85+ Cool Sites I Found In October Via Twitter Blogging & Technology by Joel Wagner - November 8, 2009June 30, 20102 Share on Facebook Share 0 Share on TwitterTweet 0 Share on Pinterest Share 0 Share on LinkedIn Share 0 Total Shares I have been getting more and more into sharing information via Twitter recently. With 1,300 RSS subscribers, and only 850 Twitter followers, I know that not all of my readers are getting all of the links that I share. I thought it might be fun to share with you some of the links that I came across last month and shared on Twitter. If you aren’t following me on Twitter yet, you should start: @sywtt Also, if you’re on Google Wave and would like to add me, feel free! My address is soyouwanttoteach.com@googlewave.com 5 great resources to find out about Google Wave 5 Reasons Google Wave Is Not Ready 5 Step Change Strategy Five Technology Lessons Every Teacher Can Teach 8 tips to optimize your time for blog writing 8 ways to get teachers talking about learning The 10 Best Educational Websites 10 Great ways to use Audacity with your students 10 Productivity Tools for Computer Addicts 10 Things Parents Don’t Tell Teachers 10 Things Your Students Won’t Tell You Ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers 10 Useful WordPress Coding Techniques 10 U.S. Presidents Who Got Their Start in Teaching Ten Web Development Tips I Wish I’d Known Two Years Ago 11 Stupidest Writing Mistakes Eleven Years of Google: A Look Back 15 Free Tools For Better Blogging 15 Tools To Help You Go Paperless 15 Twitter Users Shaping the Future of Publishing 20 Best WordPress Typography Plugins To Enhance Readability 20 cool third-party iPhone apps 20 great online sites for kids’ education 25 Detailed Tutorials for Coding Up Your Web Designs 25 Tips For Less Stress 25+ Experimental Typography Showcases 50 Excellent Blogs About Education Reform 50 Most Influential Bloggers of 2009 50 Quick music practice tips 53 Best Practices How To Add RSS Subscribers The 95 Theses by Martin Luther 99 of the best Windows freeware programs you may not know of 100 Best Professors Who Blog 100 Best YouTube Videos for K-12 Teachers 100 Blogs Every New Teacher Should Read 100 Helpful Websites for New Teachers 100 Terrific Cheat Sheets for K-12 Teachers 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time In School 100+ Useful Bookmarklets For Better Productivity Are Students Engaged or Merely Entertained? Artistic Expression: Logo Design From Start To Finish Beautiful Free Pictures The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education Can Google Wave Change The Future of Content Management? Cellphones in Classrooms The Complete Guide to Going Paperless The Complete Guide to Google Wave Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age Discovery Education: Web 2.0 – Conquering Technophobia Does using the internet affect the brain? Essential WordPress Tutorials for Beginners Fast track to teaching Games lessons The Genius Brothers Behind Google Wave Google Docs Templates for Education Google’s Hottest Tools Google Tasks Extension for Google Chrome Google Wave and Mobile Learning Google Wave Extension List Google Wave – Initial Impressions Google Wave Use Cases: Education Google Wave – who else is waving? How to Convert A PDF to Text With Text Extractor Improving teacher quality Interactive Orchestra Introducing Astropolis: The Video Game Suite Designed to Help Study Autism iPods in the Classroom Less Stress: Reduce Possessions Maps of the Seven Deadly Sins ‘Me Fail English? That’s Unpossible’: Studying Literature with ‘The Simpsons’ Mobile phones – powerful learning aids? Offline Inspiration: How To Find It and Get The Most Out Of It Operating Systems: How Painful To Switch? Ride The Wave! Hands-On With Google Wave Preview The Rule of High School Simon Cowell’s letter to his younger, cocky self Super-Clean and Minimal Web Designs: 70+ Stunning Examples and Resources Texting, Surfing, Studying? Using microblogging in education War of the social networks takes a page from fiction The Web in 5 Years What problems does Google Wave solve? When should you use Comic Sans? [Diagram] “Where do I start my line?” – A song about graphing linear equations You Better Smile Before Christmas! The Power of Potential: 19 Educational Uses for Google Wave9 Free Tools For Better BloggingLess Stress: Reduce PossessionsJoel WagnerJoel Wagner (@sywtt) began teaching band in 2002. Though he had a lot of information, his classes were out of control. He found himself tired, frustrated, disrespected by students, lonely, and on the brink of quitting. See also Speedlinking 9/5/08 He had had enough. He resigned from his school district right before spring break of his second year and made it his personal mission to learn to be a great teacher. So You Want To Teach? is the ongoing story of that quest for educational excellence.
Thanks, these are great! I have some resources to add to the list. I'm trying to get concerned teachers and parents to pay attention to what schools are using to disinfect for H1N1. Many don’t realize that cleaning supplies are often more hazardous than the H1N1virus itself. Even bleach, because it has to be diluted properly (and usually isn't) can be dangerous when incorrectly used. Here are some resources to help parents determine what their schools are using, and what they should be using: H1N1 in Schools and Environmental Working Group Report on Schools