Monday Links List

Here is a list of links I've recently found that might be of interest to teachers in Lutheran schools and Lutheran technology specialists:

• Twitter is fast becoming an integral part of my personal professional development network. Following like minded people who are creative in the field of education opens my eyes to so many new ideas and resources. Here is a short video which explains the power behind Twitter.
• Take a look at these predictions, made by the Ladies Home Journal at the dawn of the 20th century. How many came true? How many were way off? You might use these predictions to engage students in a writing project for predicting 21st century progress.
• SparkNotes are free online study guides on works of literature and other academic topics. Check this out!
• I'm using Boohbah with my preschool students this week. This site comes highly recommended from noted early childhood educator Gail Lovely and encourages young students to explore with technology. Try it out! It is a lot of fun!
• I find myself using Zoho almost as much for online word processing and collaboration as Google Docs. To be honest, I like the Zoho interface better. One of the things I've learned from Twitter is that the Cool Cat Teacher is really finding Zoho Notebook useful for collaboration and presentations. I will need to give that more of a test run.