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TechKnowTuesday- Election Central

Here is a great video to illustrate how the electoral college works in our country. Great for classroom use. Check out this new CommonCraft video called...

The Electoral College in Plain English

Tons of Google Election Tools

Check out the election maps. I've embedded one below...but there are many more!

C-Span in the Classroom Free resources for teaching Civics and U.S. Government!

September 16, 2008

TechknowTuesday will feature grant resources, 21st Century learning resources & just plain fun Web 2.0 TechKnowTools!

• Science, Technology, Engineering Grant Cognex funds education projects. Some examples include computer labs, robotics competitions, science projects, etc. To apply, you will need to submit a one-page proposal describing the project/need, who will be affected, and the costs. Send/Email your application by September 22nd to Nora Toy-Desmond, Alameda Education Foundation, ndesmond@alameda.k12.ca.us

• DonorChoose Easy to application process! See earlier blog post about Washington's teacher Liza Young.

• Digital Wish Over 45 grants available for putting technology in the classroom

• Discovery Education Online Stream-a-Thon Tuesday, September 23 9:00 a.m. ending 6:00 p.m.

• Discovery Education Network Virtual Conference Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 6:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. Fire up your computer, grab a cup of coffee & stay in your pajamas for this one!
• Computer Using Educators Conference CUE October 14-16 in San Jose

  Pre-registration: On or before September 19, 2008:
  Full Conference Registration Fee (3 days)	$295

• Google Apps for Education: AUSD has secured over 700 secure Google Apps for Education accounts. Accounts include the use of Gmail & Google Docs which includes word processing, presentation program with the ability to use back-channel chat, spreadsheets and survey form generator. Contact Diana to set your students up with an account.
• Seeking Class to Collaborate: Contact Kim Corino 21st Century Literacy Specialist at the International School Bangkok in Thailand. Read Kim's blog post for more information on how to collaborate with her students throughout the year.
• Tikatok Create a story program. Check out the Education portion of the site.

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Yearbookyourself

Diana in 1974

• Shelfari social network for people who love books. Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and recommend books for your students- free!

Check out my books in my Shelfari gadget on my blog.


Periodic Tables Videos
Short videos explaining the each element on the Periodic Table

CyberSafety- Do You Know the Rules of the Road?

The internet can be a complicated place to navigate even for the most tech "savvy" individuals. Imagine what kinds of obstacles & hazards our students must go through each time they log-on to the internet.
Educators have traditionally accepted the responsibility of teaching face-to-face socialization with their students. Now, even more, whether we like it or not, I feel we should accept the responsibility of teaching how to socialize on the Cyber-Highway with our students.

Below is a collection of sites with Cyber-Safety teaching resources!

• CTAP IV Cyber Safety Project
• iSafe K-5 Curriculum
• iSafe 6-12 Student Toolkit
• Predator Tipsheet

:) Diana