Sites that Caught My Eye Today 04/17/2008

• Blogdimension - The Web 2.0 search engine!

  A search engine that just aggregates web 2.0 stuff. I found this interesting.

  tags: brightideas, education, edu_newapp, tools

• Artsonia Kids Art Museum — The Largest Student Art Gallery on the Web!

  This site claims to be the largest student arts gallery on the web! Looks fascinating. Not sure how they use first names and locations and get away with it. I'd like to know what those who have used it think about it.

  tags: art, education, arts_entertainment, hz08, hzmeta, usercontent, connectingpeople, curriculum, edu_newapp, digital_access, ideas

• Iditarod-Collaborative-Project » home - Annotated

  Elementary classrooms connecting about the Iditarod. From USA, Canada, and Lebanon. They will be re-running this project again next year.

  tags: hz08, connectingpeople, education, virtualcollab, edu_news, technology, curriculum, digital_access, case_studies

• princecaspianproject wiki - Annotated

  An excellent project for 4th - 6th grade sudents from Jennifer Wagner called the Prince Caspian project which will allow teachers to collaborate with other teachers around the world about the book and the upcoming movie "Prince caspian."

  tags: bestpractice, digital_access, literature, edu_news, education, ad4dcss, hz08, connectingpeople, virtualcollab, hzmeta, arts_entertainment

• Susan Silverman's Lucky Ladybugs project going on for elementary - Annotated

  A great way to get started with technology is to join in an exciting project. this project by Susan Silverman was designed using the principles of Universal Design for Learning. I've heard her present and she is a pro. (Along with my friend Jennifer Wagner.)

  tags: hz08, connectingpeople, education, virtualcollab, hzmeta, bestpractices, curriculum, digital_access, bestpractice

• Global Kids - Annotated

  Online program that has second life presence and many other things for promoting global awareness.

  tags: bestpractice, digital_literacy, hz08, connectingpeople, hzmeta, virtualcollab, education, technology, bestpractices, digitalcitizenship

• Think.com - Safety & Netiquette Lesson - Annotated

  Think.com's safety lesson with nets standards. Think.com is excellent to use with younger students and is very walled and has an excellent profanity filter. I highly recommend it and have personally used it for a summer blogging project. Excellent site. It also requires an extensive verification process by the participating schools.

  tags: lesson_plans, hz08, connectingpeople, education, edublogger, digitalcitizenship, bestpractices, online_course, digital_safety, netiquette, bestpractice, ad4dcss

• Who is eligible for Google Earth Pro grants, and how do I apply for a grant? - Annotated

  How to apply for Google Earth Pro grants -- who is eligible. And information on how to apply.

  tags: grants, history, education

• Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » My ECMP 355 Comprehensive Assessment

  Dean Shareski has done an outstanding job at creating a college level distance-learning course including many people around the world. See his honest reflections and statements about what his take on the class was. I applaud Dean for transparency and was very impressed with his set up and work.

  tags: education, professionaldevelopment, edu_news

• MASSP News Center » Can You Hear Me Now? - Annotated

  Confiscating and looking at information on cell phones by school officials is still not clear. This is a very interesting case study for those working with digital citizenship issues at their school.

  tags: case_studies, digital_law, ad4dcss, education, mobile, hzmeta