The Power of Educational Innovation

1. Google Body - Google Maps for your insides Check out this new tool in Google labs. Zoom inside this body to peel away the layers. You can...

Check out these 10 flashcard websites (in no particular order). Most have mobile and iPad apps too. 1. Cobocards » Study flashcards and voca...

1. Nudge Mail - Reminders Made Easy If you use your email as a to do list, nudge mail can help keep you organized. Once you sign up, you c...

The students in my digital journalism class created screencasts for a number of different Web 2.0 tools. Here are two of my favorites: 1. S...

As we enter the holiday season, these two coupon websites might help with your holiday shopping. 1. Groupon - Get daily local deals delive...

Happy Thanksgiving! 1. Freerice.com - Test your vocabulary and help fight hunger. For every question you get right, rice is donated to peop...

1. Eight Websites to Create Animated Gifs Online If you have enjoyed the animated gifs shared by Jdangles on the Morse18 Website, now yo...

1. QR Code Readers Download one of these readers to your smartphone and scan the image below. (I use I-nigma on my iPhone). 2. Scan thi...

1. Markup.io : Draw on any webpage. Share your ideas Add your drawings and notes to any webpage and share your notes and drawings with other...

1. The True Size of Africa A small contribution in the fight against rampant immappancy by Kai Krause This map makes it very clear how bi...

1. A Day in the Internet This info-graphic gives you a visual sense of how big the internet really is. 2. The Most Widely Spoken Language ...

1. Where Good Ideas Come From - Video by Steven Johnson In this video Johnson illustrates (literally) how good ideas come to fruition. He ...

Every Tuesday during the school year I try to share two links that I think might be helpful to educators and students. Last year, I created ...

1. The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos Thanks to Alec Couros for sharing this one! Not only does this website list what they consider to be...

Here are two quick links to check out. 1. Education is like a box of Chocolates - Find out why.. . 2. National Archives on Google - The Nat...

1. Drop.io: Drop.io is like an electronic in-box. Set up a drop and your students can hand in their papers and projects electronically. It ...

I usually try to get this out on a Tuesday (hence the name "Two for Tuesday"), but I'm not going to let the day of the week st...

1. Happy Valentines Day. In the spirit of Valentines Day, check out WeFeelFine.org : "Since August 2005, We Feel Fine has been harvest...

Envisioning Schools of the Future I continue to think about how schools might/could/should/will change to meet the needs of a 21st century g...

1. Understanding the Difference between Blogs, Wikis and Discussion Forums: Thanks to Alec Couros for sharing (via Twitter ) this great gra...