotspot)