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 * Laptops All Around! Now What? -** So you now have technology tools available for you and your students to use. Now what?

This wiki will share several classroom management strategies, free Web 2.0 tools, and research based ideas to help teachers enhance their instructional practices. Areas of focus will include collaborative writing, brainstorming, graphic organizers, and assessment.

For starters, how about this list:

6 Jobs that Enable Students to Make Valuable Contributions to their Learning Community
Todays Meet [] [] Instant chat room with the option to pull in Twitter feeds- Great Resource!! NYT Article

Pirate Pad: [] My sample Pad: [] Synchronized douments for all users to work on provided they go to the correct URL

Poll Anywhere http://polleverywhere.com My sample poll: @http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MzI0NzkxMTQ1/web Allows for the creation of class assessments or polls using web based, web widgets, text message, or toll free phone call

Google Docs and Spreadsheets [] Tutorial PDF: [] Online creation package for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms. Collaborative and downloadable into a variety of formats. Also, templates like lab reports and book reports.

Doodle [| http://www.doodle.com/main.html] Schedule and event or choose classroom dates

Wordle [] Create word clouds from text

Mindmeister [| http://mindmesiter.com] Sample page: [] Create graphic organizers and brainstroming charts

Voz Me [| http://vozme.com] Turn the printed word into an .mp3 file by typing or copy/paste

Kindle for PC [] Download the free Kindle software and get laptop access to thousands of free titles.

Snag Films [] Free Documentaries on a variety of topics.

Diigo [| www.diigo.com] Online bookmarking and sharing

Google Spaces [] Collaborative Spaces for a variety of activities