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of the site and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher || An educator can utilize this site to collect raw data of certain geologic phenomena and hydrogeologic information ||
 * === Title   === ||   [|www.usgs.gov]  ||
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 * || The United States Geologic Survey is a government agency that monitors many of the geologic phenomena found in the US ||
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 * A brief evaluation of its utility || Having raw data taken with government funded scientific equipment can allow an educator to construct more inquiry and analytical based questioning in their daily activities and provide them with the information they need to validate scientific ideas and processes ||

of the site and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || A site designed to provide you with instructions to build a Low-Cost multi-point Interactive Whiteboard using the Wiimote || of resources found on the site || On this site is access to a complete materials list as well as cost compilation, mouse emulator software, and instructional "read me" file. ||
 * Title || http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ ||
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 * A brief evaluation of its utility || This is a totally low cost( $50-$70 ), brilliant way to get a smart board in your room should you teach in a district that could never afford one. ||

[|Technology and Education Box of Tricks] || its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || Mr. Picardo is a foreign language teacher at Nottingham High School, a private all-boys school in England and he is interested in all things technology. He is very quick to try the latest and greatest and uses this site to pass along sites, tips and tricks to his readership. Box of Tricks has information on web 2.0 programs and support, interactive ways to use whiteboards, various Internet programs and resources, foreign language tips and technology tie-ins, and social media information, many of which I was not familiar with. || of resources found on the site  ||  Blogs mainly dealing with internet resources, podcasts, foreign languages, interactive whiteboards and social media sites as well as links to other blogs. ||
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 * Rating || [[image:hmmm.jpg width="52" height="55"]]by Anita Geoghagan ||
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 * A brief evaluation of its utility || This can be a good blog but you have to realize the author tries some pretty interesting technology that get children online to some sites that may not be appropriate, most notably for the younger kids and especially if you are in the public school sector in a conservative area of America.  ||

=http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/= by David Burkert ||
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 * Brief description of the site and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || Cool Cat Teacher is a blog site that was awarded a best teacher blog nomination in 2007 and 2008. It was created by Creative Commons Share Alike in 2005. It has links to current events, calendars of events occurring by other subscribers, educational resources to support the events posted as well as links to purchase resources to support the events posted. ||
 * A brief description of the types of resources found on the site || T he blog has a variety of resources available to cover a variety of technologies from calendars to videos, web links, books, newspapers and other blogs.  ||
 * A brief evaluation of its utility || I think the variety of resources is incredible but I felt is was confusing to follow. Perhaps some more clarity of organization within the site would make it more user friendly. ||


 * Title || Classroom 2.0 [|http://www.classroom20.com] ||  ||
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 * Brief description of the site and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || Social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. I found this site while looking for blog sites incorporating Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom. [|Steve Hargadon] created this social network on [|Ning].It was awarded the 2008 Edublog Award for the best use of social networking and the 2007 Edublog Award for the best use of SNS. ||
 * A brief description of the types of resources found on the site || Since it is a social networking, the people are the best resource . ||
 * A brief evaluation of its utility || There is a forum on this site that you can find virtually any Web 2.0 technology that people are discussing. The people here are very helpful and I found useful resources for blogging, middle school technology curriculum, and people using this stuff in their classrooms. I suggest looking for topics by tool. ||

author/owner or publisher) || This is a blog started by Jennifer Carrier Dorman who describes her blog as "The musings of an educator and professed webinerd in a flattening world."  || of resources found on the site || The types of resources you will find here vary from day to day. Cliotech is updated daily with websites that the author finds interesting, anything from the inauguration with lots of useful links to a Roman Numerals website ||
 * Title || Cliotech http://cliotech.blogspot.com/ ||
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 * A brief evaluation of its utility || To find new tools from the web without having to look for it yourself. Some of the tools that she lists are nor always the greatest, but that's for you to decide. ||

its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || It is the Samoset Middle School Blog which is updated about once a week with articles and topics that pertain to the middle school world. This blog is tagged with words like differentiated instruction, education reform, smartboard, and powerpoint. || of resources found on the site || There are a lot of resources listed along the right side of this blog for just about anything technology, web 2.0, or education related from Antivirus/cleaners to Wikis. ||
 * Title || Samoset Middle School Blog http://samoset1.edublogs.org/ ||
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|| I would use this site to help find resources that other teachers are already using for web 2.0 technologies. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|http://blog.genyes.com/] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">by Alicia Anderson <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">and its purpose (include the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">author/owner or publisher)  || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(255,136,0);">Generation Yes is powered by Word Press. This blog was established to create tools for educational change - professional development, print materials and online tools to help students and teachers achieve their goals. It facilitates change in schools that are interested in transformation, growth, and fulfilling their potential as inclusive learning communities. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">types of resources found <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">on the site <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="color: rgb(231,130,39); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Professional development, materials which can be printed, and various online tools to make things that inspire people to teach and learn in ways that are authentic and engaging. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://elemenous.typepad.com/weblog/ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">by Alicia Anderson <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">and its purpose (include the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">author/owner or publisher) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  || <span style="color: rgb(218,88,228); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Lucy Gray uses this blog to post links to ideas and resources for educators. She views various websites, and if they catch her eye she provides links to those sites through her blog. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">types of resources found <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">on the site <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="color: rgb(174,61,189); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This site provides links to websites. However, descriptions to these sites are not given. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> ||
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|| <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">The Tech Savvy Educator <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=295 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> By Terri Devlin || and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This site has something called Forum Friday where a different topic is addressed each week. The current topic asks educators for help with directions for podcasting. Several people responded with pieces of advice, including myself. Down the left side is a list of categories of previous topics. I also looked at a few other topics - blogs and multimedia.
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The author of this site is Ben Rimes. || types of resources found on the site <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> The only resources are pieces of information given by educators on different technology topics. || || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">I did not find this very helpful. I found the directions to be a little too "techy" for me. The site was also a little too "busy" with a list of categories down the left side and several different advertisements on the front page. ||
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http://www.technologyreview.com/ || purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || This is a site published by MIT. It's main purpose is anything technology. There are multiple ways you can use this site. || the types of resources found on the site || This site is broken up into many different categories. You can search based on what kind of technology you are looking for. There is a blog on the site you can post to as well. || its utility || I did not find this very useful as a teacher's site. Maybe just general knowedge of technology related material, but nothing much for education unless you really search. ||
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The following was originally published January 25, 2009 at http://stmbtech.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/exploring-activsoftware-inspire-edition/ Just recently I mentioned that //Promethean// had released the beta version of their IWB software, //Activsoftware Inspire Edition.// Like others, I’ve started to have a play around ([|Chris Betcher seems to be putting the software through its paces]). Here’s just a few things I’ve noticed that I like the look of: Did someone give you a SMART Notebook file to view or use? Whereas you had to previously resort to the SMART Notebook viewer, you can now import the notebook into a flipchart. Some very common flipchart activities are now available as a quick menu selection, saving you finding the resources in the library to put them together. Being a Year 1 teacher, I use the hundred chart fairly regularly in Mathematics lessons. Once I choose “100 chart” from the menu, this dialog box appears for me to make my selection. Finally, something I have been hanging out for. Previously I’ve been frustrated, wondering why I can’t simply insert images, etc. in a similar way to //Office// documents (after all, it is pretty easy and straightforward). Well now you can, with the Insert Media option. Not only images, but sound, video and more. Now it is really quick and easy to insert media files directly into a flipchart page. I’m sure (in fact I know) there are many new features, but there were the first to grab my attention. I look forward to using it some more.

Authored by [|Robert Barden]. Hosted by [|Edublogs].